• It is ok to get the “hue” versions of the colors—they are cheaper because they contain less pigment but will work fine for the course. have less pigment and are cheaper.
• Don’t get “water mixable” oil paint as it won’t mix with normal oil paint.

Materials List - These are the materials you will need to bring with you for this class.

Painting Surfaces

• 6 painting surfaces—stretched canvases, wood boards or watercolor paper, all prepared with primer and gesso or just gesso—each between 9" x 12" and 16" x 20"

Palette

• One flat palette 11”x14” or larger in size. Students may use a wood, paper, or glass palette. (Do not buy a plastic palette or a palette segmented into multiple smaller palettes.)

Brushes

Students may use a range of hog-hair and/or nylon brushes, but should at minimum have the following brushes:

• 1 bright brush, size #8, #10 or #12

• 1 flat brush, size #8, #10 or #12

• 1 round brush, size #6, #8 or #10

• 1 filbert brush, size #6, #8 or #10

Paint

Students should have at least one tube (37ml or 40ml) of each color:

• Ivory Black 

• Titanium White

• “Warm” yellow: E.g., Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Deep

• “Cool” yellow: Cadmium Lemon, Hansa Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Light, or Bismuth Yellow Light

• “Warm” Red: E.g., Cadmium Red Light, Naphthol Red,  Perylene Red, Pyrrole Red or Winsor Red

• “Cool” Red: E.g., Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Red,  Cadmium Red Deep, 

• French Ultramarine Blue

• Viridian

Additional optional colors include:

• Burnt Sienna

• Raw Sienna

• Raw Umber

• Venetian Red

• Transparent Red Oxide

• Cerulean Blue

• Zinc White

Solvent 

• Gamblin's Gamsol Oderless Mineral Spirits (no turpentine or other mineral spirits allowed due to hazardous fumes) 

• Two shatter-proof jars (16oz or larger) with a secure lid for the Gamsol.

Other Necessary Supplies

• 1 palette knife (trowel shape, 2.5” or longer)

• Bar soap or dish detergent for washing brushes

• A bag or other container for transporting supplies

• 1 roll of paper towels 

• 1 pencil (HB or #2)

Optional Supplies

• Apron/smock 

• Nitrile/latex/vinyl gloves 

• Notebook (any size)