Alla Prima Oil Painting  - CLASS SUPPLY LIST   Instructor: Brenno Kenji

Below is a list of recommended supplies. If you're not new to oil painting and already have your preferred materials, feel free to bring what you're comfortable with to class. The linked products below are for illustrative purposes only (that said, I've made a point to link to reliable, budget friendly options).

Oil Paints:

We'll need one warm and one cool version of each primary color, plus Titanium White, as a base palette. (If you have your preferred color palette, please bring what you're comfortable with to the first class.)

Base Colors:

  • Titanium White* ++

  • Raw Umber or Ivory Black*

  • Hansa Yellow  or Cadmium Yellow Deep (warm yellow)

  • Cadmium Lemon or any kind of Lemon Yellow (cool yellow)

  • Cadmium Red Medium or Napthol Red (warm red)

  • Alizarin Crimson or Alizarin Crimson Permanent (cool red)

  • Cerulean Blue Hue (warm blue)

  • Ultramarine Blue (cool blue)

Note on paint brands: If possible, buy artist grade paint. It is more economical in the long run, given the higher ratio of pigment to filler. Utrecht, Gamblin, M. Graham, and Winsor & Newton are high-quality mid-priced paints that I recommend (look for their "Artist" or "Professional" lines). If cost is an issue and you prefer to start with student-grade paint, Gamblin "1980" series is among the best quality student-priced options.

(*) bring to first class

(++) Larger tube (150ml) recommended

Brushes:

  • Any brand works well enough for the class. Bring a variety of long-handled filberts or flats, sizes 12, 8, 6, and 4 (two of each size is enough). ( Blick's )

Surfaces:

  • Canvas panels or hardboard panels, medium size (11" x 14", 12" x 16", or  14" x 18"). Please bring two per class. (Michael's | Blick's )

  • A cheaper alternative is buying a Canvas Pad that you then tape to a hard board or a drawing board.

Misc:

  • Paper Towels (bring one roll of paper towel with you).

  • Odorless Solvent (GAMSOL only!) in lidded container. When buying Gamsol, I'd suggest buying the 16.9oz container or larger.

  • Palette (wood, glass, paper, or plexi-glass) - make sure your palette is at least 9 x 12 or larger in size. A Masterson palette seal provides a convenient portable storage solution for palettes up to 12x16 in size.

  • Palette Knife (for cleaning palette)

  • Portable Easel Light

  • Easels are provided by the school, but feel free to bring your own portable setup if you prefer.