OIL OR ACRYLIC
Beginner Class with Gail Mowat: - 101A
If you are using oil paint please try to use water soluble oil. If regular oil paints are used, please use the 'eco house' solvent as a mixer. it can be found at Loomis Art Stores.
Paint colours: (both oil and acrylic)
cadmium red
medium alizarin crimson
cobalt blue
cadmium yellow medium
cadmium yellow light
white
Brushes: 3/4 - 1 "
flat (longer, square) brush for laying in large areas of colour
1/2 - 3/4 " filbert (tapered flat brush)
and/or a brush called 'bright' which is just a shorter version of the flat brush. Preferably one of each.
Dont go smaller than 1/2" medium sized round brush with a good chiseled tip
Ttear sheet palette (larger one)
Palette knife 1 1/2 - 2" diamond shaped
Canvas 16 X 20 " or larger
paper towels for cleanup and regular HB pencil for prelim drawing.
Intermediate Class with Gail Mowat - 102A
Stretched Canvas or Canvas Board. The instructor will have both types available for sale.
Watercolour paper 140 - 200# d'Arches or Curry's brands.
Acrylic Medium - Matte or Gloss
Over the term of the class we will be using magazine photos, newspapers, hand made papers, origami papers, anything you would want to use in a Collage. The instructor will supply the different mediums for which a small charge will be made for each student. This is the most cost effective way to work with all the different mediums.
Brushes and anything else which will make a mark on paper, eg. combs, sponges, painting knives. Masking tape
2 large containers for water
Plastic tablecloths for the table and the floor (available at the Dollar store)
Sketch book, pencil 2B, white eraser, scissors
Apron or old shirt
3 small bottles of fluid acrylic your choice regarding colour or brand
Water spray bottle
Foam board or anything else you can clip your paper to.
***** The most important thing to bring is an open mind ready to have some fun, not be hyper critical of your work, you may even learn some new techniques along the way******
Class with Leslie Cochrane
If you are using oil paint please try to use water soluble oil. If regular oil paints are used, please use the 'eco house' solvent as a mixer. it can be found at Loomis Art Stores.
Paint colours: (oil or acrylic)
cadmium red medium
alizarin crimson
cobalt blue
cadmium yellow medium
cadmium yellow light
white
Brushes:
3/4 - 1 " flat (longer, square) brush for laying in large areas of colour
1/2 - 3/4 " filbert (tapered flat brush) and/or a brush called 'bright' which is just a shorter version of the flat brush. Preferably one of each. Dont go smaller than 1/2" medium sized round brush with a good chiseled tip
tear sheet palette (larger one)
palette knie 1 1/2 - 2" diamond shaped
canvas 16 X 20 " or larger
paper towels for cleanup and regular HB pencil for prelim drawing
Table cover to protect work tables (from the $$ Store)
DRAWING
Pencils: 8B, 6B, 4B, 2B, HB
Charcoal Pencils: 6B, 2B, white
Small pencil sharpener
Erasers: Kneaded and Pink
Blending Stumps in assorted sizes
Newsprint Pad: 18" x 24"
11 x 14 drawing paper pad (good quality)
stainless steel ruler (12” or 18”)
Compressed Charcoal, several sticks
Vine Charcoal - soft, several sticks
3 large butterfly clips
Masonite Drawing Board: at least 20" x 26
India ink, black
Drawing ink – Sepia or Burnt Umber
Several soft bristled brushes (sable or synthetic) large and small
masking tape
Fixative - Optional
Tool or tackle box to carry art supplies
Additional materials may be required as needed for specific projects.
WATERCOLOUR -the Basics
Adventures in Beginning Watercolour
Supplies and Course Outline
Supplies and Course Outline to be discussed Week 1 and may change slightly to suit the needs of the class.
Supplies
Suggested list – Bring any supplies you already have. Dried tubes are still usable.
