Painting Materials List
Supplies can be ordered online, or purchased in store at Jerry’s Artarama, Dick Blick, or Hull’s.
Michael’s has some of the items.
Drawing Materials (Mandatory)
Twelve inch or larger sketch pad with pencil, eraser, ruler and vine charcoal for drawing
thumbnails, doing studies, and transferring the design to canvas.
Canvas or Panels
Purchase a canvas or panel. You can purchase canvas in different grades. For smaller sizes, I
would use Ampersand Gesso Board panels, but you can use canvas. If painting for the first time,
keep the size small, under 11x14.
Paint brands for Oil
I recommend Professional or Artist Grade Oil Colors, if you can afford it. They have less filler
and cover better. However, student grade is acceptable.
Examples of student grade are Winton, Grumbacher Academy, Bob Ross, Daler Rowney
Georgian, Gamblin 1980, Van Gogh, Blick Studio.
Windsor Newton Artist’s Oil Color (Pro/Student)
Examples of Professional/Artist grade are: Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Schmincke, Holbein,
Blockx, Old Holland, Williamsburg, Daniel Smith, Michael Harding, Charvin, Vasari, Utrecht.
Paint brands for Acrylics
Use professional artist quality acrylics, if at all possible. Bring a jar for washing your brush.
Brands include: Amsterdam, Liquitex Professional series, Pebeo, Sennelier or Golden. Do not
get the thin type.
Colors:
Required:
? Titanium White
? Ultramarine Blue
? Burnt Umber or Transparent Oxide Brown
? Cadmium Yellow Light
? Cadmium Red
? Viridian (green)
? Alizarin Crimson
Optional colors
? Prussian or Thalo Blue or Cerulean Blue
? Cobalt Blue
? Cadmium Yellow medium
? Yellow Ochre
? Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red
Brushes and Knives (required)
? A combination of bristle brushes. I suggest small medium and large in sizes 4, 8, 10. Buy
a combination of Filberts, Rounds and Flats.
? One or two synthetic flats/filberts in medium and large sizes for blending and softening
edges.
? Synthetic rounds in small sizes for detail. I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold or
Silver Ruby Satin.
? Medium-sized palette knife. Get the one that has a rounded, off-set blade for mixing
paint.
Solvent (Mandatory) for Oils only
Bring Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits for thinning paint (do not substitute). Please bring a
leak proof container. You can use a jar with a tight lid, but it’s best to purchase an air-tight brush
washer that you can get at an art supply store.
Easels and Palettes (Mandatory)
? Portable table top easel or Julian or French Easel. The center has standing easels.
? A wooden palette and/or palette paper for mixing paint.
Other
? Carry box: a pizza box is excellent for carrying small paintings.
? Linseed Oil (for oil painting only)
? Paper towels for clean up or soft cotton rag.
? Good photo reference. I have many to choose from but you can bring your own. Very
Important! Size photo to at least 8” x 10” NO Tablet or Phone Reference, please!
Drawing Materials List
You can buy sets of pencils and other items on this list and save some money. Some even
come with a carrying case. Pencils and vine charcoal are required.
Pencils
? 4B, 6B, and 8B pencils
? Woodless pencil (optional)
? Pencil sharpener
Charcoal
? Charcoal pencils – black and white, for toned paper
? Graphite powder (optional)
Pens (any fine line pen)
? The Sakura Pigma Micron or something comparable
? Uni Pin Fine liner pen (optional)
Paper
? Sketch Pad: 11” x 14” or 14” x 17”
? Toned Sketch Pad in gray or tan (optional)
? Bristol pad, Smooth surface: 11” x 14”
Erasers
? Kneaded
? White vinyl
? Pen style eraser (optional)
Other
? Xacto Knife
? Sanding Block (optional)
? Small and medium tortillon and blending stumps for shading
? Ruler – Metal one that is 18” is preferred, but a 12” is okay