Material Lists for Painting Classes

Fall classes start September 27th.

Materials List for Abstract Painting Classes - Paint Your Dreams

Instructor: Avron Soyer

FIRST DAY OF CLASS SUPPLIES:
* One 18"x 24" drawing pad, Strathmore Pad or Bristol Vellum (at least 70lbs. weight)
* One pack 25 sticks of Craypas ("Expressionist" brand is good)
* Tupenoid (in blue container) 3 or 4 paint brushes of different sizes and shapes: rounds, flat,( stiff or soft)
* rags - old t-shirt
* two glass jars with lids

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES
* Hand protection- either plastic gloves or 'Art Guard' hand barrier cream

The summer course will work with oil pastels or craypas. Oil pastels permit the artist to work more directly without spending time mixing colors on the palette or working with the various mediums. you can get painterly effects as well as blend colors but they dry quicker than oil paint.  Oil pastels were invented by Pablo Picasso to have the richness of oil paint and the directness of pastels. Students may choose to paint in oils after the first session.

Students who choose to work in oil paint will need the following:
Brands: Gamblin, Winsor Newton, etc.
Size: medium tubes
* Cadmium Yellow (hue is fine)
* Yellow Ochre
* Alizarin Crimson
* Cadmium Red Light (hue is fine)
* Ultramarine Blue
* Ivory Black
* Raw Sienna
* Titanium White (large Tube)
Optional Paint Colors: Burnt Sienna, raw sienna, Burnt Umber, Terre Verde, Prussian blue, Naples yellow, cadmium red dark, earth red

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
* one to three Pre-primed stretched canvas or canvas board (11 X 14in,  or 16 X 20in)
* Turpeniod (in blue container) or Gamsol
* Palette- Disposable pad of sheets
* Brushes of Various Sizes- Rounds, Flats. Some Stiff bristle some soft.
* Trowel shaped Palette Knife for mixing paint, not too small
* Rags, two glass jars with lid

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES
* Master Brush cleaning soap
* Hand protection- either plastic gloves or Art Guard
* Hand barrier cream

Materials List for Watercolor Painting Classes

Instructor: Jim Cooper

PENCIL & WATERCOLOR SKETCHING SUPPLIES
a) 2b, Hb, 2h pencils
b) Sanding block
c) Single edge razor blade to sharpen
d) Arches 10" x 14" Cold Press Watercolor block or any watercolor paper you like
e) #8, #10, #12 or #14 sable watercolor brush (or synthetic)
f) Watercolor mixing tray
g) Blotter paper and/or paper towels or a cotton rag
h) Minimum suggested watercolor tubes: cobalt blue and raw umber
Note: this class meets in public locations throughout the city so a canvas bag for materials is a good idea

Materials List for Beginning & Intermediate Oil Painting Classes

Instructors: Thomas Legaspi,(Tuesday evenings),  Casey Inch, (Wednesday evenings) and Alaina Plowdrey(Friday afternoons)
Note: Christopher Wright (Friday mornings) has a slightly different material list which we can mail or fax.

SUPPLY LIST
* Painting medium: small jar of Linseed Oil or Stand Oil (thicker oil medium).
(Other options for medium: Winsor Newton Artists painting medium or Galkyd)
* Clean up: Tupeniod (blue container) odorless turpentine
* Paper palette block (disposable) 9 x 12in, or larger
* Always good to have a pencil or charcoal and a small sketch pad 9 x 12in. or larger
* Two jars with lids- One for Turpenoid to clean brushes, one for painting medium.
(Any size from baby food jars to tomato sauce jars)
* Rags, paper towels
* Pre-stretched primed Canvas/ Canvas boards: two or three-16 X 20in and one other pre-stretched primed canvas or canvas board that is of a larger size. Stretched canvas is more traditional and preferred by most artists. Canvas board is acceptable. Canvas board has no give, and in larger sizes can warp.

PAINT - Small tubes unless otherwise noted
* Titanium White (large tube)
* Alizarin Crimson
* Cadmium Red Light (paint labeled as hues are fine)
* Cadmium Yellow Light (paint labeled as hues are fine)
* Yellow Ochre
* Burnt Sienna
* Burnt Umber
* Ultramarine Blue
* Phtalo-blue (recommended for K. Millington classes, optional for T. Legaspi's)

Optional Paint Colors: Phtalo blue, Prussian blue, Naples yellow , Dioxin purple, Permanent green
Recommended Paint Brands:
* Gamblin-makes a good consistency of oil paints that are also very affordable.
* Old Holland-Great consistency of paint and excellent color but they can be very expensive.
* Georgian and some Williamsburg paints- tend to be on the buttery side of oil paint meaning their consistency is very thick and creamy.
* Windsor & Newton, Utrecht, are a decent oil brand with a few less than adequate colors.
Student grade paints are fine for beginners and intermediate artists and usually even large tubes are moderately priced; however, better quality paint does make a difference.

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES
* Old Masters Brush Cleaner or liquid dish soap (Dawn)
* Hand protection: Latex Gloves(recommended) or Winsor Newton Barrier Cream for hands
* Palette Knife - trowel shape preferred, not too small. This is use to mix paint

SUGGESTED BRUSHES BY THOMAS LEGASPI:
* Brushes of different sizes- Rounds and/or, Filberts. Preferably- # 4 and # 8 round and #10 and # 12 filbert
Natural hair brushes like red sable are more expensive but they produce smooth flowing strokes where as bristle brushes are rougher and produce more pronounced strokes yet are inexpensive- a matter of choice. Ideally a few brushes of soft and a few of a stiffer variety are desirable.

SUGGESTED BRUSHES BY KEN MILLINGTON:
Brushes (soft and bristle) Rounds, Brights, Flats- No. 6, 10, 12 (maybe a fine one for detail)

Materials List for Chinese Ink Painting Classes

Instructor: Toinette Lippe
* Roll of single shuen (unsized rice paper)
* Bamboo/orchid brush (large is best but medium will do)
* Sumi-e ink (liquid Chinese, Japanese, or Korean black ink. Do not buy India ink)
* Piece of felt or blanket approx. 20" x 15"
* 4 pebbles or small paperweights to anchor paper
* Container for water (plastic is fine)
* Flat dish, preferably with a lip
* Paper towel

Where to buy chinese ink painting supplies:
Paper, brushes and ink can be purchased in Chinatown at:
Chinese Art, Supplies & Framing (best bet)
7 Pell Street, 2nd floor (two blocks south of Canal)
New York, NY 10013
212-219-2828
11:30-6.30 (closed Tuesday)

Oriental Cultural Enterprises
13-14 Elizabeth Street, 2nd floor (west side of street just south of Canal)
212-226-8461
10:00 am - 7:00 pm

And online or by phone:
Oriental Art Supply
PO Box 6596
Huntington Beach
CA 92615
714-969-4470/1-800-969-4471
info@orientalartsupply.com
orientalartsupply.com
8-5 Pacific Time Mon-Fri
they sell painting supplies and very good books and videos at reasonable prices. Paper: Buy Single or Best Shuen