A limited number of lockers are available to WSS Students with priority to those enrolled in Painting classes.  Lockers are assigned by WSS Staff.

Painting Surfaces

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

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 #8 or #10 

• 1 filbert brush, size #8 or #10 

Paint 

Students should have at least one tube (37ml or larger) of each of the following colors, but may bring additional colors as they wish: 

Whites 

• Titanium White

• Zinc White

Yellows 

• 1 “warm” yellow (e.g., Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Yellow Deep) 

• 1 “cool” yellow (e.g., Cadmium Lemon, Hansa Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Light, or Bismuth Yellow Light)

Reds

• 1 “warm” Red (e.g., Cadmium Red Light, Naphthol Red, Perylene Red, Pyrrole Red or Winsor Red) 

• 1 “cool” Red (e.g., Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Red, or Cadmium Red Deep) 

Blues 

• French Ultramarine Blue

• Thalo Blue Green Shade (also sold as “phthalo blue” and “Winsor Blue” green shade.) 

Other 

• Viridian 

• Sap Green 

• Yellow Ochre 

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 or smock

•  Nitrile, latex or vinyl gloves 

• Notebook (any size)

• Gojo hand cleaner (great for removing oil paint)

It is required that you follow proper brush cleaning techniques while participating in WSS classes and programming. Please review this video and ask your instructor for a demonstration of proper cleanup practices.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iIKYsfjl_E

Materials for cleaning brushes and PPE are the responsibility of the student.

Such items may include but are not limited to:

• Shop towels for painting & cleanup

• Safflower oil (for oil paint cleanup)

• dish/brush soap

• Glass containers for oil & solvent storage as well as brush cleaning

• Aprons

• Gloves

• dustmasks /n95 masks

• Eye protection

 WSS provides a small amount of shared cleanup items for the Painting Room- 3A but it is much more efficient to bring and use you own. 

• Shop towels may be purchased for $4 a roll from WSS Staff: M-F, 10am-5pm.