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Basic Painting

Instructor: Allison Watson

Pigments - Acrylic Paint (Please bring these or similar colors):
* Titanium White
* Mars Black
* Cadmium Yellow, Medium
* Cadmium Red, Medium

* Crimson
* Phalo (Phthalocyanine) Blue

* Cobalt Blue

* Phalo (Phthalocyanine) Green
* Burnt Sienna (optional)

 

Brushes - Surfaces - Supplies
* Flats, Filberts, Brights or Rounds in a variety of sizes from #3 to #12 (brushes can be for  watercolor, oil, or acrylic)
* Large container for water
* A variety of canvases, panel or stretched (12x14, 8x10, 6x8 for example)
* Small sketch pad
* White Styrofoam or china plates or disposable pallets
* Carry Box or Bag for Supplies
* Cotton Rags

Optional supplies:

Small T-square

Scissors

Masking tape

Charcoal and White chalk

Pallet knife

Acrylic paint will be used in all demonstrations because of their versatility. Artists acrylic paint can be used on a variety of surfaces and techniques, Students may use other mediums if they prefer. The basic supplies will be reviewed the first class so you may return unopened items if necessary.

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Small Wonders - Painting Miniatures

Instructor: Allison Watson

Pigments - Acrylic Paint

(Please bring these or similar colors)

* Titanium White

* Mars Black

* Cadmium Yellow

* Cadmium Red

* Crimson

* Phalo (Phthalocyanine) Blue

* Phalo (Phthalocyanine) Green

* Cerulean or Cobalt Blue

* Dioxazine Purple

Surfaces:

Prepared, primed (with gesso) canvas boards, stretched, canvas pads, watercolor paper or panels as large as 12"x12" or as small as 4"x4", square or rectangular format.

Brushes:

Bring a variety of brushes in rounds or flats, sizes 4,6, 12, etc.

Miscellaneous:

Masking Tape

Charcoal and White Chalk

Pencils

Water container

Rags

Two or more students may share paints. Acrylic paint will be used for demonstrations, but please bring any paint or surfaces you may already have. There will be some paints, brushes and surfaces available for use in class. Pallets, rags and water containers and easels will be provided. Please bring your own if you have them.

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Creative Watermedia Supply List

Instructor: Joyce Gabiou

Basic Watercolor supplies: Pallete, Paints (red, yellow, blue), brushes, paper towels

and water container.

Arches 140 lb. Watercolor paper

YES glue

Wax Paper, Plastic Wrap

Collage supplies- to be announced

Inks or liquid acrylics- 3 colors minimum, your choice

We will experiment with Yupo Paper, Acrylic Inks and using various techniques

and styles. 

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Comic Book Illustration & Cartooning Workshop

Instructor: Nicholas Valente

  • 11x14 Smooth Bristol Pad
  • 2H , HB Pencils
  • 12" Ruler
  • Magic Rub eraser
  • Pigma Micron Pens (pack of 6)
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Comic Book Illustration Workshop (Intermediate Class)

Instructor: Nicholas Valente

  • 11x14 Smooth Bristol Pad
  • 9 x 12 Sketchbook
  • 2H , HB Pencils
  • 12" Ruler
  • Magic Rub eraser
  • Kneaded eraser
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Cartooning Workshop

Instructor: Nicholas Valente

  • 11x14 Smooth Bristol Pad
  • 2H Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Magic Rub eraser
  • Pigma Micron Pens (set ranging in sizes from 005 to 08)
  • Sketchbook of your choice
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Watercolor on Yupo

Instructor: Carol Ann Sherman

Pencils:

A #2 or harder pencil. It can be mechanical.

Basic set of Faber Castell Watercolor pencils.

Brushes:

Escoda: 1461, size 20 (cats tongue)

Escoda: 1462, size 18

Loew Cornell: 7020, size 12 Ultra Round

Loew Cornell: 7550, size 1" flat wash

Pens:

Faber Castell: Pitt Pen set 167103 Basic Brush set

Watercolors: Holbein Brand, 15ml tubes (large tubes)

Lavender: w316

Lilac: w317

Compose Green no.1: w271

Gamboge Nova: w248

Juane Brilliant no.1: w231

Juane Brilliant no.2: w232

Permanent Rose: w220

Ultra Blue Light: w293

Optional fun and crazy colors guaranteed to get you in a museum (maybe!):

Verditer Blue : w295

Bamboo Green: w278

Horizon Blue : w304

Permanent Magenta: w314

Lemon Yellow: w233

Brilliant Pink: w225

Mijello (Martin) 33 well palette

Paper: 2 full sheets of mid weight Yupo or an 11x14 pad

Krylon Acrylic Clear Spray (or another type of spray non-yellowing clear finish)

Additional Stuff:

Water bucket, small sponge rollers, masking tape, a box of tissues, a roll of toilet paper, a roll of paper towels, any assortment of treasured found items...e.g. cardboard, stencils, sponges, rubber stamps, textured wall paper, etc.

