Six Session Workshop Color Exploration

 MATERIALS LIST

BRUSHES

• I have a selection of brushes, between  1/4”-1 ½” wide.  I prefer brights due to the flat top, but you can use what you are comfortable with.  My preferred brands are Trekell, Opal 4000 Flats Rosemary Synthetic Ivory Short Flats. Filberts and rounds can come in handy, but I want you to use what you are comfortable with.

Oil Paint Color List 

I primarily use Gamblin Artist Grade oil paints. Windsor Newton is also great and very consistent.  Holbein, Williamsburg, Rembrandt, and Michael Harding are all good brands. My preference for Gamblin is only because I have used them for years and I enjoy the predictability of the product. Here is a list for you, but feel free to include other favorites you have on hand. This is an exploration course, so I want you to be able to use colors that you might have on hand, but haven't necessarily used.

Colors

Titanium White

Quinacridone Magenta, Rose, or Red

Cadmium Red Light or Medium

Ultramarine Blue

Phthalo Turquoise

Cobalt Teal

Cadmium Yellow Lemon

Cadmium Yellow Medium

India Yellow

Cadmium Orange

Cadmium Green

Dioxizine Purple

SURFACES

Use sizes that you are comfortable with. As the sessions progress, you may find you want larger (or smaller) surfaces).

A nice thing to purchase is a pad of oil primed paper. You can tape a piece to a board and paint your homework on it so that you don't have to use more expensive panels.

Other surface possibilities:

Gesso or Shellac both sides of cardboard (for maximum money saving-but can be very absorbant)

Ampersand museum quality panels (my personal favorite)

Other materials I always have on hand: markers, graphite, vine charcoal and sketchbooks

SOLVENT and OIL

Odor free solvent. Gamblin makes a nice one; Gamsol, but you are in your own home, so it’s up to you.

Gamsol Refined Linseed oil or Gamblin no-solvent gel. 

I mix ½ oil and ½ solvent for a general purpose medium. 

PALETTE

• Whatever you prefer–I like a large palette, at least 16 x 20 when I am working at home. I paint on grey paper palette for my demos so that you can see my paint mixing without glare.

OTHER THINGS

• Paper towels or shop towels. My favorite brand is Viva. 

• 2 glass containers with a lid (or you may have your own containers for solvent and medium already). For your solvent. Old salsa, peanut butter, relish jars are great.  4-12 ounce jars.  

• Metal Palette knife for mixing paint. You want one with a metal end that is around 3” long –not a tiny or oddly shaped knife. I buy the Che Son brand whenever I can find them.  Very simple with a good but not too stiff snap.

• Disposable gloves.  I buy medical grade gloves by the box, making sure they fit snugly.