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Find all your creative supplies listed below. Students should plan on buying all supplies marked "Essential" unless you already own something similar.

Oil Painting Supplies

My favorite standard graphite pencil set.

Prismacolor Graphite Pencil Set

ESSENTIAL

Three ring binder to hold handouts and charts. If you have one at home, just use that!

Three Ring Binder

ESSENTIAL

A great smaller size drawing pad.

9x12 Drawing Pad (spiral)

ESSENTIAL

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!

Kneaded Eraser

ESSENTIAL

An inexpensive, nice white eraser. I prefer this brand but any brand will do.

White Pearl Eraser

ESSENTIAL

An amazing personal pencil sharpener for graphite or colored pencils.

Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener

SECONDARY

This is a great tool to improve your accuracy. You can use this tool to check your measurements and draw the same size or to resize your drawing from the reference. We will be teaching you about this tool when you get to the portrait lesson, so it is not needed immediately.

Proportional Divider Tool

SECONDARY

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

T-square Ruler

OPTIONAL

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

Hake Brush

OPTIONAL

A sturdy, no-spill container for your turpenoid oil brush cleaner.

Brush Washer Container with Lid

ESSENTIAL

A retractable eraser for smaller areas.

Retractable Eraser

OPTIONAL

You must have your own painting surface after launch. This is one option- it's an Inexpensive panel that is great to start learning on.

Canvas Panels

ESSENTIAL

For mixing colors on your palette.

Aluminum Palette Knife

ESSENTIAL

(Lt-Yellow) I prefer Gamblin or M Graham. Can also use a Cad Yellow Light.

Oil Paint- Cad Yellow Medium

ESSENTIAL

This will become your go-to blue!

Oil Paint- Ultramarine Blue

ESSENTIAL

An inexpensive set of filbert oil painting brushes.

Ebony Splendor Long Handle Filbert Brushes

ESSENTIAL

An inexpensive set of oil painting brushes.

Ebony Splendor Long Handle Round Brushes

ESSENTIAL

You'll need different sizes of flat brushes for some projects. Many artists prefer the flat over other brushes.

Flat Paint Brushes

ESSENTIAL

You'll use this a lot when mixing colors, so buy the larger tube.

Oil Paint- Titanium White (large tube)

ESSENTIAL

This disposable mid-value palette paper makes clean up a breeze! You can purchase a glass palette instead if you wish. (listed under optional)

Disposable Grey Palette Paper

ESSENTIAL

This handy pocket color wheel will be a great tool as you create with color!

Color Wheel

ESSENTIAL

This is the palette most students get. This is a great holder for the disposable gray palette paper or the glass palette. You can also use it to carry smaller wet painting to take home. Many students purchase two! There are other palette options listed under optional if you would prefer to try something different.

Oil Painting Palette with Lid

ESSENTIAL

A great way to protect your clothes! Any type apron will do, some student prefer the Lab coat. (which is listed under optional)

Art Apron

ESSENTIAL

This is a great medium to mix with your paints if they are too stiff.

Walnut Oil- Medium

ESSENTIAL

(Dk-Yellow) You'll be amazed at how much you use this color! Use M. Graham or Gamblin.

Oil Paint- Yellow Ochre

SECONDARY

(DkBrown). Either of these are great darker browns. Often one i not available.

Oil Paint- Asphaltum or VanDyke

SECONDARY

(Mid to Dark Green) a good natural green!

Oil Paint- Sap Green

SECONDARY

(Med-Blue) A great blue that leans slightly green.

Oil Paint- Cobalt Blue

SECONDARY

(Dk-Red) You also can use a Transparent Earth Red in Gamblin or M Graham brands.

Oil Paint- Transparent Red Oxide

SECONDARY

A great way to clean your brushes without using turpenoid or gamsol.

Powerwash

OPTIONAL

This is a great tool for cleaning your palette. Comes with two handles and 100 plastic blades so it doesn't scratch your palette.

Plastic Palette Scraper

SECONDARY

Canvas paper to paint charts or tape to board for painting. Does not absorb so much paint! These will be used for Color Theory lessons and sample pieces.

