Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners

Instructors: Eric Hibit,Susan Cottle, Anthony DiPaola, Verdiana Patacchini, Shima Rabiee, Smriti Sangal

Susan Cottle's Supply List:

• Acrylic Paint:Golden recommended Heavy Body Acrylic tube colors (Liquitex are fine, individual tubes or Golden tube sets are also fine)
  • Titanium White large tube
  • Quinacridone Red Rose or Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Pthalo blue
  • Optional: Raw Umber
• 4-5 Synthetic flat or bright brushes.  If you will be standing at an easel, purchase long handle                 
• Blick Wonder white set here  or if painting flat seated,  Blick Scholastic Golden Taklon here       
• Small jar Gloss Medium
• Painting knife.  Metal #46 or 44 blick brand diamond shape are my favorite
• Disposable Palette paper pad 12 x16
• 2 containers (jars or plastic) for water
• paper towels and old cotton t-shirt rags
• small travel empty spray bottle for water
• Canvases or canvas panels 11x14. Set of 7 pack here
• Small sketchbook or paper with pencil and eraser to sketch
• Optional not required:  Retarder gel if you wish to slow drying time of the paint

Anthony DiPaola’s Supply List:

• 3 pre-stretched canvases sized 16”x 20” or 18” x 24”
• Assortment of 6 flat and round synthetic bristle brushes
• Acrylic Paint (Liquitex or Golden recommended)
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Permanent Green Light
  • Raw Umber
  • Titanium White (large tube)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Naples Yellow or Yellow Ochre
• Matte Medium 8 oz.
• Palette knife
• Disposable Palette paper pad
• 2 containers (jars or cups)
• old rags or paper towels

Eric Hibit’s Supply list:

• 1 set - 6 acrylic paints https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-heavy-body-artist-acrylic-set-essentials-set-of-6-assorted-colors-22-ml-tubes/
• 1 tube 2 oz. Cad Red Hue https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-heavy-body-artist-acrylics-cadmium-red-medium-hue-2-oz-tube/
• 1 tube 2 oz. Diox. Purple https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-heavy-body-artist-acrylics-dioxazine-purple-2-oz-tube/
• 1 tube 2 oz. Ultramarine Blue https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-heavy-body-artist-acrylics-ultramarine-blue-2- oz-tube/
• 1 set six brushes https://www.dickblick.com/items/05871-0069/
• 1 jar 8 oz. matte medium https://www.dickblick.com/items/00628-1125/
• 1 jar 8 oz. gel medium https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-regular-acrylic-gel-medium-matte-8-oz-jar/
• Golden Acrylic Medium - Matte, 8 oz jar https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-acrylic-medium-matte-8-oz-jar/
• 1 pad palette paper https://www.dickblick.com/items/03063-2023/
• 1 palette knife https://www.dickblick.com/items/03117-1005/
• 1 pack 7 count / 14 x 11” canvases https://www.dickblick.com/items/07526-1114/

Shima Rabiee's Supply List:

• Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
  • Titanium White
  •  Cadmium Yellow Light
  •  Cadmium Red Light
  • Quinacridone Red (OR Alizarin Crimson)
  •  Cerulean Blue
  •  Ultramarine Blue
  •  Permanent Green Light
  •  Burnt Sienna
  • Raw Umber
  • (Optional) Medium Magenta
  • (Optional) Cadmium yellow Dark
  •  (Optional) Yellow Ochre
  • (Optional) Mars Black
• Masterson Sta-Wet Premier Palette 1¾” x16" x 12”  https://www.dickblick.com/products/masterson-sta-wetpremier-palette/
• Blick Palette Paper Pad - 12" x 16", 50 Sheets https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-palettepaper-pad-12-x-16-50-sheets/
• 4 Blick Studio Cotton Canvas Panels - 9"x 12", Pkg of 5  https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-canvaspanel-9-x-12-pkg-of-5/
• Uline Cylinder Spray Bottle - 4 oz, https://www.dickblick.com/items/ulinecylinder-spray-bottle-4-oz/
•  Golden Open Acrylic Medium - Gloss, 8oz bottle, https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-openacrylic-medium-gloss-8-oz-bottle/
• Blick Painting Knife - Small Spade 46, Item #:03117-1046, https://www.dickblick.com/items/blickpainting-knife-style-46/
• Sakura Pigma Micron Pen - Sepia, 08 https://www.dickblick.com/items/sakurapigma-micron-sepia-08/
• Assortment of flat and round synthetic bristle brushes:
  • Winsor & Newton Monarch Mongoose Brush-Flat, Long Handle, Size 4, Item #:05276-1004
  • Winsor & Newton Monarch Mongoose Brush-Flat, Long Handle, Size 10, Item #:05276-1010
  •  Winsor & Newton Monarch Mongoose Brush-Round, Long Handle, Size 2, Item #:05277-1002
  • Robert Simmons Signet Brush - Flat, Long Handle, Size 6, Item #:06646-1006
  • Robert Simmons Signet Brush - Flat, Long Handle, Size 2, Item #:06646-1002• Paper towels
• One container or jar for water
• One drawing pad (9”x12”) and a soft pencil for the initial drawings
• (Optional) Blick Classic Black Apron, Item #: 04526-2020

Smriti Sangal's Supply List

• Apron
• Palette Knife suggested Link
• Set of round and flat brushes suggested link for round suggested link for flat (if you have other kinds, more brushes is never a problem)
• 4 stretched canvases (3 canvases 9” x 12”, 1 canvas 11” x 14”)
• Acrylic Color Tube Sets Suggested set of 24 colors 
• Heavy GSM Paper Pad for practice Suggested Link
• Paper Palette Suggested Link
• Waterproof Pen Set Suggested Link
• Container for Water
• Old rag or Paper Towels for wiping brushes
• Pencil, Erasers

Optional/Additional:
Suggest set of additional Acrylic colors
Water colour pencils

Verdiana Patacshini's Supply list 

 (Blick Materials store recommended - 10% discount offered as registered students):

• Drawing set https://www.dickblick.com/items/generals-drawing-class-essential-tools-kit/?clicktracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=20331-
• 3 pre-stretched canvases sized 16”x 20” or 18” x 24” or 11”x14”
• Assortment of 6 flat and round synthetic bristle brushes
• 1 set Blick primary colors acrylic paints https://www.dickblick.com/items/blickrylic-student-acrylics-primary-colors-set-of-6-2-oz-bottles/
• Acrylic Paint (Liquitex or Golden brands recommended)(suggested set  https://www.dickblick.com/items/liquitex-professional-heavy-body-acrylic-paint-set-of-24-essential-colors-22-ml-tube/ or listed colors below and please add colors you love!
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Permanent Green Light
  • Raw Umber
  • Titanium White (large tube)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Pyne Gray
  • Mars Black
  • Light blue
  • Orange
  • Naples Yellow or Yellow Ochre
• Matte Medium 8 oz.
• Palette knife
• Disposable Palette paper pad
• old rags or paper towels and jars or cups