Class Supply Examples

This page gives visual examples of some supplies. Note-only one small section here says ” basic required”. Please check each class list to see which supplies are needed for the class you are taking. I use a variety of different paint companies

Basic Required Supplies For Every Class

  • a water bucket
  • paper towels (important)
  • a charcoal stick or pencil, an eraser
  • plastic tablecloth (dollar store)
  • easel (optional)
  • a chip brush (dollar store)
  • Palette paper, angled palette knife (not flat)
  • small ruler, pencil, practice paper
  • artist’s tape
  • scissors
  • seas sponge, small round yellow sponge (pottery sponge)
  • When painting with oil you will not need a water bucket or spray bottle
  • Paint – Amsterdam paints – depends on the class
  • Canvas – size depends on the class, mostly 16″ x 20″
  • Brushes- depend on the class – they will be listed (do not buy brushes in packages)
  • I use 5 brushes 1″ wash brush, a liner brush, a very small fan brush, and most importantly a flat acrylic brush from Princeton.

Acrylic Paints That I Use Often

  • Paint Companies (Brands- Do not buy- Craft paint, any Grumbacher, Liquitex Basics, or paint in a flip-top bottles)
  • Excellent paint is listed below:
  • Amsterdam Paints (tubes) Any size- excellent paint – I use this most of the time
  • Liquitex Heavy Body– Liquitex Heavy Body Paint -heavy body – hooker green deep hue- (looks black, not green when you open the tube), alizarin crimson
  • Golden Acrylic tubes and Some High Flow Bottle Paints– phthalo blue-green shade
  • Daley Rowney squeeze bottles-orange or red-orange for a base coat or use as regular paint (strong vivid orange or vermillion)
  • Artist Loft -bottle of white acrylic

Acrylic Mediums

  • Gesso -Fredricks Gesso, any black gesso,  Liquitex clear gesso (for locking in marks abstracts and switching from acrylic to oil), Bob Ross white Gesso is good for acrylic or oil (excellent)
  • Acrylic Mediums– Liquitex -clear gesso, Golden Brand- self-leveling gel, acrylic glazing medium, or any acrylic medium (matt or gloss)
  • Airbrush Medium– (thinner)
  • Liquitex Flow Aid– (thinner)

Oils – Paint

  • Specific likes- Bob Ross gesso and white paint has an excellent unique formula
  • Basic colors- Titanium White, Mars Black, ultramarine blue, red, yellow
  • Additional colors -Titanium white, Cobalt teal, Phthalo blue, Transparent red oxide, Burnt umber, Raw sienna, qin Magenta, Lemon yellow, red, Yellow ochre, Ultramarine blue, Veridian
  • Paint Companies (Brands) -Serious Painting- I am showing you paint to see if you like to oil paint. If you decide that you like it stick to one brand as much as possible.
  • Pure oil painting requires the following: paint, specific mediums, and clean-up materials. Check with each class for specifics.

Oil Mediums

  • Galkyd Gel in a tube medium ( a must for cold wax abstract painting)
  • Galkyd Liquid oil paint medium – (advanced abstract classes)
  • Gamsol Liquid thinner – all oil painting
  • Cold Wax Medium – (advanced abstract classes)
  • Winsor Newton Liquin Original – for seascapes
  • Winsor Newton Fine Detail – for seascapes
  • Winsor Newton Impasto – seascapes
  • Walnut Oil or Safflower oil and a container for cleanup is a must

Oil Tools -For Cold Wax Painting Classes

  • Clean Brushes As You Paint– Small Safflower Oil or Walnut Oil (no sunflower or other oils)
  • Bring a container – made to clean brushes with Gamsol
  • Tools– Palette Knives ( not flat) – At least 3 for mixing, at least one must be metal in the abstract class.
  • Paper Towels -important
  • Gloves– disposable
  • Palette Paper– preferably grey
  • Brushes– brushes need to be kept separate from your acrylic brushes
  • Silicone Scrapers– flat 6″ can be used with any paints
  • Surfaces- use any of the surfaces listed (note that there is a difference between oil paper and watercolor paper)
  • Marking Tool– R& F pigment stick or Marbu art crayon or Artgraph square (optional)
  • Stencil
  • Sanding block

Surface To Paint On

  • Canvas (any size) -I often use 16 x 20 in class
  • Ampersand Board – ( med  in size, not the tiny one)
  • Canvas Board (Canva Pad is one optional)
  • Plain WoodBoard or Cradle Board (If you choose this put a good coat of gesso on it before class. Let dry completely)
  • Paper– (It looks like watercolor sheets 20 x 30 but is made for oil. It is heavier for abstract painting.)
  • Paper Requirement- (If you use paper make sure it is taped down to a board before class)

Tools

  • Stencils, homemade or bought
  • Tape (Frog brand tape or Artist tape)
  • Sponge– round yellow pottery sponges, and  a sea sponge
  • Palette knife not completely flat (metal)
  • Sample Practice Paper (any type of paper)
  • Paper –wax paper, or rice paper(for collage), or brown craft paper
  • Palette Paper – grey or white (grey works for oil or acrylic)
  • Silicone Scraper– complete flat ( for abstract classes 6″)
  • Brayer
  • Any Marking Tool -charcoal, black pencil, carpenter’s pencil, pastel stick
  • Squeeze Bottle -very small needle tip empty ( a brand is Darice)
  • Sanding Block (fine for acrylic, course for oil)

Brushes – Acrylic

  • a square brush that comes to a chiseled flat edge (e.g. Bright #8 Princeton 6300B )
  • angled brush (e.g. Princeton angular bright 6300 AB  6) – optional
  • a tiny fan brush (for seascapes)
  • a round thin point paintbrush (for detail)
  • a soft wash brush. (e.g. Princeton 1″ #4050W – clear handle) ***
  • 2″ chip brush from Lowes or DK ($2)
  • Script brush or liner brush (longer thin floppy hair)
  • you can bring random brushes in addition
  • Glue brush-silver metal handle (automotive brush -use for glue in gold leaf painting)
  • You will use a different set of brushes for oil painting- see specific class
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If you are local –  DK Art Supply on Hwy 441 Leesburg, FL – 352-326-9555, usually has everything and  Dennis or Gail will make a package for you.  Just say you are taking Arrachme’s classes. (past the airport and Comcast)

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