ACRYLIC TOOLBOX: INTRO TO ACRYLIC PAINTS (P-11) | ONLINE WORKSHOP - Art ...

ACRYLIC TOOLBOX: INTRO TO ACRYLIC PAINTS (P-11) | ONLINE WORKSHOP
Instructor - Laura Spector
Beginner
Saturday a ernoon, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
January 29 – February 12
3-Days
ACRYLIC PAINTS:
Please buy these specific colors or a close varia on to the color listed below.
(About paints - The nicer the brand, the more pigment will be present in the paint
and the smoother it will paint onto the canvas, making your job easier. Golden is
the best, Liquin is the 2nd best, but any other ar st-grade paint is fine.)
You may find good deals at websites: JerrysArtarama or blick.com. Please avoid
ordering from Amazon, as there is no way to determine how long the paint has
been si ng in a warehouse. Art material distributors have to adhere to
temperature, expira on and storage guidelines.
Learn about Golden Heavy Body Pigments here:
h p://www.goldenpaints.com/products/colors/heavy-body
If you purchase Golden, look for this type of packaging:

NOTE: If you prefer slower drying paints (to mimic oils) I recommend ge ng EARTH

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COLORS in OPEN ACRYLICS, and primaries in Heavy Body Pigments)
*You’ll no ce your list of colors contain a warm and cool of each primary color,
followed by a list of earth colors.
Primary Colors:
1. Ultramarine Blue (PB 29)
2. Cerulean Blue, Chromium (PB 36:1)
3. C.P. Cadmium Yellow Primrose (PY 35)
4. Cadmium Yellow Medium (PY 37)
5. Quinacridone Crimson (PR 206 / PR 202), OR, Quinacridone Magenta
6. Pyrrole Red Light (PR 255), or Cadmium Red Medium
Earth Colors:
Yellow Ochre (PY 43), or Yellow Oxide
Burnt Sienna (PBr 7)
Raw Umber (PBr7), or French Raw Umber
Burnt Umber (PBr7)
Titanium White (PW 6)
Zinc White (PW4)
Students may need to replenish certain colors throughout the course.
Note on pale es: You may use your choice of pale e as long as it has plenty of
room for mixing colors. These choices may include my preference of a glass pale e (see
below for materials you’ll need to make your own), a butcher tray, a plas c covered
large, flat pale e that has a sponge in the base, or (my least favorite) gray pale e paper.
*Please no ce that small plas c pale es are not men oned on this list of op ons.
* (op onal) Glass Pale e (See worksheet in email to follow for direc ons
and further info on materials)
Glass to make pale e - 1/8", or 1/4" thick 11" x 17" (Allow 2-3 days to cut, or
Southland Hardware on Westheimer will cut while you wait)
White or Neutral Gray Foamcore cut to 11" x 17"
Duct Tape

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Scissors/box cu er
ruler
Three, or more Pale e Knives, variety of sizes -for mixing and applying paint
(Make sure one of them is angled at the p, and that they all of them have an
angle in the neck.) NO PLASTIC

Acrylic Paint Brushes - (Hogs Hair, and synthe c - Make sure to have BOTH!)
*Round, Flat, Bright and Filbert

Notes on Brushes:
Brushes are a personal investment. Some mes, more expensive means buying a brush
that will last a long me, but it is no guarantee. Some mes, the cheapest hogs hair

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brushes are the best. If you think you will con nue pain ng beyond this class, I highly
recommend visi ng the Rosemary & Co. Website. There you will find a type of brush
called, “The Ul mate”, which is the best brush I’ve used. They last a long me if they’re
taken care of and are very reasonably priced. Since they come from England, they need to
be ordered early due to shipping.
re-set packages of brushes are OK (Michaels has a set of hogs hair bristles for $10). Test
the bristles by gently tugging on them. If you see hairs fall out, do not purchase them. If
the metal part is wiggly, do not purchase them. The bristles may be s ff because they are
dipped in water-soluble glue or cornstarch for shipping. This can be removed by running
the bristles under warm water and reshaping them with your fingers. All measurements/
brush numbers will be different depending on the manufacturer. My measurements listed
reference to the width of the bristles from side to side and do not have to be exact.
Include: (at least)
TWO FLAT or BRIGHT HOGS HAIR brushes (1/4”, 1/2" wide s ff white bristles -
width is measured le to right side of bristles in FLAT or BRIGHT brush styles)
TWO FILBERT brushes. (1/4”, 1/2” so synthe c bristles)
3 Pre-Stretched Canvases (Staples on the back) - 11" x 14", or 16” x 20” Michaels has a
good deal on these (7 to a package - your purchase) Alterna vely, you may use canvas
panels, or canvas paper.
Pain ng Clothes, or apron (I like this one from Jerry's Artarama)
Spray bo le (the kind for spraying plants)
Paper Color Wheel

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Basic Clamp Light and bulb (FROSTED 60, or 100 wa WARM bulb) - You can
get these at Southland Hardware (Westheimer near Montrose), Lowe's or Home
Depot. Please ONLY get a clamp light with a metal bell. They should be
anywhere between $7 - $15 maximum.
Extension cord for your clamp light (check the pins to make sure it fits) Some
plugs will be far away; if you have an op on, get a longer cord.
3” Flat Brush (for washes, priming and varnishing) – buy at the art store, not the
hardware store

This brush will not be fluffy or thick. It is not the same as a wall pain ng brush.
Bag of Rags (Co on - from any hardware store. Ripped up WHITE t-shirts will
also work)
Empty Plas c Cup or large jar - to use for rinsing your brushes throughout
class
GREEN APPLE - For First class.
Small Sketchbook (preferably spiral-bound) to write down color combina ons
and construct thumbnail sketches
Pencil for taking notes.

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VOCABULARY
Hue: When someone is talking about hue they are talking about the actual color
of an object. Green is a hue as are red, yellow, blue, purple, etc.
Chroma: Refers to the purity of a hue in rela on to gray. When there is no shade
of gray in a color that color has a high chroma (fire, man-made plas cs).
Adding shades of gray to a hue reduces it’s chroma, and makes it more natural
Satura on: is the degree of purity of a hue. It’s similar to chroma, though not
quite the same thing. Pure hues are highly saturated. When gray is added the
color becomes desaturated.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color. Adding white or black to a color
lowers it’s intensity. An intense and highly saturated color has a high chroma.
Value/Luminance: Is a measure of the amount of light reflected from a color and
is basically how light or dark a hue is. Adding white to a hue makes it lighter and
increases its value or luminance. Consequently adding black makes it darker and
lowers the value or luminance.
Shade: The result of adding black to a hue to produce a darker hue
Tint: The result of adding white to a hue to produce a lighter hue
Tone: In between black and white we have gray. A color tone is the result of
adding gray to a hue.

For ques ons regarding this supply list, please contact instructor Laura Spector at lauramakesart@gmail.com

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