COURSE MATERIALS NEEDED
WHAT OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINTS DO I NEED?
The 3 warm Primary Colours:
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Cadmium Red (brilliant red in the mont marte brand)
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Cadmium Yellow (medium yellow in the mont marte)
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Ultramarine Blue
The 3 cool Primary Colours:
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Alizaron Crimson Red (crimson red in the mont marte brand)
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Lemon Yellow
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Prussian Blue
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Titanium White (opaque white)
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Zinc White (transparent white)
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Ivory Black
A few others to have that might help you..
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Yellow Ochre
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Raw Umber
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Paynes Grey
SOME BLACK ACRYLIC PAINT FOR DOING BACKGROUNDS.
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MEDIUMS: “AS “ Art Spectrum are a great brand but whatever you can find.
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An Odourless Solvent for washing brushes and doing thin washes.
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Medium No.2 or Medium NO. 4 LIQUOL for glazing, blending, mixing etc…
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BRUSHES: A good range of brushes and sizes
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SOME LARGE GESSO BRUSHES and a variety of palette knives for mixing and doing palette knife painting.
WHAT CANVAS & PALETTES DO I NEED?
You will need a Pad of Canvas Sheet. A3 if you can get it but if not A4. Any brand but the ones below are affordable and you can buy online.
You will need a palette of some sort. this could be plastic plates, a pad of disposable tear-off palettes or timber palettes. I have found all of these items available online from eBay, Office Works or Amazon just to name a few. All items around $10 or less.
To do larger paintings I suggest you work on Stretched Canvases or Canvas Board. Once again, you can get a very affordable range of canvases online. The Mont Marte range of materials are very well priced.
You will need some jars with lids, some rags, some charcoal and latex gloves if you are using oil paint and want to protect your hands.
