Below you will find suggested/recommended supplies for the class. If you already paint with acrylics, you may already have much of what you will need, so I encourage you  to use what you have and supplement where/when needed. 

If you don't already have most of the suggested supplies below, please do not feel like you have to buy every single thing on the list right away. You can always get more things later to experiment with in your art.

Important note: I personally use professional/artist quality acrylic paint, mainly Golden brand, but also recommend Matisse, Sennelier, M. Graham, Holbein, and Liquitex. Get the highest quality paint that fits your budget. Avoid student grade and craft paints, as they have mostly fillers and not a lot of pigment.

If you aren't in the United States, then the professional/artist quality paint brands available to you will differ. Please keep in mind when you use really cheap student grade or craft paints, you will find it challenging to achieve a similar look/effect/feel to what I will be showing in the class demos. If you don't have any good quality paint, then any of the above brands would be what I would suggest you start with if possible.

I get most of my supplies from the following sources in the US. If you use any of my affiliate links below, I may get a small commission if you make a purchase. For the full suggested supply list for this class, scroll further down this page to where you see "Suggested Tools & Supplies".

Blick Art Materials* (affiliate link)
Amazon* (affiliate link)
Jerry's Artarama

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Happy supply gathering!!! :)

xox,
Paulette

Here's the suggested supply list...

Suggested Tools & Supplies

• Variety of good quality fluid and heavy body acrylic paints, plus titanium white and titan buff
  • If you need color suggestions, these are the main paint colors I'd suggest for mixing your own colors
    
    
    • Naphthol Red Light
    • Quinacridone Magenta [fluid]
    • Hansa Yellow Light OR Benzimidazolone Yellow Light 
    • Hansa Yellow Medium OR Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium
    • Anthraquinone Blue
    • Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
    • Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)
    • Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)
    • Titanium White [in fluid and heavy body]
    • Titan Buff [fluid]
    • Bone Black or Carbon Black [fluid]
      
      

NOTE: If you don't have many acrylic paints yet and want to learn more about mixing your own colors, the colors above are what I suggest and will be using for the most part during this class. Most of the color names are either by Golden and/or Liquitex. If you are outside the US, then the color names you have for the brands in your area may vary. The idea here is to have a "cool leaning" and a "warm leaning" color in each hue (red, yellow, blue, green). I'll be explaining why that is important for mixing your own colors during our class.

• Optional colors below
  • Do not feel as though you have to buy any of these colors below. I’m only including them in the list because they are either some of my favorites or I’ve found them useful for mixing even more colors.
    • Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)
    • Dioxazine Purple
    • Prussian Blue Hue
    • Sap Green Hue
    • Green Gold
    • Turquois (Phthalo)
    • Teal
    • Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold
• Graphite drawing pencil 2B or softer (not watersoluble)
• Small canvases (suggested size, 8"x8" or 10"x10" or 8"x10")
• Paint brushes of assorted sizes, shapes, and stiffness; small and medium sizes
  • Shape suggestions: flat, wash, round, and liner/rigger
• A palette knife or two (plastic if okay, but metal is preferred)
• Catalyst brand wedge W06 is my favorite OR silicone bowl scraper (Check my Amazon page* under art supplies)
• Glazing Liquid (Golden) OR Slo-Dri Medium (Liquitex)
• Spray bottle filled with water
• Lint free paper towels or shop towels
• Something to use as a palette to mix paints on
• Wide mouthed jar or container to rinse brushes
• Old hair dryer for speeding up drying of paint
• Apron or old clothing to paint in