Brushes
Synthetic Brushes
1½”or 2” wash brush (a pastry brush will work)
1” flat (preferably with a chisel brush handle)
#12 round
#8 round
#4 round
Paint
(I use Winsor & Newton Artist Quality and DaVinci)
Transparent Triad
Aureolin
Permanent Rose
Cobalt blue (DaV)
Vibrant Triad
Hansa Yellow Light (DaV)
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Earths
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Sepia
Additional Colours (optional)
Quinacridone Gold
Perylene Maroon
Cerulean
Indigo
Veridian
Raw Sienna
Other Basic Supplies
140lb cold press paper (Arches or Waterford)
White palette with lid (Robert E Woods works well)
Lightweight corrugated plastic board 12” x 16” fits a 1/4 sheet paper
(Plastacor / Coroplast at DeSerres) (or Plexiglass [seconds])
HB or 2H pencil
Sketchbook
White eraser
Masking tape (1/2” or 3/4” beige or off white)
Paper towel or facial tissue
Old clean hand towel or tea towel
Table cover to protect work tables (dollar store plastic)
2 large containers for water (large yogurt or margarine ideal)
Small water spray bottle
Optional – masking fluid (removable), masking fluid pick up, small cheap brush
WATERCOLOURS -Advanced
Watercolour paper -140 lb cold press (Arches or Fabriano) and hot press for a smooth surface alternative
- full sheets may be cut down for paintings (standard sizes 5x7", 8x10", 11x14", 16x20", plus 1/2" -1" margin all around for tape)
- smaller pieces or a small watercolour pad for testing colours and trying techniques can be very useful
Tube watercolours or set of watercolour pans (see list below)
Suggested brushes
- large brush for washes (hake brush, synthetic or disposable foam brush)
- 1" flat or angle brush (golden taklon)
- round brushes #6 & #10 (preferably natural hair)
- script liner or small round wih good point for detail work (golden taklon)
Water container (some are also available in the studio)*
Notebook
Palette with large mixing area (colours should be arranged similar to the colour wheel and labelled)
greyscale*
colour wheel*
paper towel
masking tape, or brown watercolour tape (only sticks to wood mounting board)
HB pencil
mechanical pencil*
soft eraser
sharpener
ruler
sturdy board for mounting watercolour paper (wood, corrugated plastic etc. - should be water resistant and 2 or more inches larger than your paper)
masking fluid*
soap (liquid or bar)*
rubber cement pickup tool*
retractable blade (for cutting paper)
fine black permanent marker*
palette knife*
table and/or pickling salt (for texture techniques)*
saran wrap (for texture techniques)*
table cover (some available in the studio as well)*
viewfinder for composing your design (can be made from cardboard - I will demonstrate this in class)
colour sample card (prepare a watercolour card with all of your colours as described in previous email)
spray pump bottle for water*
Items marked with an asterisk are very helpful, but not absolutely required.
Also bring any of your own photo references or materials for still life.
Bring any previous or 'problem' paintings for advice or critique.
Tube watercolours
Purchase 'artist' quality, not student quality because the pigments are better and give more vivid, lasting colour. stay away from the cadmiums as they are more toxic and also more opaque which makes them unsuitable for glazing techniques. Look for a cool and warm of each primary and add in some neutrals colours as well.
These are merely suggestions. Please bring what you have to class before spending a fortune on new paint.
PRIMARY COLOURS
Aureolin Yellow
New Gamboge Yellow
Rose Dore (Quinacridone)
Permanent Rose
Alizarine Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
other colours commonly used ...
Scarlet Lake
Raw Sienna
Quinacridone Gold
Brown Madder
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Quinacridone Violet
Mauve or Dioxazine Violet
Leaf Green
Sap Green
Hookers Green Dark
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Turquoise
Antwerp
Most of the above are transparent colours according to the Winsor and Newton colour charts, but you can test any colours that you already have by first painting a thick black line (use a marker or acrylic paint) down a test page. Then paint each of your colours across the black line. The ones that disappear completely are your transparent colours. The ones that look milky or chalky on top of the black line are more opaque.
Winsor and Newton has a lot of helpful information on their site (paper, brushes, colour charts etc). Be sure and check it out.
PASTELS
- basic set of soft pastels, Rembrandt’s set of 15 ½ sticks is very good for beginners
- small set of Prismacolour Nupastels can supplement the softer pastels
- a few pastel pencils – black or dk brown, dk. grey, white and a neutral mid tone are suggested
- a few sticks of vine charcoal, 2b pencil
- blending stomp, kneaded eraser, a soft brush(for removing pastel), soft cloths
- a pad of Canson Mi-Teintes paper, they are available in a 9x12’ or 12x16’ size, or you can get several 19x25’ sheets in neutral colours
- newsprint pad or several sheets of 18x24” newsprint
- masking tape or clips to hold your paper
- sheet of foamcore or gatorboard as a backing for your paper
- paper towels or rags for easy clean up
CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
The teacher will have the necessary materials for sale at the first class.
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