Portrait in Pieces
Overview
Acrylic paints: this project can't be with any other medium. Feel free to bring any other colors you want to use, in addition to what's above.
Paintbrushes. Bring the ones you already have, or the recommended brushes are:
Required
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Titanium white acrylic paint
8 oz Titanium white acrylic paint. White is the most used color.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Mars Black acrylic paint
4 oz Mars Black acrylic paint.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Cadmium Red Medium acrylic paint
4 oz Cadmium Red Medium acrylic paint.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Cobalt Blue acrylic paint
4 oz Cobalt Blue acrylic paint.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Cadmium Yellow Medium acrylic paint
4 oz Cadmium Yellow Medium acrylic paint.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Willow Charcoal sticks
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Set of bristle paintbrushes
Variety of sizes and shapes
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Cup for water
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Paper Towels
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Palette paper
Blick Palette Paper Pad, 12 x 16 inches, 50 sheets. Can also use freezer paper, paper plates, etc.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Mist bottle
Delta Artist Ultra Fine Mist Water Sprayer, to keep your paints wet.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 16x16" stretched canvas
16x16 inches or larger! It's recommended you paint on a square substrate, regardless of size.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Black waterproof brush-marker
Be sure it is pigment-based/waterproof, not water-based.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Soft vine charcoal
Soft vine charcoal or pencil for sketching.
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Erasers
Kneaded & ArtGum
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 4B Pencil
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Scissors
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Parchment paper or tracing paper
Recommended quantity: 1×Recommended quantity: 1 Masking tape