 Following
are some recommended supplies. If you have questions, please
contact me.
Paint Surfaces For Oil or Acrylic Painting:
Several canvases (I recommend at least 16 x 20). For practice
and to save money, you can also use prepared surfaces such
as gessoed paper, canvas paper, or primed but unstretched
canvas (I prefer you use this last but it's optional. You
can also get canvas in pads called: The Real Thing) If you
are painting with acrylic, you can use various kinds of paper,
such as watercolor paper or matboard.
Useful if not mandatory: A drawing pad and 2B or 4B pencil
Eraser (artgum or kneaded) masking tape and some kind of board
if not using pad
Brushes:
For Oil Painters only: Bristle Flats: #4, #6,
and #8 (If you prefer rounds or brights, these are acceptable,
but I'd prefer you get Natural Bristle brushes -- at least
at first -- and that they be at least this large.)
For Acrylic Painters only: Flats: #4, #6, and
#8 (If you prefer rounds or brights, these are acceptable,
but I'd prefer you get Winsor Newton University Gold or Natural
Bristle brushes -- at least at first -- and that they be at
least this large.)
Colors: Recommended minimum colors:
Titanium White (200 ML Tube)
37 ML Tubes: (Brand Winton by Winsor Newton or Grumbacher
or any student grade is OK. DO NOT PAY $15 per TUBE!!!)
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red (medium) -- or any rich warm red (Cadmium tends
to be expensive)
Cadmium Yellow Medium (or light) (Substitute Hansa Yellow
for better price)
Lemon Yellow (may be called other names -- but is a slightly
greenish yellow)
Thalo (Phthalo) Blue or Prussian Blue or Winsor Blue (a greenish
blue)
Ultramarine Blue (French Ultramarine) (a "reddish-blue")
Burnt Sienna
Acrylic Painters: optional but useful: large tube
of CASEIN WHITE (available from http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-supply-stores/online/4665)
More advanced students:
add green and perhaps brown
Viridian Green or Thalo Green (I prefer Thalo)
Burnt Umber
Mediums:
Oil Mediums: Odorless Turp(at least a quart)
or other substitute (White spirits)
Liquin or linseed Oil or Stand Oil (or Damar Varnish.)
(I prefer Liquin to other mediums and recommend it.
There are other brands) and Turp container-- 6 oz jar
or larger, tight cap.
Acrylic Mediums: Water (and a big jar to give
you plenty of room to clean your brush), and either
Mat or Gloss Acrylic medium (this improves flow and
transparency and gloss of the color. You can work without
it but I don't recommend it.
Palette:
A coated paper palette will do, or buy some freezer
paper at the grocery store and make your own palette
by taping it to a board. Please note: A coated palette
feels shiny, like waxed paper.
Other:metal Palette knife (for cleaning palette.
DON'T LET THEM SELL YOU A PLASTIC ONE. THEY"RE
WORTHLESS!!!) Paper Towels or rags.
Medium container (same) Jar to hold brushes (optional
but useful)
Apron or painting shirt (optional)
A large carrying bag to put this all in. Possibly a
luggage cart to schlep everything.
Optional for acrylic painters: spray bottle
Where to get supplies:
Michaels Store in Reston is not particularly good for
artist's supplies, unfortunately. I've had more luck
with catalogues. Here are some possible sources on the
WEB. Plaza
Arts in Fairfax has a better selection.
www.utrecht.com ---
1-800-223-9132
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