SUPPLY LIST 2017 FOR
‘PAINTING WITH CHRIS’
This is a minimum list to get started – CHOOSE FROM OIL OR ACRYLIC LISTS
(also on Binders website for easy ordering: www.BackToSchoolArtSupplies.com)
· OIL AND ACRYLIC SUPPLIES:
o 2B and5B Pencils
o Sketchbook: 5" x 7"
o Erasers: Kneaded and White Vinyl
o Palette: choose one of the following:
§ 1. First class
§ Masters Sealable Palette (optional)
§ 1/4" glass palette to fit inside Masters Palette with one corner cut off +/- 1 inch (optional)
§ Glass Paint Scraper-for glass palette (optional)
§ 2. Least materials to buy
§ Palette paper, gray 12x16, glued down on three sides
o Canvas Boards: 2-3: 9X12 OR 11x14
o METAL Palette Knives – Liquitex metal knife nos 1 and 6
o Brushes (for Oil or Acrylic) – Princeton 5200 series or similar
§ 2 BRIGHT NOS 2, 4, and 8; and
§ 2 FILBERT NO 4 (optional)
o Color Wheel (12") – (optional)
o Roll of Paper Towelsor napkins
o Plastic Shopping Bags
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· OIL SUPPLIES:
o Gasketed metal with clamps Brush Cleaning Tank
o Solvent: Gamsol by Gamblin - no turpentine allowed
o Winsor & Newton Artguard - to protect hands (optional)
o Paint colors ** (Windsor & Newton, Lukas, M Graham, or Gamblin): Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, Vermillion (or Cadmium Red Light), Cadmium Lemon Yellow
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· ACRYLIC SUPPLIES:
o 2 Quart Plastic Container for Water
o Liquitex High Gloss Varnish Vernis Ultra Brilliant
o Paint colors ** (Liquitex Heavy Body, Golden, or M Graham): Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Lemon
HELPFUL BOOKS
BOTH BOOKS CAN BE USED BY EITHER ACRYLIC OR OIL PAINTERS
COLOR – BETTY EDWARDS - color theory.
COLOR MIXING THE VAN WYK WAY, A MANUAL FOR OIL PAINTERS, BY HELEN VAN WYK – beginning painting techniques
**Professional paints have been suggested. They will make mixing and painting more successful.