OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP—for students painting with oils in the oil/acrylic workshop.
Bring whatever oil painting supplies you normally use. If you need guidance in selection, here are suggestions. If you are on a limited budget, don’t get the ‘optional’ colors. Also, Holbein now has smaller 20 ml tubes available. Note that I have eliminated brush cleaning solvents from the supply list and substituted healthier choices.
PAINTS: Winsor & Newton-WN Grumbacher Pre-Test-GR Daniel Smith-DS Holbein-HN Gamblin-GN
Pigment # Select one color from each line.
PY37 Cadmium Yellow-WN, HN or Cadmium Yellow Medium-DS, GR
PO20 optional Cadmium Orange Yellow Shade-HN or Cadmium Yellow-Orange-GR
PY43 Yellow Ochre-any brand
PR188 Cadmium Scarlet-WN or Cadmium Red Light-HN, GR, GN
PR122 Quinacridone Magenta-DS, GN
PV23rs optional Carbazole Violet-DS or Winsor Violet-WN or Dioxazine Purple-GN, GR
PB29 Ultramarine Blue Deep-DS, WN, GR or Ultramarine Blue-GN
PV15+PW6 optional Violet Grey-HN (a favorite convenience color—or mix ultramarine blue with titanium white)
PG7+PB15:3 Phthalo Turquoise-DS, WN, GN or Phthalo Green (PG7)—any brand
PG36+PO49 optional Sap Green-DS, GR, WN
PG7+PY3+PW4 optional Thalo Yellow Green-GR (a favorite)
PBr7 Burnt Umber-any brand
PW6 Winsor & Newton Alkyd Titanium White (dries faster) or Oil Titanium White (large tube)
MEDIUM: Liquin-WN, or bring painting medium of your choice.
BRUSHES: Oil Bristle Filberts (two of each size) #2, #4, #6; one size #8. My favorite—Silver Brush Bristlon Synthetic Brushes.
Round or rigger type brush that comes to a good point for signing your name (and sketching)
CANVASES: At least Two canvases Size 12”x16” or 16”x20”. I use either manufactured acrylic primed canvas panels; or stretched canvases. (see workshop supply page on web site)
FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS: One size 12” x 16” canvas or panel. (in addition to canvases above)
One fairly simple photo of buildings with trees, or boats or similar. Enlarge and crop the photo to size 5×7 or 6×8 and bring a working copy on regular or photo paper. We will mark on this with a fine point Sharpie marker.
INK SKETCH: #2 School Pencil
Black Brush Pen—felt marker type, Tombow (N15 or N25). These are water-soluble markers. Black watercolor and a small brush will also work for ink drawings.
Bristol Drawing Pad—11×14” or similar size—plate or smooth preferred (Strathmore smooth surface is good.)
Mat—with about an 8”x10” opening (may be cardboard or paper). Will cut into 2 “L” shaped pieces.
*important* Reference Photos—any subject you like. These are creatively interpreted into paintings. Photos with a strong light source are preferred. If your photos are on an electronic device, please print them for the workshop.
OTHER: Easel
Painting Knife—about this size or smaller >>
Palette—12”x16” or larger
Vegetable Oil—for cleaning brushes
Yard Stick or Ruler
Toilet Paper or Paper Towels
Grocery Bags—for trash
optional Miscellaneous tubes of acrylic for toning canvases. Reds, Magenta and Turquoise are favorites (instructions in class).
optional Vine Charcoal—for pre-drawing on painting. Note: do not use compressed charcoal.
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS—for students painting with acrylics in the oil/acrylic workshop.
Note that I will demonstrate using Golden OPEN Acrylic paints; however, the general method will apply to all acrylics. BRING WHATEVER SUPPLIES YOU NORMALLY USE. If you need guidance in selection, here are suggestions.
TUBE PAINTS (2oz.): Golden OPEN Acrylics; or Golden or Liquitex brand Heavy Body Acrylics. Note OPEN acrylics dry much slower than regular acrylics which allows for easier blending. The different types of acrylic paints and mediums may be mixed to achieve your desired drying time and paint viscosity.
Pigment number
PY74 Hansa Yellow Opaque
PY42 Yellow Oxide
optional PO73 Pyrrole Orange
PR254 Pyrrole Red
PR122 Quinacridone Magenta
PB29 Ultramarine Blue
PB15:3+PG7 Manganese Blue Hue
PG7 Phthalo Green (BS)
PBr7 Burnt Umber
PW6 Titanium White and/or Titanium Buff
PAINTING MEDIUMS:
For Slowing Dry Time: Golden Open Acrylic Gel (gloss) 8 oz.
For Thickening Paint: Golden – Heavy or Extra Heavy Gel (semi-gloss) 8 oz.; or Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel
For Thinning Paint: Golden or Liquitex Airbrush Medium 8 oz.
BRUSHES: Filberts – (at least one of each size) #2, #4, #6, #8. I use Silver Brush either Black Pearl or Bristlon Synthetic Brushes.
Liquitex Freestyle long handle filberts are also very good.
Round – brush that comes to a good point for signing your name and ink sketches.
CANVASES: At least two canvases, Size 16”x20” or 12”x16”. I use either manufactured acrylic primed canvas panels; or stretched canvases. (see web site)
FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS: One size 12” x 16” canvas or panel. (in addition to canvases above)
One fairly simple photo of buildings with trees, or boats or similar. Enlarge and crop the photo to size 5×7 or 6×8 and bring a working copy on regular or photo paper. We will mark on this with a fine point Sharpie marker.
INK SKETCH: #2 School Pencil
Black Brush Pen—felt marker type, Tombow (N15 or N25). These are water-soluble markers. Black watercolor and a small brush will also work for ink drawings.
Bristol Drawing Pad—11×14” or similar size—plate or smooth preferred (Strathmore smooth surface is good.)
Mat—with about an 8”x10” opening (may be cardboard or paper). Will cut into 2 “L” shaped pieces.
*important* Reference Photos—any subject you like. These are creatively interpreted into paintings. Photos with a strong light source are preferred. If your photos are on an electronic device, please print them for the workshop.
OTHER:
Painting Knife—about this size >>
Easel of your choice
Medium Size shallow water container—for cleaning brushes
Disposable Palette—I use 9″ wax coated paper plates for palettes; also at least one sealable plastic container to hold wet paper plates—available from the Dollar Tree.
Paper Towels Grocery Bags—for trash
Yard Stick or Ruler
Tubes of regular acrylic for toning canvases. Reds, Magenta and Turquoise are favorites (instructions in class).
optional Vine Charcoal—for pre-drawing on painting. Note: do not use compressed charcoal.
optional Hair Dryer Come prepared to learn and have a great time!
Come prepared to learn and have a great time!
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