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MATERIALS LIST
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Suggested Brushes:
Various soft Filberts - sizes 2, 6, 14
Sable Flats (for harder edged statements) - sizes 4,
8, 16
Sable rounds (for softer edged statements) - sizes 4,
8, 16
Hog's Hair Bristle (Skumble) Brushes (used mostly in
under painting, these can be old, nasty holdouts!) -
one very small & one very large
Fan brush is optional (be careful not to over use this)
Canvas:16" x 20"
(Ultrasmooth Portrait Duck) and 2-3 - 11 x 14's .
For professional portraits I suggest using a fine
double-prime linen. There are many other surfaces
that can be used, i.e. masonite (not tempered) or
plywood (easy to prime with gesso); the lumber yard
will cut these to your specifications. In class, I
suggest canvas paper pads (if you like it, you can
stretch it) or canvas boards as an alternative to
stretched canvases. Suggest: FREDRIX Kent Primed Linen
Canvas #125SP
Paints:
Note about the quality of paints:
Different brands may have slightly different names.
I recommend the best brands you can afford because:
1. fillers really do effect the quality of paint mixes,
2. using the colors below to make the "power
palette" require particular, quality pigments,
and 3. in terms of quantity and quality, you really
do get what you pay for!
Recommended paint brands,
in order of preference: Winsor&Newton, Pre-tested
(Grumbucher), Gamblin, Winton
Titanium White*
Lamp Black (used to mix neutrals)
Alizarin Crimson - Permanent*
Burnt Umber*
Raw Umber
Prussian Blue (very potent, so be careful. You may
substitute Ultramarine or Winsor Blue)*
Yellow Ochre* Raw Sienna or Indian Yellow
Burnt Sienna
Thalo Green
Venetian , Indian or Mars Red
Cadmium Red Light* (or Vermillion)
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Yellow Light*
* absolutely necessary, these
are basic colors
Medium:
1/2 Linseed oil, 1/2 Turpenoid, mixed in a jar. (Please
do not buy pre-mixed mediums)
(optional: mix Damar Retouch Varnish with above -
in three equal parts,)
Miscellaneous Materials:
Sketchbook (newsprint,16x20), also, I recommend
a bound sketchbook to keep as a visual/narrative journal.
Charcoal: pencil/stick/vine
Easel - table or floor. Gallery can provide
easels for use in class. However, workshop venues
often do not provide easels.
Palette (paper palette pad), a piece of
clear glass to be used to mix paint (Large enough
to lay over your Power Palette: about 11"
x 17"), small table for palette
Retardent: Oil of Cloves - drop or two in each
mixture in your Power Palette will keep it usable
for weeks.
Palette Box made by "Masterson" to
seal your Power Palette and freeze for future use.
Rags (cotton or SOFT paper towels),
Palette knife for mixing paint,
Oil of cloves for retarding the drying time
of the Power Palette (can get at most health food
stores)
Brush Cleaner: Turpenoid for cleaning brushes
(please do not use Turpentine),
Moll Stick (used to steady hand for better
control, when necessary),
Drop Cloth to protect floor.
Optional materials
Plastic coated Value Scale from 0 to 10 (available
for purchase at workshop).
Power Palette Guide (available for purchase at workshop).
extra matt corner samples for visualizing compositions
Color wheel, available at most art stores
Gesso to prime boards before class/workshop.
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