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Studio Open House Oct 6th 5-9pm

Accomplished Artist Studio

Acrylic Painting Academy

Supply List

Find everything you need for class listed below. If you already have different brands of any of the supplies, feel free to bring them instead. Buying your personal supplies through the Amazon links provided helps Accomplished Artist Studio fund our Scholarship Program.

Essential

Secondary

Optional

students should bring these items to class

great items to have but not essential

convenient items or an upgraded version of an essential item

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ESSENTIAL

Canvas Panels

Inexpensive panels to start learning on

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Liquid Glazing

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Stretch Canvas

An inexpensive stretch canvas to try when you are learning to paint. Approx. 9X12 to 11 X 14 is best to start with.

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Aluminum Palette Knife

For mixing colors on your paette

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Paint Brushes

I prefer not spending too much on brushes. These are some I like.

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Retarder

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Palette Box

This is a great box to put your palette paper or glass palette in to carry your paints home. Or you can also you it to carry your fresh painting home!

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Chip Brush

You'll be surprised at how much you use these brushes!

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Disposable Grey Palette Paper

This disposable mid-value palette paper makes clean up a breeze!

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Painting Apron

If your painting, you'll need an apron or lab coat of some kind. This is a great apron.

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Spray Bottle

You'll need a spray bottle to keep handy while painting!

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Kneaded Eraser

This eraser can be molded to erase tiny areas, you can press and lift instead of rubbing and you can knead it to clean it!

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Blending Stumps

A great way to soften your strokes.

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Prismacolor Graphite Pencil Set

My favorite standard graphite pencil set.

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Small Sketch Book

A great small sketch book for warm up exercises in class or on the go!

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T-square Ruler

A great inexpensive T-square ruler for getting perfect horizontal and vertical lines.

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Hake Brush

A great inexpensive brush for getting eraser and pencil crumbs off your paper without smearing!

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White Pearl Eraser

An inexpensive nice white eraser that I prefer! But any brand will do!

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Retractable Eraser

A retractable eraser for smaller areas.

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9x12 Drawing Pad (spiral)

A great smaller size drawing pad.

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Acrylic Paint - Sap Green

A good natural green

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Acrylic Paint - Cadmium Orange

This medium orange is a great orange base to work with!

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Acrylic Paint - Cadmium Yellow Medium

I like this cad yellow medium because it's a more true yellow.

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Acrylic Paint - Titanium White

You'll need a large tube of this, you'll use it a lot!

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Acrylic Paint - Lamp Black

You'll use this in small amounts most of the time

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Acrylic Paint - Dioxazine Purple

A handy color for deep values

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Acrylic Paint - Alizarin Crimson

A deep red you'll reach for often!

ESSENTIAL

Acrylic Paint - Ultramarine Blue

A standard blue you'll use often!

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Transparent Red Iron Oxide

I love this color by itself, or to influence other colors

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Quinacridone Rose

Quin Rose or Quin Magenta will work

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

A great muted yellow

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Phthalo Blue

A very strong blue paint

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Phthalo Green

A very intense green paint

OPTIONAL

Acrylic Paint - Cadmium Red Medium

This is an optional color because of the cost, but it's great to have!

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