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Suggested Materials

 

This list is intended to support you to get started.
PLEASE do not feel like you need everything!

All you really need is a surface to paint on and 3 colours plus white.

Canvas or Paper

My top suggestion is a big canvas, either a square 100 x 100cm (approximately) or a rectangular canvas 70 x 100cm (approximately). It's fine to use a bigger one or smaller one too.

If you choose to use paper, A1 size is 594 x 841mm. A full size sheet of watercolour paper is great... OR a bigger roll of paper eg. wall paper.

You might like to have some other paper, any size for little experiments.

Acrylic Paints

Whatever paints you already have or can find in the bargain shop are fine.

I will be using acrylic paints and love them because they dry quickly, allowing multiple layers without waiting days for paint to dry. You are welcome to use whatever you love, whether it's oil paint or watercolour. 

If you are using watercolours, you will also need some white acrylic paint for the purpose of concealing. 

The Matisse & the Golden brands are my favourite artist quality acrylic paints. It is a bigger expense to buy artist quality paints and not a necessity.

basic starter paint set 

(Matisse brand colour names, you can use any brand)

  • titanium white
  • magenta
  • phthalo blue
  • cadmium yellow

optional extras

  • burnt sienna
  • cadmium red
  • phthalo green
  • french ultra marine blue
  • black
  • fluorescent colours
  • and any colours you LOVE!

The Golden Paint brand have a set of high flow transparent colours which are great for beautiful layers of colour.

Medium

This is optional... to help the paint flow - Surface Tension Breaker by Matisse is my favourite.

Brushes

  • A big brush (2 or 3cm wide) and 2 or 3 mixed sizes (the size of your thumb and pinkie finger and smaller too... cheapies are fine)

    You need one that is round and comes to a small point for fine lines and details.

  • Foam brushes (5 -7cm)

  • Sponges, rags, palette knife, fork, stick, skewer, celery, bok choy, corn on the cob, bubble wrap, other weird tools for applying paint (kitchen utensils, whatever). 

  • Natural found objects for mark making and stamping - leaves & twigs etc.  

Extra handy things 

  • White Chalk
  • Water Spray Bottle
  • Thin rubber gloves
  • Paper and scissors or thin card and a craft knife (for making stencils)
  • A hairdryer or heater (if you're in a cold climate)

And that is everything you will need!