A Limited Palette Supply List for Landscape Painting
Oil paints
Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd titanium white OR titanium white
Raw umber
Yellow ochre
Cadmium yellow deep
Burnt sienna
Viridian green (please, no thalo green!)
Ultramarine blue
Ivory black
Sap green
Alizarin crimson
Bristle brushes:*
Filberts 2,4,6,8,10
Brights: 6
medium fan brush (Robert Simmons Signet is a good brand for all bristle brushes)
Soft hair brushes:*
Mongoose or Sable filberts 6, 10, round #4
#12 Grumbacher Academy Natural Filbert--great value for tapping out glazes (optional)
Mediums, Solvents, etc.
-odorless mineral spirits
-Spike oil of lavender
-walnut oil
-small jar for medium: baby food, or pimento cheese-size
-glass palette 12” x 16” (sanded or taped edges-get at hardware store like Ace or Universal)
-widget (to scrape glass palette clean-get at hardware store)**
-plastic box to store palette, Masterson's is optional but useful
-palette knife
-Gojo hand cleaner--not the kind with pumice! (get at hardware store)
-3” foam brush
-apron or smock
-paper towels or microfiber rags to wipe brushes
*If you get new brushes, wash out the sizing new brushes are treated with before using. This will improve their performance wonderfully!
Use cool water (not warm) and dish soap a day (preferably) before class, shake out excess water, shape the wet bristles with your fingers, and allow to dry flat (not vertically.)
Recommended online suppliers: http://www.trekell.com/ , http://www.aswexpress.com/ , http://www.dickblick.com/ , http://www.jerrysartarama.com/
**If you must use a paper palette, try to find grey, not white. Much easier to judge color and value on a non-white surface.
Oil paints
Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd titanium white OR titanium white
Raw umber
Yellow ochre
Cadmium yellow deep
Burnt sienna
Viridian green (please, no thalo green!)
Ultramarine blue
Ivory black
Sap green
Alizarin crimson
Bristle brushes:*
Filberts 2,4,6,8,10
Brights: 6
medium fan brush (Robert Simmons Signet is a good brand for all bristle brushes)
Soft hair brushes:*
Mongoose or Sable filberts 6, 10, round #4
#12 Grumbacher Academy Natural Filbert--great value for tapping out glazes (optional)
Mediums, Solvents, etc.
-odorless mineral spirits
-Spike oil of lavender
-walnut oil
-small jar for medium: baby food, or pimento cheese-size
-glass palette 12” x 16” (sanded or taped edges-get at hardware store like Ace or Universal)
-widget (to scrape glass palette clean-get at hardware store)**
-plastic box to store palette, Masterson's is optional but useful
-palette knife
-Gojo hand cleaner--not the kind with pumice! (get at hardware store)
-3” foam brush
-apron or smock
-paper towels or microfiber rags to wipe brushes
*If you get new brushes, wash out the sizing new brushes are treated with before using. This will improve their performance wonderfully!
Use cool water (not warm) and dish soap a day (preferably) before class, shake out excess water, shape the wet bristles with your fingers, and allow to dry flat (not vertically.)
Recommended online suppliers: http://www.trekell.com/ , http://www.aswexpress.com/ , http://www.dickblick.com/ , http://www.jerrysartarama.com/
**If you must use a paper palette, try to find grey, not white. Much easier to judge color and value on a non-white surface.
