Materials List - David Shevlino
Brushes
Filberts, flats of varying sizes. Avoid soft synthetic brushes and brights. For stiff synthetics I recommend Rosemary Ivory series.
Filberts, flats of varying sizes. Avoid soft synthetic brushes and brights. For stiff synthetics I recommend Rosemary Ivory series.
For a natural bristle, any good quality manufacturer will do. (Robert Simmons, Silver brush, Windsor Newton etc.)
Bring at least 2 brushes (one ¾” and one 1” wide)
Oil colours
- Titanium white
- Cadmium red light
- Cadmium orange or equivalent
- Burnt sienna
- Yellow ochre
- Alizarin Crimson
- Ultramarine blue
- Purple
- Cadmium yellow light
- Viridian green
- Olive green (Gamblin recommended)
- Raw Umber
Other Equipment
- 6 x Neutrally toned gray canvas or panels, 14" x 18" to 16" x 20" inches. If you prepare your grounds yourself, use Liquitex neutral gray #5 to tone them. If you bring identical panels or canvases it makes them easier to transport home.
- Jar or can for your thinner at least 3" in diameter
- Jar with lid for used paint thinner
- Linseed oil and odourless solvent (eg Sansodor). Note that turpentine is not permitted in the studio. Raw Umber will provide kitchen towels.
Objects to paint
Please also bring 2 - 3 items you'd like to paint. We recommend simple, organic objects (depending on your level / experience / ambition). For example, apples and pears are much easier to paint than flowers, patterned vases or shiny teapots.
