Daily Oil Painting Class #59
Jim Briggs
Paints- use oils or acrylics – Starter kit that has primary and secondary colors.
Paints brushes – a starter set of brushes will do in a variety of sizes and shapes – 4, 6, 8, and 10s are
good sizes to start with. Flats, rounds and filberts are good starters. Short handled brushes are
suggested.
Painting surfaces – canvas, wood or treated cardboard, gessoed art board.
If using oils bring an odorless brush solvent along with a large enough container to clean the size
brushes you have.
Brush cleaner –If using oils Murphy’s Oil Soap is a good cleaner.
Wide mouth jar for cleaning brushes. Suggestion old peanut butter jar. If using glass – TAPE IT FOR
SAFETY.
View finder – a rectangle or square 2x2, 4x4, 2x4, 3x5 window cut into cardboard or your own design
and size you feel comfortable with.
Table top easel – Don’t spend a lot of money here.
Container that will hold painting when leaving class. Suggestions are plastic or cardboard box.
Paper towels and rags for cleaning brushes.
Linseed Oil or Stand Oil - use with turpentine to make a painter's medium to mix colors easily. There are
other products you can use to mix colors.
Palette: Glass, Plexiglas, whatever palette you choose make it easy to clean and big enough to hold your
paint and mix colors.
Comfortable clothing that you are not afraid to get paint on
Extras: Palette knife, Color wheel, paper towels, cloth rags, table top cover, low tack tape
Still life objects – Bring objects that are of interest to you for a small still life. Three (3) objects are
minimum.
Suggested supplies for Oil Painting Class #41
Oil Paint: A starter set of colors
Brushes: A starter set of brushes will do in a variety of sizes; small, medium and large brushes, round
and flat
Solvent: Odorless brush solvent along with a large enough container to clean the size brushes you have
Small container of turpentine/paint thinner, odorless
Newspaper: Handy to use to clean out brushes. Use full sheets or cut into 6x6 squares
Linseed Oil: use with turpentine to make a painter's medium to mix colors easily. There are other
products you can use to mix colors.
Charcoal pencil: Before starting to paint, sketch or outline drawing to see composition ahead of time
Palette: Glass, Plexiglas, whatever palette you choose make it easy to clean and big enough to hold your
paint and mix colors
Comfortable clothing that you are not afraid to get paint on
Easel: Get an adjustable easel. If you are starting out get an inexpensive easel for table top use or a 3-4
legged adjustable easel. Don’t spend a lot of money here.
Extras: Palette knife, Color wheel, paper towels, cloth rags, table top cover, low tack tape
Canvas: Canvas boards are available in a variety of sizes. Pre-stretched canvases on wood frames are
available in a variety of sizes. If you are adventurous, get a large cheap brush 2-3 inches and a container
of Gesso and coat paper. If you are starting out gessoing paper to practice upon will give you the feel for
the paint.