Paint 

For Beginners: Oil Color Paint, Starter Set

A guide for experienced painters – Paint suggestions (37 ml Tubes) 

Primary Yellow-Opaque 

Cadmium Yellow Hue 

Winsor Yellow 

Cadmium Barium Yellow Med. 

Hanza Yellow Med. 

Cadmium Yellow Med.

Earth Yellow-Transparent- chooses one 

Transparent Yellow Oxide 

Transparent Gold Ochre 

Transparent Earth Yellow 

Transparent Mars Yellow 

Transparent Oxide Yellow Lake

Primary Red-Opaque – chooses one 

Winsor Red Grumbacher Red 

Cadmium Red Hue 

Cadmium Barium Red Light 

Cadmium Red Light

Earth Red- Transparent – chooses one 

Transparent Red 

Oxide Burnt Sienna 

Transparent Earth Red

Transparent Mars Red 

Transparent Oxide Red Lake 

Cool Red- Transparent 

Alizarine Crimson (the darker the better) 

Earth Green-Transparent 

Sap Green (the darker the better) 

Cool Green-Transparent 

Phthalo Green (Blue Shade?) or Viriidian (green) 

Primary Blue-Transparent 

(French?) Ultramarine Blue (deep?) (the darker the better) 

White-Opaque (125 ml Large Tube) 

Titanium White

Brushes

Any Brand Filbert Style White hog bristle brushes from ¼” to 1-1/2” + Get as many types and sizes of brushes as you like (flat, round, synthetic, sable, etc…) But you will probably be using a 1” Filbert the most.

Natural Hair Paintbrush Set – choose one of the sets you would like to use

• Sable Weasel Hair – Soft brush strokes
• Natural Hog Bristle Artist Brushes 
• Natural Bristle Professional Paintbrush Set
• Natural Chungking Bristle 

Painting Medium 

Small bottle of liquin (or alkyd painting medium) 

Experiment with: linseed oil, stand oil or other types of painting mediums.

Gamblin Solvent Free Gel Medium Oil 150Ml

Palette

Grey Matters Paper Palette is easy to use in class. Or wood, plexiglass, etc….

Wet Paint Palette with Airtight Lid

Palette Knife and other painting tools 

Good for mixing, applying, and manipulating paint. Pick a size and shape you like

Small Painting Knife

Canvas or Panel (Good for Class Work)

Stretched Canvas or Gesso Wood Painting Panel 11X14 or 16X20 

Feel free to paint on any support you like, except “canvas boards” Experiment with Primed Linen, Primed plywood panels, primed masonite, Gessoed paper, Mylar, etc…. You must try many different painting surfaces to find which works best for you. You can prime most any surface with Acrylic gesso/Real gesso/Oil Primer/Rabbit skin glue/acrylic matt Medium to create a: Smooth/Rough/Absorbent/Non-Absorbant/ Dark/Light/or Colored painting ground.

Paint Thinner 

Can of odorless thinner, get at least a quart.

Artists’ Grade Gamsol 

Paint Cleaning 

Brush Cleaning Tank or Stainless Steel Leak-Proof Deluxe Brush Washer

Brush Cleaner

Murphy Original Oil Soap

Blue Shop Towels Rags and/or Paper Towels

Portfolio

Large Easel

Artist Drawing Manikin