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-DRAWING BOARD, LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD A 16”X20” SHEET OF PAPER
-MASKING TAPE -T-SQUARE
-TRIANGLE(S): 30º/60º; 45º -AN INEXPENSIVE COMPASS
(THE 30/60 IS MOST USEFUL IF
ITS 12" ON ITS LONGEST EDGE)
-METAL RULER 18” OR 24” -SCISSORS
-UTILITY KNIFE OR AN -CUTTING MAT (MINIMUM SIZE: 12”X18”)
EXACTO KNIFE
-PENCIL -ERASERS: 1 KNEADED, 1 PINK PEARL
-RUBBER CEMENT (get the jar with the attached brush applicator in the cap)
-PAPER: 11”X14” ALL PURPOSE WHITE SKETCH PAD FOR DEVELOPING YOUR
DESIGNS
ONE 12-SHEET PAD OF 140lb COLD PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER
(STRATHMORE 300 SERIES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
3-4 SHEETS OF 11"X14" BRISTOL PAPER (VELLUM SURFACE)
OR HOT PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER
ONE PAD OF TRACING OR TRANSFER (RECOMMENDED) PAPER
(11"x14" IS RECOMMENDED BUT SHOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO
TRANSFER/TRACE YOUR DESIGNS TO THE PAINTING SURFACES)
-BOARD: 4-5 SHEETS OF 16”X20” OR LARGER COLD PRESS ILLUSTRATION
BOARD
2 SHEETS OF BLACK AND 2 SHEETS OF WHITE MATTE BOARD,
16"X20" OR COMBINE IN LARGER SHEETS
1 SHEET OF 1/4" FOAMCORE BOARD (32"X40")
-A STANDARD PRINTED COLOR WHEEL
-PALETTE : BECAUSE WE ARE USING LIQUID FORMS OF PAINT, A WHITE
WATERCOLOR-TYPE PALLETTE WORKS BEST FOR THIS CLASS.
ONE TYPE OF PALETTE IS CALLED “SEAL-A- PALETTE” FOR WATER
MEDIA. IT HAS 12 SMALL REMOVABLE CUPS WITH AIRTIGHT CAPS
FOR STORING MIXED PAINT AS WELL AS 3 WELLS FOR MIXING
PAINT.
THE CUPS ARE RATHER SMALL SO I ALSO RECOMMEND USING EMPTY 35MM
FILM CANISTERS TO STORE PAINT IN (ASK FOR THEM WHEREVER THEY DEVELOP FILM).
-A LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER TO HOLD WATER (LARGE YOGURT OR "COOL
WHIP"-TYPE SIZE)
-BRUSHES: A 1/4" AND A 1/2" FLAT SYNTHETIC WATERCOLOR BRUSH
(An Aquarelle-style or something similar).
A #6 OR #8 ROUND SYNTHETIC WATERCOLOR BRUSH
(WATERCOLOR BRUSHES HAVE SHORT HANDLES)
-PAINT: WE WILL BE USING ACRYLIC PAINTS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS CLASS.
THERE ARE A FEW FACTS ABOUT ACRYLICS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE DILUTED AND CLEANED UP WHEN WET WITH WATER, ONCE DRY, ACRYLICS ARE NOT RESOLUBLE, THEY ARE PERMANENT.
ACRYLICS TEND TO DRY 1 TO 3 VALUE STEPS DARKER THAN WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN WET – THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME GETTING USE TO SO GIVE YOUR SELF ENOUGH TIME FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT.
LASTLY, ACRYLICS ARE MADE WITH AMMONIA-BASED POLYMERS AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WITH GOOD VENTILATION – THIS CAN BE DECEIVING AS ACRYLICS TEND TO HAVE NO DISAGREEABLE ODOR.
COLORS (OR HUES): IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, GET LIQUID ACRYLIC PAINT THAT
COME IN 4 fl oz JARS.
BUT IF YOU MUST GET THE THICKER PAINT IN TUBES YOU
MUST
ALSO PURCHASE A JAR OF ACRYLIC MATTE MEDIUM
(at least 8 fl oz) IN ORDER TO "LIQUIFY" THE PAINT WITHOUT
LOSING MUCH OF ITS OPACITY.
COLORS (OR HUES) continued:
THE PRIMARY COLORS OF RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE ARE OUR MOST
IMPORTANT AS MOST OTHER COLORS CAN BE MIXED FROM THEM. THE PRIMARIES MUST BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO SPECTRUM COLORS. FOR EXAMPLE, A GOOD SPECTRUM BLUE SHOULD HAVE LITTLE OR NO GREEN IN IT NOR ANY VIOLET OR RED IN IT; A SPECTRUM YELLOW SHOULD HAVE NO ORANGE OR GREEN IN IT; AND A SPECTRUM RED SHOULD HAVE NO ORANGE OR VIOLET (CRIMSON) IN IT.
WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING PIGMENTS IN SPECTRUM (COLOR WHEEL) HUES THIS CAN ALL SEEM VERY THEORETICAL INDEED.
SOME PAINT MANUFACTURERS LIKE GOLDEN ACRYLICS HAS ACTUALLY MADE THE PRIMARIES FOR US. THESE ARE PRIMARY CYAN (BLUE), PRIMARY MAGENTA (RED), AND PRIMARY YELLOW BUT THESE ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT TO FIND AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PIGMENTS IN MIXTURES TO CREAT SECONDARY AND TERTIARY HUES.
CHOOSE YOUR HUES FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PIGMENTS BELOW. THESE ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM PRIMARIES. I RECOMMEND GOLDEN ACRYLICS BRAND FOR THEIR PROVEN QUALITY BUT YOU MAY PURCHASE ANY PROFESSIONAL LEVEL QUALITY BRAND - JUST TRY TO STAY WITH ONE BRAND - IN GENERAL THE SAME BRANDS TEND TO MIX BETTER.
RED: CADMIUM RED MEDIUM
NAPTHOL RED LIGHT
PYRROLE RED
QUINACRIDONE RED
BLUE: COBALT BLUE
PTHALO BLUE RED SHADE
YELLOW: CADMIUM YELLOW LT.
HANSA YELLOW LIGHT
BLACK: CARBON (BEST), IVORY,
OR LAMP BLACK ARE
ACCEPTABLE
- DO NOT
GET MARS BLACK AS IT
IS TOO BLUE AND DOES
NOT WORK WELL IN
MIXTURES
WHITE: TITANIUM
OTHER HUES RECOMMENDED FOR "TWEEKING " SECONDARY & TERTIARY MIXTURES ARE: YELLOW OCHRE, BURNT SIENNA, QUINACRIDONE VIOLET, &
ULTRAMARINE BLUE.
YOU WILL ALSO NEED SOMETHING TO HOLD YOUR SUPPLIES. I SUGGEST AN ART BOX AND A PORTFOLIO LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD YOUR BOARD AND PAPER.
ALSO SAVE OLD MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGED MOSAIC PROJECT.