Alia El-Bermani
Portrait Painting Materials List

1 piece of 18″ x 24″ Piece of drawing paper

Drawing Board

Soft Vine Charcoal

2B Charcoal Pencil

Kneaded Eraser

PAINTING SUPPLIES:
2 16” x 20” or 18” x24” stretched Canvases or Panels

Palette (I prefer my old wooden one, but paper pallets are ok especially if you can find a middle grey toned paper pallet)

Palette Knife- 2” tear drop shape

Refined Linseed oil or your preferred medium

Odorless Mineral Spirits like Turpenoid or Gamsol

Lidded Container for Solvent (preferably not glass incase of accident)

Little Container for medium (palette cups work well)

Paper Towels

Brimmed Hat (ball caps work well)

SELECTION OF OIL PAINT:

(I prefer Old Holland brand, but Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, or Holbein are suitable)

Titanium White (or  Lead White – I prefer Rublev’s Lead White No. 1)

Yellow Ochre

Raw Sienna

Burnt Sienna

Vermillion (must be Old Holland or Rublev)

Manganese Violet or Cobalt Violet

Raw Umber

Burnt Umber

Green Earth

Ultramarine Blue

(Optional colors: Cadmium Yellow light, Cadmium Red, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green)

SELECTION OF BRUSHES:

(Windsor & Newton Monarch Series; Trekell Legion or Opal Series; or Rosemary Eclipse or Ivory Series Brushes):

Brights, Flats and Filberts in various sizes (at least 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large)

questions?

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