*Intended for oil painting, but welcoming intermediate to advanced acrylic painters*
I understand anyone being short on colors, brushes, etc. while in FL seasonally. Please do your best to bring the following materials. I often share colors, and other students do too.
Canvases - stretched or panels (stretched canvas is better, panels save space and travel easily).
8x10, 9x12, 11x14, 12x16 - All good sizes for most subjects...slower students would be well advised to work small.
Oil Paint, NOT WATER BASED OIL Winsor & Newton Artists Line, and their Winton Student line. Gamblin, Williamsburg, and other fine makers. Cheap sets by Rowney and Rembrandt, etc. can be highly disappointing.
Recommended Colors 37-40 ml
Naples Yellow Light Winsor & Newton (all other brands will be dark like yellow ochre) Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow (any)
Cadmium Orange (Winton is fine, saves $)
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Raw Sienna*
Raw Umber*
Alizaarin Crimson
Quinacridone Magenta
Cadmium Red
Ultramarine Blue
Manganese Blue (and Ultramarine Blue Green Shade (optional)) Sap Green
Cadmium Green Light Cad Free is fine/looks like lime green Olive Green*
Williamsburg Brand only make Courbet Green*
Dioxanine Violet is most intense purple
Paynes Grey
Mars Black
White - Titanium or Cremnitz is best basic- white Large tubes 200 ml are common if you’re painting a lot
Palette - Paper or Wood recommended, Masterson Palette holder is helpful
Apron
Rags - old cotton t-shirts cut up are the best for your paintings
Container for Solvent Petite Brush Washer at Hobby Lobby $15 is a covered container that your GAMSOL solvent can be carried in
Please no turpentine- it’s not safe for a classroom setting - GAMSOL or TURPENOID only
Some people wear gloves, I use a porcelain brush holder will keep your handles and hands clean.
Gesso - and a few acrylic tubes (blue/brown/black) to tone your canvas.
Toning Canvas (with Gesso) Toned canvases will help your painting look richer and more complete. Never apply gesso over oil paintings, ever. Gesso tones are applied to new canvases - You MAY Repaint over old oil paintings by covering with fresh oil paint tones to cover.
Mix gesso with a small amount of water to thin, and add small amount of acrylic paint in increments, blue and brown, or just black to make a grey. Pthalo Blue and Raw Sienna by Artists Loft acrylics from Michaels makes a nice neutral grey. Paint over canvas and smooth by brushing over in each direction several times to reduce streaking and create an even tone. Dries in 1 hr, overnight is ideal for drying.
Any questions? Please contact me directly: angelaandersonpaintings@gmail.com