Paint

Please get at least 37 ml tubes. I would recommend Windsor and Newton or Gamblin which make high quality paint. If you are looking for a more economical choice that is still relatively good quality, both of these brands offer student grade paint via Winton and Gamblin 1980 respectively. Make sure you don’t buy water mixable oils!

Required Tubes

• Ultramarine Blue 

• Cerulean Blue Hue

• Dioxazine Purple 

• Phthalo Green OR Viridian

• Chromium Green OR Sap Green

• Lemon Yellow

• Cad Yellow Medium

• Naples Yellow

• Cad Red Light

• Alizarin Crimson

• Burnt Sienna

• Titanium White

Optional/Recommended

• Zinc White

• Cobalt Blue 

• Burnt Umber

Painting Surfaces

We will start by priming watercolor paper with acrylic gesso and working on that. We will also prime Masonite to paint on a firm surface, and stretch and use one canvas to work on.

You will need:

• Watercolor paper pad 18x24 inches 

  • Arches is great quality paper for painting on. Can be bought in sheets or smaller sizes in a pad

  • Strathmore has good quality watercolor paper

• White Acrylic Gesso

  • I like Utrecht, Liquitex is also good

• 3 pieces of Masonite/Hardboard, 9x12 to 16x20 in size

• 18” and 24” Stretcher Bars (2 of each)

• 1 yard  of Canvas (or more if you intend to stretch more canvases)

Palette 

You have the option of working on either a glass palette or using disposable paper palettes. Glass is better as you can scrape it easier because it’s a hard, stable surface (and you will go through less paper), but you can decide what works best for you. For a glass palette you can buy the materials below and we can assemble it in class. 

• Glass Palette 

  • Any piece of glass will suffice 18”x24” is a good size (Home Depot)

  • Piece of Foamular to support palette (Home Depot)

• Or Palette Paper

Brushes & Knives

For oil painting it is best to use a firm brush, either with natural or synthetic bristles. It is good to have a variety of brush types and sizes. If selecting brushes individually, below is a good starting set of what to get. Long handle is preferred for oil painting. 

•  #12 Flat

• #2,6 and 8 Filbert

• #8 Bright

• #4,6 Round

Or you can look for packs that have a variety. Princeton usually has somewhat economical choices that are good quality. Some of their lines that are for oil painting are linked below. Sometimes I prefer to physically go to the store to purchase brushes so that I can feel how firm they are and see the size in person.

• Princeton Aspen Series 6500 Synthetic Brushes and Sets

• Princeton Dakota Series 6300 Firm Synthetic Hair Brushes and Set

• Princeton Ashley Series 5200 Natural Bristle Brushes

• Princeton Real Value Series 9100 Synthetic White Taklon Brush Set

Also please buy a 2 or 3-inch house painting or chip brush for gesso (Home Depot)

Your palette knife will be used to mix paint and at times apply it in a precise way. You need at least one, but feel welcome to purchase 2-3 to experiment with how varied sizes affect paint application. 

• Good starting size: Blick Painting Knife - Medium Long Trowel, 13

Medium & Solvent

• Stand Oil for making medium

  • Utrecht makes solid quality and more economical. 

• Gamsol for cleaning brushes and making medium (500 ml)

• Jar to store Gamsol

  • Silicoil Jar is nice because spring allows you to clean brushes against it

  • Or you can use a clean glass jar with a tight lid (like a salsa jar) – it can be helpful to put some rocks in the bottom

• Another jar for the medium (any 12 oz+ jar is fine)

• Palette Cup for holding medium (or a tiny jar/lid that you already have)

Other Supplies

• Artists Tape – color doesn’t matter but 1” good

• Brush Soap 

  • The Master’s Brush Cleaner is my preferred choice to preserve brushes

  • Dish soap also works and is usually in the classrooms, bring you own to be sure you have enough to clean up after each class session

• Pencil 

• Paper towels or rags - WSS does not provide these for personal use while painting

• Dishoap - For personal use when cleaning brushes

• Palette scraper (Blick or cheaper at hardware store)

• Apron or gloves (optional)

• Notebook (optional)