Supply Lists

More about supplies below

Recommended Paint Colors

All students! This is my basic recommended list. From this minimum palette you can mix at least 95% of all the colors you will ever need. You can always add more colors as you go.

- Basic Oil Paint colors

(click here if your would like to go straight to supplier: 

Titanium Zinc White 150ml (or Gamblin Radiant White)

Cadmium Yellow Light 37ml

Permanent Rose 37ml OR Alizarin Permanent 37ml

Cadmium red medium 37ml

Ultramarine Blue  37ml

Burnt Sienna 37ml

Burnt Umber 37ml

Phthalo Blue (green shade) 37ml or Winsor and Newton Winsor Blue (green shade) 37ml

I recommend artists grade paints such as Gamblin Artists Oils or Winsor and Newton Artists Grade for best results, however If budget is an issue and you are not sure if you will take oil painting forward, buy the colors in student grade ranges instead for example:

Winsor and Newton “Winton’ range - this is Winsor and Newton student grade range or

Gamblin 1980 range - this is Gamblins student grade range.

Canvas

Beginners -

Please purchase a Centurion Oil primed Linen Pad 12 x 16” for class. This approx is 47.50 from Amazon or sometimes you can find it on sale at Jerry’s Artarama for around $32 - (add other items to get free shipping). This has 10 sheets and should last you the whole 8 week course. We will use this for our finished paintings.

Amazon link for Centurion Pad here OR

Jerrys Artarama link for Centurion pad here (sometimes on sale here)

Intermediate to Advanced Students

I also recommend the Centurion oil Primed Linen pads for painting in class though you may also want to buy alternatives such as stretched canvas as we progress.

Brushes

I recommend synthetic hair brushes only.

If you have brushes, bring them.

Basically you want a range of synthetic brushes in various sizes. I use mostly long flats.

For further recommendations and guidance on brushes I have provided some options below.

General other items

Disposable Palette paper pad - (I like the 12 x 16’ pad from Blick)

Palette cup or other small receptacle to hold linseed oil. A small ramekin you might have at home is fine for this.

Small palette knife: Liquitex small knife #14 

Gamblin Refined Linseed oil 500ml

16 x 20 Hardboard Panel

2 small bulldog clips (you may have these at home)

Roll of kitchen paper towels

Black Fine point Sharpie

Watercolor pencil in a neutral color such as umber, ochre, light brown (optional - for drawing on canvas)

Old plastic grocery bags to carry wet brushes home (bring one or two bags to each class with brushes in it.)

Ipad or smart phone if you have one. Adventageous though not essential.

To wash brushes at home:

Small empty Jam jar or spice jar

Small bottle of Murphy’s oil soap

Small bottle Dawn dish detergent

Small jar of Jacks Linseed studio soap or other brush cleaner

Gamblin odorless mineral spirits (not essential, only for occasional use)

Brush recommendation (guidance) and optional extras

OIL BRUSHES

Brushes are expensive! Apologies about that. If you have your good quality brushes (designed for oil or acrylics), feel free to bring them.

I recommend synthetic bristle brushes with long handles (approx 10”) in mainly flats or long flats, plus one brush for drawing (we will be drawing in paint) such as a long slim filbert or rigger brush. 

If you don’t have brushes I have put together a couple of recommended starter Brush sets - you only need to choose one of these sets. You can always add more as you go if you need to, 

I have chosen these for affordability without sacrificing quality. 

Note that brush sizes vary wildly between manufacturers so don’t worry that these appear to differ between sets - these will give roughly equivalent collections of brushes. 

EITHER 

Trekell Opal Bristle Acrylic Paint Brush Set - Assorted Professional Paint Brushes Designed for Acrylic and Oil Paint - 10" Brush Handles, 6 Piece Set

This is a really nice starter set and contains all the brushes you need for this course

Total approx $67 from Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YMZW2RP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Contains #6 Flat, #4 Long flat, #2 Flat, #2 Filbert, #4 Round, #0 round 

OR my list from Blick

Blick Scholastic Wonder White Flat with long handles in sizes 12, 14 and 16 

Blick Scholastic Wonder White Round with long handle in size 6

Blick Scholastic Wonder White Filbert with long handle in size 6

Silver Brush Bristlon Stiff White Synthetic Brush - Long Filbert, Size 2 for drawing

Total approx $45 from Blick

https://www.dickblick.com/myaccount/wishlist/33682HCUGDRO3/


Good quality brushes will last you a long time if you care for them well. 

Optional Extras No need to buy anything. We will talk about these in class.

An inexpensive tabletop easel if you have one and would like to bring to class

Example: https://www.dickblick.com/products/compact-table-easel/

Hand cream is a good idea to have to look after your hands. 

Disposable gloves - only if you want to use them (I do not use them!)

mini silicone spatula from your kitchen if you have one for scraping off mistakes!

½’  or 1” inch width white Artists tape

https://www.dickblick.com/items/artist-tape-1-x-60-yds-white/

Arches oil paper pad 12 x 16 (12 sheets)  approx $29 from Blick  Can use this as a sketchbook and for testing colors. Can also be used for finished work if preferred, but does not give the same feel or durability as canvas.