Oil Painting Student Supply List
Instructor: Cyndi Thau
1/18/22 UPDATE:
OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DONATED
The workshop instructor fee remains the same, the only other supplies you would need to bring would be: a canvas, any optional paints desired, liquin, jar with lid for solvent, paper towels, and palette knife.
The oil paints, brushes, and gamsol will be provided, along with a paper palette.
Canvas
• Stretched canvas. Acrylic primed, gallery wrap (Cyndi prefers 1-1/2″ deep)
• 12×16 but any size is fine as long as the size of the canvas and image being used are in scale
Brushes – Synthetic flat but filberts are fine too
• Long handled flats - Sizes #4 #8 and #12 and a liner brush
• If you have other styles/sizes of brushes please bring them
• Qualita from Creative Mark (Jerry’s Artarama) is a decent brush at a decent price
Paint – Oil
37 ml Tubes
Suggested colors (but not limited to):
• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Indian Yellow
• Napthol Red (or Cadmium Red Medium)
• Alizarin Crimson
• Ultramarine Blue
• Phthalo Blue (or Prussian Blue)
• Titanium White
• From these colors we can mix a variety of others
Other paint suggestions:
• Prussian Blue and Raw Sienna or Indian Yellow mix for a beautiful background green
• Burnt Umber and Ultramarine Blue mix for a deep dark ‘almost black’
• Cadmium Yellow Light or Indian Yellow and Cerulean Blue are good for water or sky
Misc.
• Gamsol or Mona Lisa Solvent
• Liquin – original version (small bottle, 8.4 oz or smaller)
• Palette for mixing paint. 12”x16” is recommended. Masterson is a sealable style for transport.
• Solvent jar with lid.
• Roll of Paper towels or Blue shop towels
• Palette knife for mixing. 2”-3” blade recommended
• Apron or wear clothes you don’t mind if paint finds its way over
Jerry’s Artarama is a good source for supplies. www.jerrysartarama.com
