| Secrets
from the Masters: |
| Painting
Flesh Tones, Portraits, Figures, Dancers, Costumes |
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Recommended Supply List
See additional supplies for outdoor painting at bottom
of page
Information
regarding traveling with paints and supplies is at the
bottom of this page.
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Brushes |
| I use the least expensive Chinese
boar bristle "flats". Use width as a guide since the brush
numbers vary by brand. I've been buying brushes at MisterArt.com. |
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Large
Flats: 1" wide (usually #12): 4 |
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Medium
Flats: ½" wide (usually #6): 12-18 |
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Small
Flats or Filberts (#1-depending on the brand): 4-6 |
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| Paints |
| Ivory Black |
Titanium White |
Burnt Umber |
| Raw Umber |
Indian Red |
Burnt Sienna |
| Raw Sienna |
Yellow Ochre |
Cadmium Red
Medium |
| Cadmium Yellow
Medium |
Viridian |
Ultramarine
Blue |
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One
Cool Red: i.e., Cad. Red Purple, Cad. Red Dark or Perinone
Red |
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Optional:
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| Cerulean or
Cobalt Blue |
Pthalo or Prussian
Blue |
Sap or Windsor
Green |
Bring
your other paints in case they are needed for clothing
and background colors. |
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| Painting
Medium |
| See information at the bottom
of the supply list regarding traveling by air and packing
supplies. |
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NO
ODORLESS OR REGULAR TURPENTINE DURING INDOOR WORKSHOPS.
It will be easier to capture the nuances of flesh tones
and eliminate hazardous fumes. |
| Please only use odorless turpentine
at the end of the workshop to clean brushes. Turpentine
will not be necessary during the workshop. |
| You can wrap your wet brushes
in plastic wrap (group your darks and lights together)
to avoid drying. If you have access to a refrigerator,
storing your brushes and palette there will keep them
wet even longer. |
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Odorless
turpentine is provided at Craig Srebnik Fine Art--at END
of the workshop for cleaning only--but not at other schools
unless indicated. You will need to bring a small container
with a lid. |
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Safflower
Oil (Utrecht's is inexpensive) and a small container with
a lid. Safflower is more clear and darkens less than linseed
oil; or linseed oil, preferably alkali refined |
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I
keep safflower oil in a small bottle with an eye-dropper
so it is easy to add to paints. |
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Kerosene,
odorless turpentine or oil can be used to clean your brushes.
Turpentine or other solvents (not kerosene) must be washed
out of brushes with soap and warm water. Safflower oil
can also be used to clean your brushes.I use kerosene
to clean my brushes. |
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Oil
paint can be cleaned off of hands and brushes with baby
oil. |
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| Palette
Knife |
| Metal, round-tipped like a butter
knife, with the "Z" shaped bends for mixing on your palette
and painting |
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| Palettes |
| Disposable 12"x16" palette pads:
1-2 |
| I use two palettes while painting
to allow enough room to mix flesh tones and grays |
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| Canvases |
| Stretched canvases, canvas panels
or unstretched canvas |
| 12" x 16" (minimum size) - 18"
x 24" (maximum size) canvases |
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For
each three-day workshop: 2-3 |
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For
each five-day workshop: 3 |
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| Easels
& Tables |
| Table easels and tables are provided
at my Boston workshops. |
| Please check with other schools
to see if easels and tables are provided. |
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| Other |
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Students
may bring 1-2 paintings for review when time allows. |
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Lots
of Cotton Rags |
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Cardboard
or foam-core to tape class hand-outs to: 9x12-12x16 |
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Roll
of Paper Towel |
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Plastic
wrap or bags to wrap wet brushes |
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Paint
Brush Rack (or 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 18" wood strip): to prop
up wet brushes on table--Provided at workshops at Craig
Srebnik Fine Art |
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Camera:
To photograph demonstrations and painting subject to finish
painting and/or for future paintings |
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Visor
or Broad-brimmed Hat: To shade eyes--I use a visor indoors,
particularly when painting from models |
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Masking
tape |
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Soap:
For cleaning brushes |
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Notebook
and Pen: For taking notes
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Pochade
Box, Wet Painting Carrier or Box, Plastic and/or Paper:
For transporting your paintings back home
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Optional:
Ochre Pastel Pencil: To draw figures on canvas
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| Plein
Air Painting Supplies: Landscapes, Gardens, Street Scenes
& People Outdoors |
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Include the supplies listed
above for Figure Painting, plus the following supplies.
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Outdoor/Portable
Easel; Chair if you need to sit |
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Additional
Paint Colors: |
| Cerulean or
Cobalt Blue |
Pthalo or Prussian
Blue |
Sap or Windsor
Green |
Broad-brimmed
Hat or Visor |
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As
Needed: Suntan Lotion, Bug Spray, Gloves, Rain Gear, Umbrella |
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Optional:
Odorless Turpentine |
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Cord
to tie your easel to your pack or other anchor if easel
is lightweight and affected by wind. |
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Optional:
Luggage Dolley |
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| Traveling
by Air and Packing Your Supplies |
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DO
NOT pack any solvents: odorless turpentine, kerosene,
etc. I will provide odorless turpentine for my own workshops
(not at workshops at other schools). Please bring two
small containers with lids for turpentine and oil. |
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I suggest
putting all of your supplies in your CHECKED luggage--Don't
put any supplies in your carry-on luggage. I put safflower
oil in a small bottle with and eye-dropper, plastic bottle
or film canister and label it. |
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Print
out the MSDS* pages below (material information sheets)
from Gamblin and take them with you to the airport--one
set with your paints in your checked luggage and another
in your carry-on bag. |
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In
the Gamblin page below, something is considered flammable
if its flashpoint is 140 degrees or below. The MSDS sheets
show the flashpoints are 620 degrees, confirming that
they are not flammable by airlines standards. |
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Under
"DOT (Department of Transportation) shipping class", the
MSDS states, "Not regulated by DOT as a hazardous material". |
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The
MSDS states, "This product contains no hazardous materials
under the current OSHA standard." |
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If
asked, tell inspectors that the tubes are vegetable oil
based paints (not oil paint), and that your safflower
oil is the vegetable oil painting medium. The MSDS confirms
this under "Chemical name". |
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*MSDS:
Print out and put in your carry-on luggage. I think that
three will be sufficient, though they are available for
other colors, too. |
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For
earth colors: http://www.gamblincolors.com/msds/earthsag.html
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For
ivory black: http://www.gamblincolors.com/msds/ibkag.html |
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For
titanium white: http://www.gamblincolors.com/msds/whiteag.html |
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Gamblin
FAQ page (more info): http://www.gamblincolors.com/faq/paint.html |
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I
will have extra paint in case anyone encounters any
problems.
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