Materials Lists

For David's class Students will need:
  • A free-standing easel
  • A palette (the largest paper tear-off palettes are good)
  • Plenty of paper towels
  • Pots for medium
  • Odourless mineral spirit - or water if you are going the water soluble route

The following oil or acrylic paints (I will be using oil):
  • Titanium White
  • Cadmium Yellow Pale
  • Naples Yellow
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Permanent Rose or Alizarin Crimson
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Viridian Green
  • Raw Umber
  • Lamp Black
  • Terra Rosa (optional)
  • Suitable brushes - use hogs hair or synthetics – from a good small (size 2) brush up to a large brush about an inch or so across. I use a mix of brights and flats sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. A small round brush can be useful for fine detail.
  • A stick or two of willow charcoal.

Supports (canvases, boards, etc.):
  • 4 at 16"x20"
  • 2 at 20"x24" or larger – up to 22" x 28"


For Deborah's class students will need the following:
  • A free-standing easel
  • A palette - disposable or wooden
  • Plenty of paper towels
  • 2 jars/pots for medium
  • Odourless mineral spirit - or water if you are going the water soluble route
  • Linseed oil
  • sketch book and pencils

The following oil or acrylic paints (student quality is fine):
  • Cadmium Yellow Pale or Azo Yellow
  • Cadmium Lemon or any cool yellow
  • Cadmium Red or Azo Red (warm) - be sure it is not a dark crimson sort of red
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Titanium White
  • a tube of black
  • bring any other colours you are accustomed to using but be sure to have the six listed above.

Brushes ~ buy reasonable quality brushes with good sharp edges - a selection of brights and filberts sizes 3-8 (use larger if you like to paint big)

Supports ~ canvases, canvas boards, or panels - one small surface each morning and whatever size you like for afternoons.



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