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Watercolor class supply list
Professional quality colors are high in pigments and are highly recommended. They are pricy but worth buying it.
You can also consider student quality paints specially when you are not sure if this is what you continue to go long way or you do not want to spend so much in the beginning
Professional Quality Paints: • ‘Winsor & Newton’ (recommended) (Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/winsor-newton-professional- watercolors) or ‘Daniel Smith’ (Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/daniel-smith-extra-fine-watercolors- open-stock) are Professional quality tube colors recommended. They both are good but my personal choice is Winsor & Newton Professional watercolors
• Kuretake Gansai Tambi Set of Assorted Colors. This is also another good option to considert. These are high pigment colors. You can get sets in 12, 18, 36, 60, 72 colors. (Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/kuretake-gansai-tambi-japanese- watercolors) WATERCOLOR TRANSPARENT • Turner Concentrated Professional Artists' Watercolors PAINTS https://www.jerrysartarama.com/turner-concentrated-artists- watercolors You can also get Turner Concentrated Professional Artists' Watercolor Sets: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/turner-concentrated-artists- watercolor-sets
Following are the recommended colors from Winsor & Newton Professional colors. You can choose another brand from the professional colors list above and match the colors from the following list: • Winsor Lemon • Chrome or Cadmium Yellow • New Gamboge or Gamboge • Yellow Ochre • Cadmium Red • Cadmium Free Red • Bright Red • Alizarin Crimson • Opera Rose • French Ultramarine • Phthalo blue • Cerulean Blue • Prussian Blue • Emerald green or Hooker’s Green • Green Gold or Olive Green • Sap Green • Burnt Siena • Ivory Black • Payne’s Grey • Titanium white • Scarlet Lake (optional) • Winsor Orange (Optional) • Indian Red (optional) • Turquoise (optional) • Burnt Umber (Optional) • Permanent Magenta (optional) • Permanent Mauve (optional) • Quinacridone Megenta (optional) • Quinacridone Violet (optional) • Viridian Green (optional)
Student Quality Watercolor Paints: • ‘Reeves’, ‘Cotman’ or ‘Simply Watercolor’ 12 or 18 colors watercolor set is in-expensive student quality and reasonably good to give a start.
Watercolor painting is mostly done with Transparent watercolors. But you may need some opaque color touches to give more professional look. Following are some recommendations: • Permanent White from Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache (recommended) Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/art- paints/gouache/winsor-newton-designers-gouache-and-sets/winsor- OPAQUE newton-designers-gouache PAINTS • Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White (opaque color, available on Amazon): (Required). Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/dr-ph- martins-bleed-proof-white • Pelikan Watercolor Set of 24 colors. Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/pelikan-watercolor-sets
Following are basic sable watercolor brushes you may need. You need to select the brushes, which are very soft and can hold lots of water. Rounded bushes should have a good pointed end. Buy good quality brushes. The better quality you use the good result you get. You can bring your own choice of assorted brushes or follow from the list below. • Flat Brushes: - 1 inch • Round Brushes: #2, #4, #6 #8 and, #10 round brush BRUSHES • Round “liner” brush (long bristle #0 or #2 number brush for fine lines)
Student quality brushes: • Simply Simon brushes are very reasonably priced student quality brushes to start with:
Professional quality brushes: • Silver Brush Black Velvet® Watercolor Brushes (Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/silver-brush-black-velvet- watercolor-brushes) • Silver Brush Black Velvet® Watercolor Brush Sets (Link: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/silver-brush-black-velvet-brush- sets)
Watercolor pad (Recommended: Strathmore watercolor paper pad, 400 series. Important Note: Look for BROWN COVER PAGE and not yellow cover page watercolor pad. WATERCOLOR (Picture at right)). Size can be PAPER around 9” x 12” or more. You can also have watercolor paper sheets. The heavier the paper is the better is for watercolor.
Watercolor regular plastic palette (big enough with 12 – 30 wells to store colors. In addition, ideal palette should have lid, and large PALETTE mixing area. Martin Mijello Airtight
Leak Proof Fusian Watercolor 33- Well Palette is a good choice because it also has airtight lid (available at Amazon). • Small fine mist bottle (please do not buy regular spray bottle) • Watercolor pencils (optional) OTHER • Pastel colors (optional) SUPPLIES • Pencil (required) • Eraser (required) • Ruler (optional) • Tissues / Paper towels (required) • Masking paper tape (White) • Masking fluid (fisket) - optional
• Small water Mist sprayer bottle. (any regular
sprayer bottle won’t work here. Look for only
mist sprayer. You can get this at Jerry’s in
West Orange or Amazon or similar websites. (Picture at right) Drawing • Masking fluid or Friskets& Charcoal . class supply list • PENCILS 5-6 Pencil set of HB, 2H, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B etc You can buy drawing pencils in sets or individually.
CHARCOAL A set of charcoal pencils of Hard, Medium and Soft. ‘General’ is a good PENCILS brand. WILLOW It gives soft, subtle grays that are easy to blend AND/OR VINE and easy to erase. Natural variations in the CHARCOAL willow/vine can create variations in texture STICKS and tone.
