Oil Painting

Paints

  • Cadmium Yellow Medium or Primary Yellow
  • Lemon Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Medium
  • Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Red/Crimson
  • Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue
  • Cerulean Blue or Prussian Blue
  • Zinc or Titanium White
  • Black or Payne’s Gray

 

Optional:

-Burnt Sienna, Van Dyke Brown, Raw Umber

-Sap Green or Emerald Green

 

Support

11” x 14” or larger: Canvas paper for practice/studies, stretched canvas or mounted wood panel for paintings

 

Supplies

  • Assortment (4-6) of natural and synthetic brushes: get a mix of sizes (including at least one large approx. 1” brush) and shapes (Flat, Bright, and Round)
  • Palette knife
  • Odourless thinner
  • Linseed Oil
  • Container for thinner/medium
  • Rags
  • Large flat palette (disposable palettes are fine)
  • Sketchbook and pencils
  • Charcoal