Materials List for Plein Aire I & II

For beginning painters, you can either bring the suggested colors listed below, or you may purchase a standard set of colors, such as the following:

From Michael's, Artist's Loft brand carries sets of paint. Each set is $4.99/piece.

1.) 12 color set of oil paints, or acrylics, or watercolors
2.) Brush set, use the 8 piece set of bristle brushes for oil paints, and set of synthetic brushes for acrylics and watercolors.
3.) palette pad

8" X 10", or 9" X 12", canvas, or canvas panel, or canvas board

Prior to class, please note: If you buy prepared canvas or panels or boards, and they are on an acrylic ground, which most are when purchased locally, then you can use acrylic paint to tone your canvas. For this, please buy a small tube of "earth"red acrylic paint. Any of the following colors will be fine: Venetian red, English red, transparent red ochre, etc.. Using an approx 3” wide cheap house-painting brush, and having thinned paint with water, brush side-to-side horizontally across canvas lightly (thin paint a lot). Allow white of canvas or gessoed board to show through a bit. Aim for the effect of a mere veil of color.

• portable easel, or let me know to bring one for you to use
• palette
• paper towels
• oil painting medium (liquin, or other medium) and turpentine for oils
• water for watercolor or acrylics
• 2 small, metal (or plastic) clip-on containers with lids
• hat and sunscreen are recommended
• If you already have oil or acrylic paint, my suggested colors to bring are as follows;

-yellow ochre, naples yellow, raw sienna, Cadmium yellow light (or lemon yellow or titanium yellow)
-cadmium red light (or vermillion), alizarin crimson, venetian red, burnt sienna, Egypt violet
-ultramarine blue, cerulean blue
-ivory black, raw umber, burnt umber
-titanium white (or lead white)