ERASERS Regular and Kneaded Eraser are REQUIRED. Kneaded eraser is soft malleable eraser that’s very easy on the paper, leaves no crumbs and lifts graphite and charcoal well. DRAWING One Sketching pad and one Drawing paper pad needed. Size should not be PAPER less that 9” x 12”. Canson and Strathmore are good brands. Charcoal paper pad may be needed later for advance drawings.
Pastel color class supply list
• Hard Pastels: Nupastel set of 24 or more. It is good inexpensive hard pastels PASTEL STICKS • Soft Pastels: Look for any soft pastel brand i.e. Sennelier, Rembrant, Unison, Schmincke. A set of 40 half sticks is good for a beginner to start. You can also get a set of 80 or buy individual sticks.
Tinted pastel paper. No less then PAPER 9” x 12” in size. You can consider Strathmore. (see picture on right)
• Willow or Wine charcoal (check above in Charcoal supplies) • Paper masking tape OTHER • Charcoal and Pencil set SUPPLIES • Kneaded eraser
• Apron or smock (optional) • Disposable gloves (optional) • Dust mask (optional)
Oil painting class supply list
There are Professional quality paints for the serious or intermediate/advanced artists and Student quality paints for beginners. Student quality paints are much cheaper as compare to professional quality and is economical to start.
Student quality oil paints: Winton, Loft, Reeves Processional quality oil paints (Recommended): Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil colors, Gamblin Artists’ Oil Colors, Michael Harding Artists’ Oil Colors, Willamsburg Handmade Oil Paints,
• Lemon yellow • Chrome Yellow • Yellow Ochre OIL PAINTS • Bright Red • Crimson • Rose • Ultramarine Blue You can buy 12,18 or 24 colors set or • Phthalo blue buy individual tube paints according • Turquoise (optional) to the list (Right) • Cerulean Blue • Emerald green • Sap Green • Burnt Siena • Burnt Umber (Optional) • Ivory Black • Titanium white • Orange (Optional) BRUSHES Look for watercolor or acrylic sable/synthetic-hair brushes (not oil paint brushes, they are too hard and rough), which are smooth and soft in feel. Rounded bushes should have a good pointed end. Buy good quality brushes. The better quality you use the good result you get. Don’t buy the cheap brushes comes in a set of 6 or 8. They are cheap quality and won’t give you good results. There is no hard and fast rule…you can buy any number of brushes of your choice or buy from the list below:
• Flat and/or Filbert Brushes: 4, 10, 14, 18 (you can buy a combination of filbert and flat. Filbert works better on painting rounded objects like flower petals • Round Brushes: 0, 2 and 6 round brushes • Round “liner” brush (long bristle #2 or #3 number brush for fine lines) Check below some reasonable quality and economical brushes: Simply Simmons, Artist’s Loft Roma, Soft grip, Zen. You can also look for expensive brushes but there is actually no need.
See below: Filbert brushes (left), Flat brushes (center), Round brushes (right)
MUST HAVE Minimum 1 medium size standard palette knife. There are other sizes available too. Please note that the metal top part should be flexible and bend easily. The PALETTE KNIFE softer it bends the better it works. It is used to mix the colors as well as adding texture on the painting.
Primed and stretched canvas. You can bring small or medium size canvas e.g. 10”x10”, ”9” x 12” 12”x12”, 11”x14”, 12”x16” 16”x20” or larger in CANVAS size. (It is advisable to bring small or medium size canvas so that you can finish your painting in reasonable time. You can also use canvas boards or Canvas paper pads
PALETTE BOX: Masterson Sta-Wet PALETTE BOX Palette Seal 12” x 16” x 1¾“ and PALETTE PAPER DISPOSIBLE PALETTE PAPER 12” x 16” from Strathmore or Richeson or SoHo Urban Artist
GALKYD (Required)
Galkyd medium thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. Galkyd is our fastest-drying painting medium. Thin layers will be touch-dry in approximately 24 hours.
MEDIUM/ SOLVENT
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Less Toxic Medium:
Eco house Damar Painting Medium. (people with sensitive skin can prefer buying this option. You can find less toxic mediums here: https://www.dickblick.com/products/e co-house-oil- mediums/?clickTracking=true&wmcp =pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=01583- 1004&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgezoBRDNAR IsAGzEfe7zAeqdy8qU9rGiwYugSncv 9V7uAEsmdjag47RvNe3d7__ZN7Vr Wq8aAiRwEALw_wcB
NEO MEGILP (Required) This soft gel medium maintains the body of oil colors, increases transparency and flow, and imparts a smooth, silky feel. Neo Megilp dries at a moderate rate and remains workable for hours. Neo Megilp gives MEDIUM/ colors a satin gloss. SOLVENT ------
GAMSOL (Required) Gamsol allows artists to work to thin oil colors and painting mediums, and for general studio clean-up. Gamsol is reusable & non-toxic when used as recommended. A small size container to keep the medium • Solvent: A can of Turpentine oil or MEDIUM/ Turpenoid to clean brushes SOLVENT • Medium size wide opening/glass jar or container with tight lid to keep Turmentine/Turpenoid
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Less Toxic Solvent:
Xtra Mild Citrus Thinner from Eco House. This thinner does not make ridiculous claims of non-toxicity. In essence, since any solvent will dissolve fat, all solvents are toxic to humans. This thinner has low-toxicity and is made from a combination of cosmetic grade mineral oil, food quality orange oil and herbal essential oils. You can find this here: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/eco- house-extra-mild-citrus-thinner
GALKYD GEL (Optional) Galkyd Gel is a stiffer gel compared to Neo Megilp that holds MEDIUM/ thicker, sharper brushmarks & dries SOLVENT more quickly. Galkyd Gel increases transparency of oil colors and creates impasto. It is good for adding texture.
