Recommended for Oil Paint, Genesis Heat Set Oil Paint or Acrylic Paint
Oil Paints – Traditional
Paint Thinner/Brush Cleaner – Gamsol or Turpinoid
Upholstery Foam Sponge – to apply glazing
Glass Jar for paint thinner/brush cleaner – metal spiral inside good, optional
Canvas – Fredrix Blue Label 9×12’s
Palette – Glass is good, Waxed Paper palettes are fine
Palette Knife – Metal or plastic OK
Gloves – Surgical type, optional
Easel or table
Trash Can
Paper Towels
Brushes:
A good set of brushes will include at least seven kinds of brushes. I like to have a larger natural bristle bright brush like a # 8 boar bristle brush, a synthetic bristle # 12 flat and #2 flat brush, a # 4 and # 8 synthetic filbert tipped brushes for making clouds and other things where you don’t want pointed corners on your brush, and a 0 to 5-0 fine round detailed brush for tiny details and signatures. I also like to have a soft 2” Hake brush on hand.
Windsor Newton Oil Paint or comparable:
Titanium White, Naples Yellow Light, Windsor Lemon or Windsor Yellow, Yellow Ochre Pale, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Dioxazine or Windsor Violet, French Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo or Windsor Blue, Phthalo green or Windsor Emerald Green, Chromium Oxide Green, Sap Green, Windsor Orange, Cadmium or Windsor Red, Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Green (16 Colors)
Here is a link to the Windsor Newton Oil Colors: http://www.winsornewton.com/na/discover/resources/colour-charts/artists-oil-colour
Mediums:
Refined Linseed Oil-small, Liquin Alkyd-small
Varnish:
Retouch Varnish for newly dried paintings
Final Varnish – After thoroughly dry 1 year
GENESIS Heat Set Oil Paints
Paint Thinner/Brush Cleaner – Gamsol or Turpinoid
Paper Towels
Canvas – Fredrix Blue Label 9×12’s
Heat Gun and or Heating Unit
Upholstery Foam Sponge – to apply glazing
Trash Can
Gloves
Palette – Glass is good, Waxed Paper palettes are fine
Palette Knife – Metal or plastic ok
Brushes:
A good set of brushes will include at least seven kinds of brushes. I like to have a larger natural bristle bright brush like a # 8 boar bristle brush, a synthetic bristle # 12 flat and #2 flat brush, a # 4 and # 8 synthetic filbert tipped brushes for making clouds and other things where you don’t want pointed corners on your brush, and a 0 to 5-0 fine round detailed brush for tiny details and signatures. I also like to have a soft 2” Haake brush on hand.
Genesis Paint:
Titanium White, Bismuth Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Dioxazine Purple 4, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue 04 , Viridian Blue 02, Phthalo Green 07, Permanent Green 05, Sap Green, Genesis Orange, Genesis Red, Quinacridone Magenta 07, Thinning Medium
Link to Genesis Heat Set Oil Colors:
http://www.genesisartistcolors.com/products.html
Mediums: Genesis Thinning Medium Only
Varnish: Genesis Air Dry Varnish
ACRYLIC PAINT
Upholstery Foam Sponge – to apply glazing
Paint Thinner/Brush Cleaner – Use Water
Paper Towels
Canvas – Fredrix recommended
Trash Can
Gloves-surgical type, optional
Palette – coated paper plates, waxed paper cups, egg cartons
Mix Paint with brushes or palette knife – Metal or plastic ok
Brushes:
A good set of brushes will include at least seven kinds of brushes. I like to have a larger natural bristle bright brush like a # 8 boar bristle brush, a synthetic bristle # 12 flat and #2 flat brush, a # 4 and # 8 synthetic filbert tipped brushes for making clouds and other things where you don’t want pointed corners on your brush, and a 0 to 5-0 fine round detailed brush for tiny details and signatures. I also like to have a soft 2” Haake brush on hand.
Paints:
Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Brilliant Blue, Bright Aqua Green, Light Emerald or Permanent Green, Chromium Oxide Green, Sap Green, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Medium Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue Permanent, Mars Black
Here’s a link to Liquitex heavy Body Acrylics:
http://www.liquitex.com/US/shop/paints/professional/heavy-body/36091/
Mediums – None
Varnish – No Need but acrylic clear coat OK