Supply List

Please read through the supply list carefully, as it requires specific materials. Reach out if you have questions.

• 15 primered canvas sheets, 8x10” or 9x12”
  
  • For your warm-ups
• 1 canvas 18x24” or 30x40”
  
  • For your main project
• Palette for color-mixing
• Brushes of the two kinds:
  
  • Bristle paint brushes in various sizes (large and small)
  • Pointy, hair paint brushes in various sizes (soft hair preferred)
• Sketchbook for recording the steps, taking notes, and composing.
• Rags or high-quality paper towels 
• Optional but highly recommended: Masterson Palette Holder with airtight lid, to preserve your pigments and color-mixtures for the entire 5 weeks.
• Charcoal or 4B pencil for sketching
• Free-standing easel or table easel 
• Oils or acrylics. Special combination of transparent and opaque pigments:
  
  • Titanium white,
  • Zinc white,
  • Mars black,
  • Alizarin crimson,
  • Burnt sienna,
  • Raw sienna,
  • Burnt umber,
  • Naphthol red,
  • Quinacridone magenta,
  • Lemon yellow,
  • Cobalt blue
    
• Disposable gloves - must have, not optional!
• Cup with water - for acrylics; airtight container with linseed oil - for oils. 

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Please note: 

• acrylic paints will require an extender and a mist bottle.
• Oil paints will require 2 solvents (not for mixing together): linseed oil and odorless turpenoid. Also 2 small jars with an airtight lid for solvents