PAINTS:
Purple Dioxazine
Ultramarine blue
Alizarin crimson
Viridian green
Sap green
Olive green
Cadmium medium yellow
Cadmium light red
Yellow ochre
Cadmium orange
Titanium white
Burnt sienna
Lemon yellow
Burnt umber
Turquoise or cerulean

BRUSHES:
I use angular, filberts and bright brushes that have a  good spring and  will hold a good edge. Brushes vary in size up to 1 inch. My brushes are “Master’s Touch, synthetic hog brush series 700A and Royal Langnickel’s Moderna series.  I like to use angle brushes the most.  They make broad strokes but also very thin lines when turned on  edge .  Any brushes with a firm spring with just a bit of softness will do.   In other words, a brush that is a cross between the softness of sable and the harshness of bristle.

A Silicone tipped tool called a colour shaper is used for slight blending and removing paint for detail.  The silicone tool is best for oils as acrylic tends to dry too fast to be effective in removing paint with it.  I use the largest angular one, #16 which can be found in better art stores or order online by googling “Colour Shaper”.   I also use a 3 inch flat silicon tool in addition to the angular one.  I just came across a 2″ wide flat silicone tool that is very inexpensive at Hobby Lobby.  They also have a Catalyst wedge that is a good substitute. I am told a plastic spatula may be a good and inexpensive substitute for the 3″ tool.   Palette knife may substitute though not as effective for me.  See pics below.

CANVAS:
I will be using a  20″ X  30” canvas. You may use any size you are comfortable with.
We will be using up to 2 canvas per day.

Palette paper
Soft vine charcoal
Paper towels (lots)
Easel

LINSEED:
Walnut or other oil as the ONLY medium. Poppy seed oil or other light oil is good when painting light colors. No turpentine or other solvent based medium will be used in class.

NOTE:
For our health, walnut, linseed, poppy, or sunflower oil will be the ONLY medium used in class. Brushes will be not be cleaned in class unless using oil so bring lots of paper towels to wipe your brush as you paint. (Always dispose of your rags outside. Oils can be flammable.)

VALUE:
Contrast is very effective . When wanting to increase contrast,
make the darks darker and the lights lighter.

COLOR:
Use color to lighten instead of grabbing white. Use color to darken
instead of grabbing black. For example, to lighten green, use a yellow to lighten
instead of white, to darken green, use blue. Go around the color wheel to lighten
(towards yellow) and darken (towards purple)

FOCAL POINT:
The best color, most detail and sharpest line will be at the focal point.

BRUSHES:
Use a brush that has spring. very soft brushes cannot pick up enough paint.

PAINTING LOOSE:
Try to paint on location or from still life as much as possible.
Photographs sharpen all lines – this is not how we see. Paint the whole canvas
quickly with basic shapes and colors that you see. Then concentrate on the focal-
you may find that once you have the focal done, the other areas that looked like they
needed work no longer do. To paint thicker, try using less medium to thin the paint.