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Batik Supply List

Instructor: Carol Ann Sherman

Paper:

2 sheets of Rice Paper with a heavy pattern or threads of Gold

2 sheets of sketch paper large or newspaper bond at least 11X14

A lot of newspapers, a couple of sheets of tracing paper large or vellum

Pencils:

Two basic mechanical type pencils to do initial drawing

Paints:

You may bring the paints you usually use. I am however giving you a minimal list of necessary pigments as well as optionals. I paint almost exclusively with Holbein.

Minimal:

Permanent Rose

Cobalt Blue

Gamboge Nova

Juane Brilliant #1

Lemon Yellow

Greenish Yellow

Extended list of options:

Opera

Permanent Magenta

Cobalt turquoise

Lavender

Verditer Blue

Bamboo Green

Juane Brilliant #2

Burnt Umber

Horizon Blue

Neutral Tint

Brushes:

You may use your regular brushes. I recommend you have the following, most of mine are Escoda or Loew Cornell.

1 ¼ inch flat (LC7750)

#s 10 and 14 round or ultra round (LC 7020)

#20 Escoda

#18 cat tongue

If you have them, a few assorted old brushes you don’t mind ruining or you may share mine.

Markers:

Two black permanent fine pens eg…Microperm 05, (not Sharpies), or Idneti Pens

3 assorted Pitt Pens, colors you tend to love

Miscellaneous:

An Iron (we can share these, it will not ruin your iron)

An electric frying pan, I have one but we can share if there are more.

A pack of Gulf Wax (from Publix, the kind they use for canning)

A drop cloth, masking tape, paper towels, a water bucket, a ruler

Reference Material… we will all work from our own photos or sketchbooks. I will have extra photos with me you may use. (no greeting cards, calendars or placemats) I will also set up a still life for us to work from if you wish.

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Intermediate Oil Class

Instructor: Diane Fraser

 

Paints:

Underpainting White or any White

Blue Black

Indian Red

Yellow Ochre

..and any other existing Oil Paints you may have.

Other Materials:

Turpenoid

Small Canvas (around 11x14)

Assortment of Brushes (Simply Simmons)

Bring 1 painting or photo you want to use for subject matter.

Color Mixing Workshop

Instructor: Diane Fraser

 

Paints:

Titanium White

Blue Black

Indian Red

Yellow Ochre

Other Materials:

Turpenoid

Palette

Palette knife

Assortment of Brushes (Simply Simmons)

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Introduction to Basic Watercolors

Instructor: Gordon Meggison

Paper

Arches "Cold Pressed" Watercolor Block Paper 10x14

(Hot press pad optional if you want to have another paper type. It is smoother in texture and tooth)

Spare watercolor paper sketch pad

Color Paint Brands - Winsor & Newton or Grumbacher

Color Paints - Cadmium Red, Rose Madder or Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Olive Green, Hookers Green, Sap Green, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange

Brushes - #12 Sable, 1" Hake Brush (optional)

Pallet pan - Medium size folding plastic palette

X-acto knife

Drafting tape (low tack)

#2 pencil and kneaded eraser (not red gum eraser)

Kosher salt in a small shaker

Small, flat rectangle kitchen sponge

Plastic water bottle (to be refilled) and plastic water jar for cleaning

Paper towels

Optional - Masking Fluid

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Art of Pastel Painting

Instructor: Helen Ashmead

Nupastels: 1 stick Dark Gray or Black

                  3-6 sticks of your choice of colors. (Include light, medium , and dark values)

Rembrandt starter set of pastels

*When choosing a color set, consider what images you may want to work with. Portrait sets generally have more subdued colors than landscape sets. There are also general assorted sets. Look at the colors in each set before deciding what you want.

Pastel Paper

4-8 sheets of 19x25" (which can be torn/cut into smaller sheets)

9x12" or 12x18" pad of pastel paper

8x11" or 9x12" sketch pad for experimentation (not newsprint)

Chamois cloth or soft rags

kneaded eraser

2B pencil or softer

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Art of Drawing

Instructor: Helen Ashmead

3 Drawing Pencils - 2b, 4b, 6b

Kneaded Eraser

Pencil Sharpener

1 Micron Pen #05 - black or sepia

Drawing Pad (no smaller than 9x12) wire bound to be opened flat

Optional - Conte Crayon or Charcoal

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Sketching with Pen & Ink and Colors

Instructor: Lucinda Halsema

Pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Water soluble pencils
Watercolor pencils - Basic set
Pigma Micron Pens: Set of black inks, ranging in sizes (005 to 08)
(Choose Sepia ink if preferred.)
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens: (Brush tips-Basic set of colors)
Kneaded eraser

Magic rub eraser
Two or three sizes of watercolor brushes.
Sketchbook of Bristol or Drawing paper for inks and wet media.
Blank journal (optional)
Additional samples of paper will be provided.
Few sheets of vellum or tracing paper.

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Experimental Painting: Inspirational Approaches in Mixed Media

Instructor: Paula Foster

8x10 Canvas (2)

Galeria Paint Set

Matte Gel Medium

Kneaded Eraser

Trowel Knife 3"

Drawing Pencil

Various Brushes - One Stroke 3/4, Filbert 8