Supply List

Below is a list of basic materials I recommend for oil painting in order of importance. All students are encouraged to bring any and all materials you’d like to use in your explorations!

• Colors- Titanium or Zinc White, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Alizarin Crimson, French Ultra Marine, Cerulean, Phthalo Blue, Sap Green, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black.

• Brushes- I like Filbert Hog's hair brushes. It gives a good broad stroke with soft edges unlike a round or straight. I have an array of sizes from 0.00 to around 20 or 24. The sizes I use most, and have most of, are 2, 4, and 6.

• Gessoed canvas or panel- Cotton duck or linen, whatever size you'd like for your project. My demos will be done on 8x10 canvases.

• Pallette- Can be disposable or reusable. Preferably with a mid-value color-tone and smooth surface. I like a classic wooden pallete. You can get a small one at Michael's for under 10 dollars.\

• Paper towels or cloth- Essential for painting operations\
  

• Turpentine/Gamsol or other oil solvent- Used for washes and thin paint mixtures\
  

• Palette knife- Preferably with rounded edges

• Odorless Paint thinner- Anything to clean brushes and palettes

• Oil tins- small containers that often clip to the palette side and hold turpentine and mediums.

• Medium- Totally optional. This can be Liquin or whatever you'd like to experiment with to make your paint flow.

Many links provided are to Blick Art Supplies which has a brick and mortar store in Sugarhouse. (1025 East 2100 South) other art suppliers and stores will have similar/same products.

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