Suggested Material List:

If you already have supplies that you work with, bring them in. Use the list that follows to fill in any gaps in your tool kit.

• Water soluble oil paints: one Red (Pyrrole Red or choice), one Blue (Ultramarine, Primary Cyan, Phthalo Blue or choice), one Yellow (Permanent Yellow Light, Primary Yellow or choice).
  • Optional colours: choose any colours you like to expand your palette: black, green, orange, purple, brown, gold, yellow ochre, burnt umber, burnt sienna, etc.
• Water Mixable Linseed Oil or Water Mixable medium
• a 9″x12″ pad of palette paper
  • Optional Add on: Masterson’s Sta-Wet Painters Pal 9″x12″ (this option will allow you to put a lid on your mixed paints and take them home)
• Brushes: #00 or # 000 round, #1 or #2 round, and flat large #9 fan (or any size you can find to cover big areas quickly)
  • Optional brushes: soft blender makeup brush from a drugstore for soft blending, 00 Robert Simmons liner brush (makes lovely thin lines), and/or a hogs hair cheap brush #2 or any size (scratchy for making fur textures)
• a palette knife for mixing paint (smaller long triangular ones work well)
• Choose Five (5) surfaces from: Canson Canva-Paper pad 9″ x 12″ has 10 sheets per pad and/or Stretched canvas on wooden stretcher bars 9″ x 12″ or 8” x 10” (or about that size)
• container for water
• plastic lid from yoghurt or margarine (for applying areas of paint)
• Paper towels
• pencils: 2H and 2B
• Eraser and sharpener
• Sketchbook of any kind, for drawing compositional sketches and writing notes (Note: I use a5.5″x8.5″ but you can use any size you like)
• Bring photos either on your phone, iPad or printouts 8 x 10 glossy (choosing reference material will be discussed in class)
• Optional: colour wheel
• Optional: disposable gloves