Description
Bring your own reference materials including sketches/photos/ideas, and just paint. This instructor will offer suggestions and guidance to complete your work. Beginners are given specific projects that acquaint them with acrylic paint and acrylic techniques including blending, shading, color mixing, etc. Demos will illustrate various techniques and the handling of acrylic paint. We use the acrylic paint that comes in tubes.
Supply List:
If you already have some acrylic paints and brushes, bring them. Check the list below and purchase where needed. We will start with the very basic supplies and you can add to them later if desired. I suggest Liquitex or Golden Professional Acrylic paints in 2oz. tubes: *these are the bear
minimum colors to start with: Red, yellow and blue, they are the primary colors and white. You are welcome to get any other colors that that you like or a small starter set. Although student grade paints are less expensive the professional quality paints contain more pigment go further and give better results .
• Cadmium Yellow (hue) medium
• Naphtal Crimson
• Cobalt Blue (hue)
• White
Also Needed:
• Gloss Medium & Varnish
I will discuss and demo other acrylic mediums and their uses
• Gesso – optional – will be discussed
Brushes:
• Some Flat acrylic brushes ¼” to 1 ½” or wider
• a small and a large round acrylic brush
Palette
You can purchase a “stay wet” type of palette. It has a cover and some sort of
moisture pad and palette paper that you can purchase.
Or, you can get the “stay-wet “ palette and use a sponge and your own version of a
palette (tin foil or wax paper taped to a piece of board). This is less costly.
For even less you can use a foil pie pan or paper plates with a small sponge and tin
foil as a cover.
Other items you will need:
• Several smallish primed canvases (12”x12” or slightly larger} available in
packs at Michael’s for great discount prices
• 9”x12” or larger, Acrylic Paper 246lb pad or Watercolor paper (cold Press)
140lb pad. Strathmore or similar brand
• Soft Charcoal sticks (optional)
• Water container
• Paper towels
