Materials for "Intro to Oil Painting"
These are the materials for Oils, if you work in Acrylics click here.
You should bring any materials that you may already have to the first class.
You do NOT need all of this material for the first class.   You should wait and get just what you need as you progress in the course.

Sketching:
Sketch Book: This can be almost any type of drawing book.  A dollar store sketch book or a cheap variety from Wal-mart will be fine.  It should be about the size of a normal page of paper.
Pencils: You should also have a few drawing pencils.  (The softer the better - HB,  2B or 4B would be good).  Also a few sticks of soft vine charcoal.  Any artist store would have these.
Oil paint colours: (9)
Titanium white
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Red
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
French Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Alizarin Crimson
Brushes:  (7)
Bristle:
3     -   Flat Bristle  ( #4, #6, and #10)
Sable:
1     -   Flat Sable ( #4)
1     -   Round Sable (#4)
1     -   Script liner / Rigger  (#2)
1     -    Natural bristle brush from any hardware store (1")
Other materials:
- a palette of some type.  (plastic, wood, or paper.)
- a palette knife ( plastic or metal)
- odorless paint thinner ( it must be odorless, not just low odor)
- at least 2 canvases (16"x20")
(canvas boards are probably the most economical, however you can use stretched canvas, a pad of canvas paper or primed masonite as well)
- a ruler (metric and imperial units)
- a good rubber eraser
- 2 jars or cans with tight lids for thinner
- some sort of box for your materials (nothing fancy - a plastic tool box works great)
- some paper towel



 Materials for "Intermediated Oil Painting"
These are the materials for Oils, if you work in Acrylics click here.
You should bring any materials that you may already have to the first class.
You do NOT need all of this material for the first class.  You should wait and get just what you need as you progress in the course.

Sketching:
Sketch Book: This can be almost any type of drawing book.  A dollar store sketch book or a cheap variety from Wal-mart will be fine.  It should be about the size of a normal page of paper.
Pencils: You should also have a few drawing pencils.  (The softer the better - HB, 2B or 4B would be good).  Also a few sticks of soft vine charcoal.  Any artist store would have these.  
Oil paint colours: (10)
Titanium white
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Red
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
French Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Pthalo Green
Alizarin Crimson
Brushes:  (9)
Bristle:
3     -   Flat Bristle  ( #4, #6, and #10)
Sable:
1     -   Flat Sable ( #4)
1     -   Round Sable (#4)
1     -   Script liner / Rigger  (#2)
1     -    Natural bristle brush from any hardware store (1")
1     -    Fan brush (#3)
1     -    Tooth brush
Other materials:
- a palette of some type.  (plastic, wood, or paper.)
- a palette knife ( plastic or metal)
- odorless paint thinner ( it must be odorless, not just low odor)
- at least 2 canvases (16"x20")
(canvas boards are probably the most economical, however you can use stretched canvas, a pad of canvas paper or primed masonite as well)

- a ruler (metric and imperial units)
- a good rubber eraser
- 2 jars or cans with tight lids for thinner
- some sort of box for your materials (nothing fancy - a plastic tool box works great)
- some paper towel


 Materials for "Painting for Experienced Painters"
These are the materials for Oils, if you work in Acrylics click here.
You should bring any materials that you may already have to the first class.  You do NOT need all of this material for the first class.  You should wait and get just what you need as you progress in the course.

Sketching:
Sketch Book: This can be almost any type of drawing book.  A dollar store sketch book or a cheap variety from Wal-mart will be fine.  It should be about the size of a normal page of paper.
Pencils: You should also have a few drawing pencils.  (The softer the better - HB, H, 2B or 4B would be good).  Also a few sticks of charcoal.  Any artist store would have these.  
Oil paint colours: (13)
Titanium white
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
French Ultramarine Blue
Dioxazine Purple
Phthalo Blue
Phthalo Green
Alizarin Crimson
Brilliant Yellow Green
Brushes:  (9)
Bristle:
3     -   Flat Bristle  ( #4, #6, and #10)
Sable:
1     -   Flat Sable ( #4)
1     -   Round Sable (#4)
1     -   Script liner / Rigger  (#2)
1     -    Natural bristle brush from any hardware store (1")
1     -    Fan brush (#3)
1     -    Tooth brush
Other materials:
- a color wheel (any variety)
- a palette of some type.  (plastic, wood, or paper.)
- a palette knife ( plastic or metal)
- odorless paint thinner ( it must be odorless, not just low odor)
- at least 2 canvases (16"x20")
(canvas boards are probably the most economical, however you can use stretched canvas, a pad of canvas paper or primed masonite as well)
- a ruler (metric and imperial units)
- a good rubber eraser
- 2 jars or cans with tight lids for thinner
- some sort of box for your materials (nothing fancy - a plastic tool box works great)
- some paper towel


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