Supplies

Oil paint

If you already have oil paints you like, you can work with those. The instructor usually uses Winsor-Newton brand oil paints. Holbein or Rembrandt are also great options.

Depending on how much you want to invest in oil paints, the instructor breaks down his requirements into 3 categories.

1. These will get you through the class, but it’s a pretty limited range.

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Red
• Yellow Ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Bone black

3. These will build what’s known as a warm/cool palette — it’s got everything you need.

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Yellow
• Lemon yellow
• Cadmium Red
• Alizarin Crimson
• Ultramarine Blue
• Phthalo Blue
• Viridian Green
• Yellow Ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Raw Umber
• Bone black

Brushes

Note: These are the essential brushes, so you don’t have to buy too much. Feel free to bring more.

Boar Bristle/ Hogs Hair Brushes

Note: The instructor uses Robert Simmons Signet, but any comparable brand is fine.

Flat 2, 4, 8
Round 0, 2

Sable brushes

Note: The instructor uses Escoda, but any comparable brand is fine. Synthetic sable for oil is also fine and it’s much cheaper.

Flat 6, 8
Round 0, 6

Rags

Oil Solvent

Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits

Oil Brush cleaning container

Note: A container for cleaning your brushes can be anything that works. These are just options.

Better: US Art Supply Stainless Steel Leak-Proof Deluxe Brush Washer

Cheaper: Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank

Brush soap

Original B&J brush cleaner

(whatever brand is fine)

Palette

Any palette will work as long as it’s flat with no troughs. Neutral gray palettes are nice, but aren’t essential. If you like, you can use a disposable palette pad.

Palette knife

Trowel size 6 (also flexible here if you have another preference)

Painting surfaces

4 5”x7” and 4 11”x14”

The sizes are flexible, but don’t go any smaller than 5”x7” and no student grade. You just need a primed suffice to paint on no smaller than 5”x7” for each class. If you like, this can be gessoed (primed) paper.

The instructor recommends buying an unprimed panel and a bottle of gesso (primer). Put on 3 coats and let it dry between coats. If you like a smoother surface, you can sand it down.

Raymar has great panels, but they are expensive. The cheapest they offer that are still very good can be found here.