• A wide open medium sized glass jar (required) with tight lid – To keep Gamsol to clean the MEDIUM/ brushes and thin the paint. Left SOLVENT over Gamsol can be reused.
• A small glass/plastic container (required) - to keep the mediums.
• White Gesso (optional). Gesso is needed to prime the canvas. OTHER • Cotton rags (such as old cotton T shirts) or Paper towel (Reqiored) SUPPLIES • Pencil • Eraser
Acrylic Painting Class Supply List
ACRYLIC Student quality acrylic paints: PAINTS A student quality Acrylic paint set is good for a beginner to start with, specially, if you are not sure you are going to enjoy the acrylic painting but still interested in learning. I highly recommend Creative Inspirations Kaleidoscope Acrylic Paint Set Of 30 from Jerrys Artarama (https://www.jerrysartarama.com/creative-inspirations-kaleidoscope- acrylic-paint-set). These are rich in pigments and very reasonably priced and much better in quality, comparing other student quality acrylic paints.
Loft acrylic paints can be considered as a second option.
Professional quality acrylic paints: Golden or Atelier are the good high pigmented brands. Below is the list of the paints required for the class. You can consider buying more variety later if you like: • Titanium White • Ivory black • Burnt Sienna • Bright red • Quinacridone rose or rose • Crimson • Rose or Magenta • Lemon Yellow • Cadmium Yellow • Yellow ochre or Raw Sienna • Prussian Blue • Phthalo Blue • Cobalt Blue • Cerulean Blue • Ultramarine Blue • Turquois Blue (optional) • Emerald Green • Sap green
MEDIUMS • Liquitex Gloss medium & Varnish (recommended) is required.
MEDIUMS These mediums are (Optional) good to add texture with paint. Any of the 2 mediums on the right can be good to create texture:
• GOLDEN Soft Gel Medium - Gloss (optional) or • Liquitex Thickening Gel (optional) BRUSHES Look for watercolor or acrylic sable/synthetic-hair brushes (not oil paint brushes, they are too hard and rough), which are smooth and soft in feel. Rounded bushes should have a good pointed end. Buy good quality brushes. The better quality you use the good result you get. Don’t buy the cheap brushes comes in a set of 6 or 8. They are cheap quality and won’t give you good results. There is no hard and fast rule…you can buy any number of brushes of your choice or buy from the list below:
• Flat and/or Filbert Brushes: 4, 10, 14, 18 (you can buy a combination of filbert and flat. Filbert works better on painting rounded objects like flower petals • Round Brushes: 0, 2 and 6 round brushes • Round “liner” brush (long bristle #2 or #3 number brush for fine lines) Check below some reasonable quality and economical brushes: Black Silver Brushes by Dynasty, Simply Simmons, Artist’s Loft Roma, Soft grip, Zen. You can also look for expensive brushes but there is actually no need.
See below: Filbert brushes (left), Flat brushes (center), Round brushes (right)
CANVASES Primed and stretched canvas. You can bring small or medium size canvas e.g. 10”x10”, ”9” x 12” 12”x12”, 11”x14”, 12”x16” 16”x20” or larger in size. (For beginners, it is advisable to bring small or medium size canvas so that you can finish your painting in reasonable time). You can also consider canvas boards or Canvas paper pads PALETTE BOX AIR TIGHT PALETTE BOX: and PALETTE Masterson Sta-Wet Palette Seal PAPER 12” x 16” x 1¾“
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DISPOSIBLE PAPER PALETTES 12” x 16” from Strathmore or Richeson, SoHo Urban Artist, Grey Matters Paper Palettes
PALETTE MUST HAVE Minimum 1 KNIFE medium size standard palette knife. There are other sizes available too. Please note that the metal top part should be flexible and bend easily. The softer it bends the better it works. It is used to mix the colors as well as adding texture on the painting. OTHER • White Gesso (optional). Gesso is needed to prime the canvas. SUPPLIES • Pencil • Eraser • Paper towels (required)
WHERE TO BUY THE ART SUPPLIES
• Michaels • Utrecht ONLINE /INSTORE SUPPLY • Dick Blick OPTIONS • Jerry’s Artarama • Daniel Smith • Art Supply.com