The Fine Arts Institute is Edmond's non-profit community arts organization offering educational enrichment for adults and children in the visual and performing arts.
Fine Arts Institute of Edmond
P.O. Box 311
(405) 340-4481
Edmond, OK 73083
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SUPPLY LISTS
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PAINTING 101 – SUPPLY LIST
Instructor: Dianne Adams McMahon
1. 4 - 5x7 canvas panels or stretched canvas
2. Good quality
oil paints, the best you can afford:
Ivory Black
Titaniun White
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Red Medium
Alizarin Crimson
Phalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian
Sap Green
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Raw Umber
If you purchase a beginner’s set rather than individual tubes, this will work fine.
3. 1 wide
mouthed jar with lid.
4. Odor-free
turpentine
5. Long handled
synthetic oil brushes:
#0 round
#4 round
#3 or 4 flat
#6 filbert
6. Paper
towels, half sheets work best
7. Disposable
paper palette pad, large
8. One arrow
rounded tip metal palette knife (small)
All these art supplies can be purchased at Hobby Lobby
CLASSICAL ATELIER SUPPLY LIST
We will spend the first 3 weeks drawing, so the supplies you will need initially are minimal.
DRAWING SUPPLIES:
French easel or other portable easel
Good quality (acid free) drawing paper (a medium to large size)
Good quality pencils - an assortment of graphite (i.e., 2B, 3B, etc)
Erasers - kneaded rubber and dustless white
Drawing board (a piece of 1/2 foam core works nicely as it is rigid, but lightweight and easy to transport)
Large clips to hold your pad onto your board
Charcoal and/or Conte Crayon if you like
PAINTING SUPPLIES: We will discuss painting supplies well before the 4th week of the course so that you will have time to obtain them.
Suggested Brushes: Synthetic or sable (not hog bristle - this type of brush does not work well with the form painting method)
#0 round
#2 round
#10 round
#10 flat
#10 filbert
#12 flat
small palette knife (metal with a rounded point & a wooden handle)
Paint: please purchase the best quality paint you can
afford. Student grade paints do not perform as well as professional
grade. You may purchase a limited palette to start - an asterick is next to the limited palette colors.
*White (zinc or titanium or cremnintz or flake)
*Ivory Black
Burnt Sienna
*Violet
*Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Viridian
*Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Raw Sienna
*Grumbacher Red or Cadmium Red medium
*Alizarin Crimson
(Note: any color with heavy metals such as cadmium will be more costly - but the tubes will last awhile, so don't skimp!)
Support: The surface you will paint on, i.e., canvas or board.
Oil primed linen is the preferred painting surface with this method of study. We will discuss sizes and sources before the 4th week of the course.
Odorless solvent such as mineral spirits (paint thinner) or Gamsol (best choice)
Glass jar with lid (for turp)
Paper towels
Glass palette (this palette should be no smaller than 9X12). You can buy a simple inexpensive glass frame, place a neutral colored paper (a neutral grey paper) under the glass – not white. Wrap masking tape around the edges.
Scraper (retractable single edge razor blade tool obtained at Home Depot or Lowe's in the paint department)
Plastic trash bags - i.e. recycled walmart grocery bags, etc.
There is a store called Porch School and Art Supply in Oklahoma City where you can get all of these supplies at a considerable discount (up to 30% off retail). They are located off the Broadway Extension at 50th & Santa Fe. Address: 5200 North Santa Fe. Phone: 524-3309
Online sources for art supplies:
www.raymar.com (fine oil-primed artist panels)
MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP SUPPLY LIST (Bert Seabourn)
A variety of acrylic colors
Three flat acrylic brushes: small, medium & large
Watercolor paper and/or canvas
Ace Hardware's Ready Mixed Concrete Patch
Putty and palette knife
Palette (paper plate)
Can for water
Paper towels
Vine charcoal
Old books to use for collage
Elmer's glue
Small bottle of Citra-Solv super concentrated (Akins Natural Food Market)
ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP (Bert Seabourn)
A good variety of acrylic colors
Three flat brushes: small, medium & large
One small round pointed brush
Canvas and/or watercolor paper
One small bottle of Citra-Solve super concentrated (Akins Natural Food Market)
Vine Charcoal
Can for water
Paper towels
Palette (paper plate)
TEEN ROOM REVAMP (Kim Paddleford)
Architectural Scale
Tracing paper (roll or pad)
Dual tip Sharpie marker (black preferred)
DRAWING ATTENTION (Gary Lennon)
2B & 4H graphite pencils
15” or 16” see-thru plastic ruler
11”x14” regular surface drawing pad – Canson or Strathmore
Kneaded eraser
Gum Eraser
White plastic/vinyl eraser
1 pkg. blending stumps, various sizes
WATERCOLOR WITH GARY (Gary Lennon)
Reeves watercolor set, 12 assorted colors
Signature brush
Medium round brush
Large flat brush
11” x 15” pad watercolor paper – 140 lb/cold press
Basic sketch pad
Transfer paper
2B pencil
Gum eraser
Plastic palette
Water jar
FOUNDATION DRAWING or PORTRAIT DRAWING w/live model (Leslie Lienau)
Good quality drawing pad - large
Assorted graphite pencils (H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)
Kneaded eraser
White dustless eraser
PASTEL DRAWING (Leslie Lienau)
PAPER
Pastel paper or board (preferably sanded – white or neutral) 9X12 or smaller & more than one!
(I like Wallis Paper or boards (Dick Blick). Porch School Supply in OKC and Triangle A & E will have sanded pastel paper.)
SOFT PASTELS
A variety of colors and shades is best – soft pastels cannot be “mixed” like wet media, so the more colors, values and shades you have the better. Having a set of hard pastels for the "underpainting" and softer for finishing is ideal.
If you don’t already have them, buying a set or two would be a good idea.
Porch School Supply and Triangle A & E also sell "open stock" pastel sticks as well as a nice variety of sets. Online: http://www.dickblick.com is a good source.
I use:
Sennelier (very soft)
Rembrandt and Prisma Color (harder and good for underpainting)
Holbein (soft)
Unison (soft)
Mount Vision (which has to be ordered from http://www.mountvisionpastels.com or http://www.dakotapastels.com (medium to very soft)
Drawing board – I use ½ foam core as a board. It has a nice soft surface for my paper.
Masking tape or drawing clips
Drawing paper (or pad)
Pencils – H, HB, 2B
Eraser – white dustless
I use finger cots or gloves when I draw. Please bring a terry cloth towel to place under your easel to collect the pastel dust. It’s easier to clean up.







