Before you come
Ideal materials list
Painters with some experience
If those of you that are old hands attending workshops and classes bring along your usual kit that would be great.
Please include a table easel or floor-standing easel.
Beginners
For people new to painting I will have all you need for this session apart from protective clothing. If you enjoy the experience and would like to do more, you will have an idea of what to buy for the next session.
Beginners moving on
If you've decided this is for me and would like to purchase your own kit, below are suggestions of what you will need. I believe you should have a good standard of materials to create great work.
- Table or floor standing field easel - portable
- 2 large pots for water (cleaning brushes)
- 1 small pot for water (for adding to paint)
- Pad of paper palettes
- 1 1/2" decorators brush (Harris no loss is good)
- Water sprayer
- Kitchen towel or cotton rag
- Stretched canvas or canvas board
- Brushes - a mixture of flat hog hair and synthetic brushes, 1/4 inch upwards. Recommended brands - Pro Arte hog hair, Winsor and Newton oil synthetic and Procryl brushes
Paint
Winsor and Newton Galeria acrylic paint
- Cobalt blue
- Cadmium yellow medium
- Lemon yellow
- Cadmium red
- Black
- Prussian blue
- Yellow ochre
- Titanium white (System 3 heavy body or Winsor and Newton)
- GOLDEN Alizarin Crimson (Galeria is too pink)
Added extras but not essential
- Quinacridone Magenta and teal
- Charcoal
- Wooden skewers