For Oil Painting Students:

Materials List for Drawing in Charcoal (Use this list if you are a first-time student in the FALL class and bring to class in the WINTER and SPRING quarter too.)

You will begin the FALL quarter with Value Studies and Composition Studies. Bring the following items to your first class and to each class thereafter:

• SKETCH PAD: get Smooth Surface Drawing Pad (rather than newsprint pad) that is bound at the top, size 18x24 ("Canson Biggie" is good.)

• CHARCOAL: It is essential that it be SOFT vine charcoal. If you cannot find it marked as SOFT then test it in the store. Make 10 parallel lines close to each other, and then rub in the opposite direction with your fingers. If it is SOFT then the lines will disappear into a soft grey mass. If the charcoal is medium or hard, the lines will not disappear completely.

• KNEADED ERASER 

• PAPER TOWELS: brand VIVA, 1 roll

• CLIPS: 4 large bankers clips to clip your paper to your board

• FOAMCORE: ¼ inch thick, 24" x 30", to use as a backing board and to carry your work

• WORKABLE SPRAY FIXATIVE: (for charcoal, pastel, pencil)

• MEASURING STICK: you can use a bamboo barbeque skewer, a dowel stick (3/8" diameter, 20" long) or a knitting needle. Anything that is thin, straight, and lightweight

You may find it helpful to add the following items to your supplies:

• GLOVES: The thin medical-type gloves are helpful, as charcoal, some oil paint and most pastels are toxic.   Or you may want to get “Gloves in a Bottle”, a liquid that you rub on your hands, let it dry and then do your work.  It will protect your skin from paint, solvents and pastel dust. 

• MASK: If you are sensitive to charcoal, you will want this for charcoal day. I prefer a surgical facemask that hooks behind my ears. It’s most comfortable.

• VISOR: A visor is helpful to block the light.  In some positions in the room, you may find it is pointed right into your eyes from the other side of the room.

• MIRROR: A hand-held mirror is very helpful to check your painting by viewing it in reverse. The best mirror is found at a beauty supply house, is large, square, and has a handle.

• BINOCULARS: These are helpful to see details on the model when your easel position is at some distance.

Easels and Taborets are provided by the Spruill Center.

I will give you an OIL SUPPLY LIST at your first class. It will include oil paints, brushes, etc., plus a resource list of vendors and catalogs to research your prices.

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CLASS: PORTRAIT and FIGURE

 INSTRUCTOR: NANCY BLANCHARD HONEA

Materials List for Oils

OIL PAINT: Get 37 ml. tubes (except Titanium White get 120 ml. tube) of only these brands of oil paint: Gamblin, Winsor Newton, Grumbacher or Rembrandt   (For your convenience arranged by brand as a shopping list)

GAMBLIN, GRUMBACHER OR REMBRANDT:

1. Ivory Black

2. Burnt Umber

3. Burnt Sienna

4. Alizarin Permanent (ONLY Gamblin brand) or Crimson Lake Deep Extra (Old Holland brand)

5. Cadmium-Barium Red, Deep (Grumbacher)

6. Cadmium Red Medium

7. Cadmium Red Light

8. Cadmium Orange

9. Titanium White (Gamblin or Winsor Newton) 120 ml. tube

10. Yellow Ochre (**only Gamblin or Grumbacher)

11. Raw Sienna (**only Gamblin, or Grumbacher)

12. Hansa Yellow Lt.

13. Permanent Green Light

14. Phthalo Green

15. Cerulean Blue ( it must say Genuine, not Hue)(Gamblin) or Manganese Blue

16. Phthalo Blue

17. Cobalt Blue

18. Ultramarine Blue

19. Dioxizine Purple(Grumbacher)

20. Quinacridone Magenta

WINSOR NEWTON:

21. Indian Yellow

22. Cadmium Yellow

23. Permanent Rose

24. Cadmium Green Pale

25. Viridian (Green)

(OPTIONAL COLORS that you will enjoy if you can afford to buy these colors in addition to those listed above (Both are Gamblin): Perylene Red, and Phthalo Turquoise)

******If you are new to oil painting, look carefully on EACH tube to make sure that you are buying OIL, not acrylic, watercolor or any other type of paint.

*** Please use only Artist Grade Paints = NO STUDENT GRADE PAINTS (These are names of student grade paints: Winsor Newton:Winton; Grumbacher:Academy;  or Rembrandt:Van Gough)

Please do not bring any colors other than those listed above.

OTHER MATERIALS

CANVAS: Only STRETCHED canvas please, NO CANVAS BOARD. Cotton canvas is just fine to use for class work. You will begin each painting with value studies and composition studies done on your sketch pad. You will then decide which composition to use and select a canvas size that works best, therefore, bring a variety of sizes to the second class, i.e. one of each, 16"x 20", 18"x 24", 20"x 24". You will need 1 additional canvas, size 16"x20" to be used for the gesture painting. (Ask me for notes on materials for gesture painting.)

TONING YOUR CANVAS: We will usually work on a toned canvas. Golden Acrylic paint, neutral gray #6  will be used to tone your canvas. In class I will tell you how to tone your canvas.

BRUSHES: Please use only FILBERTS made with HOG BRISTLE (No synthetic or sable). Either look on the handle of the brush and it will say Filbert, or ask a sales person to help you. The hairs that make up the brush are arranged in different ways for different brushes.  Each brush style serves a particular purpose.  There is a big difference between Filberts, Flats, Brights and Rounds. Get FILBERT.

