| Materials List: Painting with Acrylics |
| Minimum |
| Item | Notes |
| Paints: Primary Colors |
1 each: red, yellow, blue
- reds: Alizarin Crimson; Cadmium Red
- yellows: Lemon Yellow; Cadmium Yellow
- blues: Cerulean; Cobalt Blue; Ultramarine Blue
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| Paints: Mixers |
- Titanium White: Suggest largest you can get.
- black: Mars or Ivory Black
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| Brushes |
Assortment of rounds, flats, and brights:
- Start with whatever you have.
- #6 or #8 Round
- #8, #10, or #12 Flat or Bright
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| Other |
Miscellaneous:
- Painting Palette: Wood, plastic, or disposable paper palette pad.
- Painting Base: Canvas, gessoed paper, canvas board, other prepared base (wood, masonite, etc.)
- Small containers: Used to hold water for thinning paint and cleaning brushes. Good to have a couple.
- Rags / Paper towels: For removing excess water, paint, and general cleanup.
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| Optional |
| Paints: Secondary Colors |
1 each: orange, green, purple
- oranges:
- greens: Hookers Green; Phthalocyanine Blue; Viridian Green
- purples: Dioxazine Purple; Arca Magenta
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| Paints: Other Colors |
Earth Tones
- Burnt Sienna: brown (earth tone)
- Yellow Ochre: yellow (earth tone)
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| Helpful Items and Add-ons |
| Pencils and eraser | For drawing or sketching subject for painting. |
| Palette Knives | Paint without a brush. Various styles are available. |
| Mixing / blending Knives | Useful on large quantities of paint. Various styles are available. |
| Apron / smock / old clothes | Acrylic paint is very hard to remove from clothing. Best to cover up or wear stainable clothes. |
| Master's Brush cleaner | Great to clean your brushes after painting and helps to make your brushes last longer. |
| Master's hand soap | Great for hands and other cleanup. |