MATERIALS for PAINTING I-IV PAINTS You will be using Primaries + White for both Acrylic and Oil Paints. In the medium you prefer, you must buy additional colors, as described below. 37mL tubes minimum. Be careful NOT to buy water-based oils. Good brands such as Golden Heavy Body, Liquitex, Sennelier, Winsor & Newton or Old Holland are key. Student grade paints in Non-Earth Tones are always a compromise. Links are provided below for examples. Required Colors for Acrylic: Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Crimson, Yellow Medium Azo, Phthalo Blue, Titanium White Link to a set with all four colors: http://www.dickblick.com/items/00617-3049/
Required Colors for Oil: Alizarin Crimson http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-3063/ Transparent Yellow http://www.dickblick.com/items/00417-4553/ Prussian Blue or Ultramarine Blue http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-5223/ or http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-5273/ Raw Umber http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-8073/ Titanium White http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-1013/
Recommended Additional Acrylic Colors: Cadmium Red Medium http://www.dickblick.com/items/00617-3554/ Cobalt Blue http://www.dickblick.com/items/00617-6084/ Burnt Sienna (transparent) http://www.dickblick.com/items/00617-8774/ Indian Yellow http://www.dickblick.com/items/00617-4164/ Mars Black http://www.dickblick.com/items/00620-2043/ Recommended Additional Oil Colors: Cadmium Red Hue http://www.dickblick.com/items/00430-3543/ Sap Green http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-7093/ Burnt Sienna http://www.dickblick.com/items/00461-8043/ Other Optional Colors: Raw Umber Yellow Ochre Viridian Green Ivory Black
THIS IS A LEAD FREE STUDIO: You MAY NOT use paints with lead in them (usually used in heavy opaques such as Flake White, Naples Yellow, etc.)
MEDIUMS and THINNERS Required Acrylic: Acrylic Medium in Semi-Gloss or Gloss http://www.dickblick.com/items/00623-1035/
Spray bottle to keep paints wet http://www.dickblick.com/products/holbein-watercolor-atomizer-bottle/?clickTracking=true Optional: Acrylic Retarder to slow paint drying http://www.dickblick.com/items/00623-1074/
Required Oil: Squeeze plastic bottle http://www.dickblick.com/items/04916-1006/ Medium is required. Pick one of these three choices: 1) Pre-mixed traditional medium such as Winsor and Newton Artists’ Painting Medium. This is not recommended for summer courses because of slow drying time.
http://www.dickblick.com/items/00415-‐2004/ or
2) Liquin or Galkyd Mediums which are faster drying and flexible.
http://www.dickblick.com/items/00445-‐2104/ or 3) Custom medium. Purchase Damar Varnish and Linseed oil and we will mix it in class. (Optional: also purchase Poppy Oil or Venetian Turp. Slow drying time.) http://www.dickblick.com/items/00488-‐3104/ http://www.dickblick.com/items/00489-‐6504/ *Metal or plastic coffee can with lid:
The studio will provide Gamsol for all students. Students must have a container with lid for thinner. CAN MUST BE KEPT IN THE METAL CABINETS WITH LID ON AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHILE PAINTING. THIS CAN IS FOR CLEANING BRUSHES AT THE END OF CLASS ONLY, YOU WILL NOT PAINT USING GAMSOL AS A MEDIUM. Mediums will be in plastic squeeze bottles as shown above.
CLEANING Cotton Rags – 1 bag or cut up tshirt
http://www.dickblick.com/products/bag-‐of-‐rags/?clickTracking=true Brush Cleaner
This studio keeps use of thinners to a minimum. Procedure for cleaning brushes: 1) Wipe as much paint as possible off with rags and discard properly. 2) Remove remaining paint with thinner, wipe with rag again 3) Wash brush and reshape bristles with brush cleaning soap, household vegetable oil or Murphy’s Oil Soap
http://www.dickblick.com/items/05702-‐1004/
BRUSHES
Brush Shapes
Cheap Gesso Brush
Palette knife
Assortment of synthetic sable or other synthetic Acrylic use brush (for washy applications): Bright Round (smaller) Filbert Set of 3: http://www.dickblick.com/items/06770-2039/
At least 1 of each of the following in HOG BRISTLE (at least 5 total, various sizes): Round Flat Filbert Set of 5 http://www.dickblick.com/items/06825-2009/
1 Palette Knife
http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-‐palette-‐knife/ 1 Cheap Gesso/Wash Brush
http://www.dickblick.com/items/06026-‐1002/
PALETTE 1 pad Disposable Paper Palette
http://www.dickblick.com/items/03063-‐2023/ OR Optional: Glass palette – purchase or make
http://www.dickblick.com/items/03034-‐1915/
SUPPORTS and GROUNDS 2 pads Canvas Paper, 9x12” or larger:
http://www.dickblick.com/items/09803-‐1023/ 1 Strathmore Mixed Media wire bound painting sketchbook:
http://www.dickblick.com/items/10255-‐1023/ Two Wood panels in any size: http://www.dickblick.com/items/13666-1114/
3 sets of stretcher bars in various sizes. YOUR LAB FEE ALREADY ENTITLES YOU TO 4-5 YARDS OF CANVAS TO PAINT ON* – you need these bars to stretch it. Suggested bars to order (each length must be ordered in pairs): Two bars 12” long http://www.dickblick.com/items/07209-1012/ Two bars 16” long http://www.dickblick.com/items/07209-1016/ Two (or four) bars 18” long http://www.dickblick.com/items/07209-1018/ Two (or four) bars 24” long http://www.dickblick.com/items/07209-1024/
MISC.
(not optional)
Sandpaper
http://www.dickblick.com/items/34916-‐1505/ Masking tape
http://www.dickblick.com/items/24126-‐1018/ Vinyl or Nitrile Gloves (no latex)
http://www.dickblick.com/items/04703-‐1010/ Saran Wrap
STUDIO-SUPPLIED MATERIALS Canvas (four yards) will be provided to each student as part of their lab fee. Gesso Staple guns and staples
OPTIONAL Atomizer http://www.dickblick.com/products/richeson-atomizer/
……..Additional supplies as needed!