    SIZES:  You will need a variety of SIZES: #2 buy 2-3 brushes; #4 buy 3-6 brushes; #6 buy 2-3 brushes; #8 buy only 1 brush; #10 buy only 1 brush. Buy only 1 sable brush: a small #2 sable round. If you have other brushes from previous classes or used while working at home, please leave them at home. We use only Filberts and brushes in good condition. (**To learn more about brushes, ask me for  my information handout: BRUSHES.)

SOLVENT: Use as your medium the solvent Weber: ODORLESS TURPENOID in the blue/white pint size can or Gamsol by Gamblin. Bring this to class in the can that it comes in. You can then pour it into the metal palette cups. Bringing it in a glass container is too dangerous as they often are knocked over and broken. DO NOT bring mineral spirits, turpentine or any other type of solvent. They cause headaches in class.

BRUSH WASHER:  There are brush washers available to hold your solvent only.  Ask me to tell you about this in class. 

PALETTE CUPS: Get the 2" double metal palette cups that are connected and clamp on to your palette (to hold small amounts of Turpenoid and later, to hold a medium mixture). There are two styles: one style has the cups open, the other style has a screw type lid. My preference is the screw type lid. They must be 2" to allow your brush easy access. Do not get plastic cups, as they often dissolve.

PALETTE: The best system for bringing paint back and forth to class is the Masterson Paint Saver Box. It will allow you to save some of your paint between classes by putting it in the freezer. Buy the Masterson Paint Saver Box (it is white plastic bottom with a blue top, Size 16 ½ " x 13 ½"). You can also layout your palette before coming to class. Please, do not use disposable palettes.

PREPARING YOUR PALETTE: Go to a frame shop and get a piece of Plexiglas cut to fit inside the box. Measure the inside carefully and have the Plexiglas cut ¼" less than the inside of the box. (This space will allow you to lift it out of the box for use in the classroom.) In class I will give you a printed diagram of how to layout your palette.  This will assist you in laying out your palette consistently.

At home you should paint one side of your plexiglass palette with the Golden acrylic paint, grey #6.   This will provide a neutral color in a middle value to mix upon. This neutral color and value will allow you to compare values and colors most accurately.

PALETTE SCAPER: You will be able to clean your palette easily with a straight razor. In the paint department of a hardware store, get a paint scraper holder for the straight razor. After painting each day, you can clean the mixing area of your palette with the paint scraper. You can clean this mixing area even more thoroughly by using alcohol (rubbing or denatured). Your palette with colors still laid out can then be stored in the freezer for next week’s class. By the time you get to class, it will be fresh and ready to paint. Certain paints will need to be refreshed, but many will be quite nice.

PALETTE KNIVES: bring what you have, but wait to buy this until I show you in class. 

RETOUCH VARNISH: Grumbacher Spray Damar Retouch Varnish. This is sprayed just before you begin to work on the second layer and before each subsequent layer. It refreshes the paint and provides a good bond for the next layer. It can also be used as a preliminary to a final varnish. (See notes on Final Varnish.)  We are not permitted to use spray inside the building, so you will take your painting outside to spray this. 

NUT CRACKER: I like to use an old fashioned nut cracker to open stubborn paint tubes, but you could use small pliers.

BRUSH CLEANER: Get the "Masters Brush Cleaner" in a tan colored, round plastic container. It is a hard, non-sudsing cake soap that will complete the cleaning of your brushes after use. You might also want the "Masters Hand Soap" which even removes dried paint from brushes, and sometimes from clothing.  Ask me to tell you about proper brush care. 

BRUSH HOLDER: Later on you might want to invest in a brush holder. I recommend the Winsor & Newton one. It provides a secure way to store and transport your valuable brushes. Made from cotton canvas, a rigid support and Velcro strap enables the holder to stand upright when open. When it is closed, your brushes can be transported without damage. It is 16" when open and has 22 slots for various sizes of brushes. Or you might find a brush box, but make sure the brushes are not free to slide forward onto their tips and ruin the shape. These boxes usually have a coil inside that allows you to press the brush into place.

CARRIER BAG: This is a lot of equipment to carry back and forth to class. Get a sturdy, spacious canvas bag (or even two bags that will allow you to carry all of this in various kinds of weather and keep the number of trips down to one). It is very helpful to have a luggage carrier or small cart with wheels to bring bags in from the car. A few bungee cords come in handy to hold it all in place. A large plastic garbage bag is handy to throw over it all in case of rain. There are no steps to climb, but there is a curb and two difficult doors to pass through, if you can park in the front of the building.  If you end up parking at the Library parking lot, you will be walking a little bit longer. 

IN ADDITION TO THESE SUPPLIES, BRING TO CLASS EACH WEEK THE SUPPLIES LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SUPPLY LIST ON THE “FIRST MATERIALS LIST” (Sketch Pad, Soft Vine Charcoal, kneaded Eraser, Viva Paper Towels, clips, measuring stick, visor, mirror, binoculars, and gloves and mask if you use them.)

EASELS and TABORET ARE PROVIDED BY THE SPRUILL CENTER.

Local Venders:

Binders, 3330 Piedmont Rd., Suite 18, Atlanta, 404-237-6331, http://www.bindersart.com

  **Take your supply list to store for 10% discount.  They will help you find your supplies.   

Pearl Arts & Crafts, 3756 Roswell Rd,  404-233-9400, www.pearlpaint.com

HAPPY PAINTING!!!