ALIA EL-BERMANI
Into to Painting Materials List

DRAWING SUPPLIES (for first class only):
18” x 24” White Drawing Paper One sheet (in a pad or not)
Charcoal Pencils 2B-6B (Generals is a good brand)
Soft vine charcoal (several sticks, thin and thick)
General’s Kneaded eraser (other brands are really sticky and don’t erase as well)
White retractable eraser. My favorite is MonoZero Round Eraser

PAINTING SUPPLIES:
2 Canvases or Panels that are 16” x 20” minimum or 18” x24” maximum

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

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 and Natural Pigment’s Rublev brands, but Gamblin or Winsor & Newton are suitable)

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

Green Earth

Yellow Ochre

Raw Sienna

Burnt Sienna (we will make our own, but you are also welcome to purchase one)

Vermillion (must be Old Holland or Rublev)

Alizarin Crimson Permanent

Manganese Violet or Cobalt Violet

Raw Umber

Burnt Umber

Ultramarine Blue

(Optional colors: Rublev’s Lead Tin Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green)

SELECTION OF BRUSHES:
Trekell Legion or Opal Series; Winsor & Newton Monarch 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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