Canvas Pad- 24 sheets

SECONDARY

(Mid-Red) Gamblin brand is fine too.

Oil Paint- Alizarin Crimson

SECONDARY

I enjoy this convenience color! Not a necessity but definitely a nice luxury!

Oil Paint- Cobalt Teal

OPTIONAL

A must have neutral color.

Oil Paint- Raw Umber

OPTIONAL

(Mid-Brown) Great for value painting and more!

Oil Paint- Burnt Umber

OPTIONAL

(Light Yellow) A nice lighter yellow color that leans towards green.

Oil Paint- Cad Yellow Light

OPTIONAL

A great dark black.

Oil Paint- Ivory Black

OPTIONAL

This tool is great for creating fine lines in your artwork, or for signing your art.

Detailed Fine Line Applicator

OPTIONAL

This is a convenience color that comes in handy, especially if you like a variety of purples.

Oil Paint- Cobalt Violet

OPTIONAL

(Light-Red) An essential palette color. I prefer M. Graham or Gamblin brands.

Oil Paint- Cad Red Light

OPTIONAL

I love this color when painting landscapes.

Oil Paint- Cerulean Blue

OPTIONAL

a tool to create a thin lines with watercolor paints, oil paints and masking fluid.

Ruling Pen

OPTIONAL

(Dk Purple) This is a convenience color. Great for shadows and adding to deep neutral colors.

Oil Paint- Ultramarine Violet

OPTIONAL

Light Blue - I love this light, sky blue color. A great convenience color!

Oil Paint- Radiant Blue

OPTIONAL

A great convenience color!

Oil Paint- VanDyke Brown

SECONDARY

The most amazing soap for cleaning off the oil paint from your hands and brushes. We provide it in the studio.

Murphy's Oil Soap (brush cleaner)

OPTIONAL

This is a great spray to use on graphite and charcoal drawings and you can continue working on it if desired.

Workable Fixative

OPTIONAL

a handy paint to have but you not necessary.

Oil Paint- Cad Green

OPTIONAL

Agreat toolmforpainting and using with masking fluid.

Rubber Tip Brushes

OPTIONAL

(Light Yellow) This is a great subtle yellow! I prefer M. Graham in this color.

Oil Paint- Naples Yellow

OPTIONAL

These brushes are great for adding texture, thin lines and more!

Rubber Tip Blade

OPTIONAL

If you don't want stained fingers, grab some of these gloves when you paint!

Gloves for Oil Painting

OPTIONAL

A handy, convenience color to have!

Oil Paint- Cad Orange

OPTIONAL

A fancier and smaller palette. This is a little more shallow than the standard palette box and easier to use with a palette knife, however it is smaller. It's a personal choice- just one more option!

9X12 Tempered Glass Palette with Lid

OPTIONAL

Sometimes the 12" ruler is just not long enough!

18" T-square

OPTIONAL

Another painting surface that is inexpensive. The stretch canvas is a good one to try after you've tried the canvas panels. Approximately 9x12 to 11x14 is best to start with.

Stretch Canvas

OPTIONAL

A handy little tool to help you get a variety of different size circles.

Circle Maker

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

These test tube holder work great for holder your 37 ml paint tube upright. It helps keep them clean and organized! Comes in a three pack.

Paint tube holder

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

I like using this to hold my walnut oil or other medium when using a handheld palette

Paint Medium Holder

OPTIONAL

A hard case for carrying your brushes to keep them from getting damaged.

Paint Brush Case

OPTIONAL

This odorless mineral spirits is what you'll fill your brush cleaning container with to keep your oil paint brushes clean. Only this or Turpenoid will be allowed in the studio. Two sizes available.

Gamsol Brush Cleaner (33 oz)

OPTIONAL

A pack of 8- 11x14" sheets. These are great painting surfaces for those that prefer a smoother surface to paint on. They must be gessoed before use.

MDF Panel

OPTIONAL

This glass palette is mid value so it makes it easier to mix your oil paints on and it fits inside the palette box.

