Understanding Color

Instructor: Susan Cottle

Supply List (online only*)

*Supplies will be provided for in-person students.

Demonstrations will be with Acrylic paint. Students can work in their medium even watercolor is ok if students ask, is but I am recommending opaque colors.

• Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylic tubes or Artist Grade Gouache Tube Colors (Holbein, W&N or Graham) colors
  • Titanium White or Permanent white (Gouache)
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Quinacridone Magenta (acrylic) or Permanent / Quinacridone Rose (Gouache)
  • Pthalo Blue (Green shade)
  • Ultramarine Blue
• Metal Painting Knives. (#44 or 46 Blick knife or if we have some medium size knives with an elbow, even plastic, We can use these
• Bristol Paper 9 x 12 or larger. We can get a couple large pads and I can cut them down
• Palette paper or Freezer paper
• Tape: White artists, washi or masking tape 1/2”
• Synthetic Short handle brushes Brushes: 1/4” wide flat, 1/2” wide flat, small #1 round
• Paper towels
• pencil
• eraser
• 12” ruler
• triangle 30/60/90