Grey Glass Palette

OPTIONAL

Some of the nicest drawing surfaces I've used. Especially good for colored pencils and portrait drawing because of the smooth texture.

Stonehenge Paper Pad

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This tool is so handy for opening your tubes of paint without damaging the lid!

Paint Tube opener

OPTIONAL

If you want to easily see the values in something that is full color, you can hold this over it and see only values.

Red Transparency Sheet

OPTIONAL

You'll need some type of holder to carry your paintbrushes in to keep them from getting damaged.

Paint Brush Roll Up Container

OPTIONAL

This odorless mineral spirits is what you'll fill your brush cleaning container with to keep your oil paint brushes clean. No other brush cleaner will be allowed. Two sizes available.

Gamsol Brush Cleaner (16 oz)

OPTIONAL

A set of tiny ended rectangular and round retractable erasers. Great for tiny areas!

Micro-size Retractable Erasers by Mono Zero

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This is one of the students favorite tote bags they use to carry their painting supplies to class.

Tote Bag (Student choice for supplies)

OPTIONAL

This mid-value paper is great for charcoal, colored pencil and graphite art!

Toned Paper (tan)

OPTIONAL

A great thin leaded, soft colored pencil that works well for sketching!

Verithin Colored Pencils

OPTIONAL

If you are interested in palette knife painting, this is a great kit. The blades are flexible and there is a good variety of sizes and shapes.

Palette Knives- Assorted Kit

OPTIONAL

This is an amazing set of buttery soft drawing pencils with a wide range from 10H to 10B. An upgrade from the Prismacolor brand.

Mitsubishi Graphite Pencil Set (Hi-uni)

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This is not necessary for class, but if you want to paint at home and are looking for a great floor easel, this is it!

Painting Easel- floor model

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This light weight palette is a great inexpensive handheld palette and it fits in your palette box so it's easy to transport.

Handlheld Plastic Palette

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A great sketchbook for the artist who has everything!

Nice Art Sketchbook

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This light weight easel makes a great Plein aire set up for painting outdoors!

Ugo Plein Aire Easel

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A larger, smooth finish paper for fine art drawings.

Large Bristol Drawing Pad 19 X 24

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A great book to use as a drawing reference.

Who's Who in Disney

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This is not necessary for class but if you want to paint at home and don't have much space, this is a great easel.

Painting Easel- tabletop model

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

I love this rechargeable light table! Makes a great drawing surface and there's no cords.

Rechargeable Tracing Light Table

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

Handy clipboard to hold your sketch paper.

11X17 Clipboard

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This soft, smooth paper is amazing for sketching. It's. almost slippery, but great fun to draw on especially with prismacolor colored pencils!

11x17 Hammermill Color Copy Paper

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This is a paint medium to help soften stiff paints. Its gel consistency is easy to use.

Galkyd Gel

OPTIONAL

This eraser is great for erasing or lightening wax based colored pencils.

Electric Eraser

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A small pencil pouch to keep your supplies together.

Small Pencil Pouch

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

To protect all your clothing, use a lab coat instead of an apron!

Lab Coat

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A variety of tips and sizes. A great marker set.

Pigma Micron Pen Set

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

An inexpensive ink pen. Love these!

Onyx Pens

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

A great holder for your paintbrushes. Take it to class!

Clip On Paintbrush Holder (drumstick)

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

This is a great tote to carry a variety of art supplies. You'll need a bag of some kind.

Large Art Tote Bag

OPTIONAL

This is a great bag with clear sides so you can see inside. It also holds brushes and. has plenty of room in it.

Paint Organizer Bag

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

this shelf magnetically clips to the Ugo easel. A great addition

Ugo Plein Aire Side Tray for Easel

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

I love this handheld palette! Please note if you are left handed, you'll need to order a right-handout palette.

Handheld Wooden Palette

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

If you enjoy drawing or painting from life and want to do still life, this is a great tool to help you get the lighting right.

Photo Box with Lights

GREAT GIFT IDEAS

Smooth paper for final drawings.

Bristol Paper 9x12

OPTIONAL
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