Art Supply Recommendations

People often ask me what art supplies I use, especially in my classes. The following is a list of items I either currently use or have used in the past. I research the heck out of things, so these are products I truly like and recommend.

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PAINT BRUSHES I USE IN CLASSES

For gesso: Princeton Gesso Brush, 2"
For isolation coat: Blick Flat Mottler 2" (non-affiliate link)

For my paintings, I like the Princeton Velvet Touch, Summit 6100, Aspen 6500, and Redline Series. It's worth pricing them around at art supply stores. I've also lucked out buying batches of the pricier ones on Ebay. I find the Princeton Select and Royal & Langnickel Majestic series are excellent lower-priced brushes.

Large, inexpensive brush set that I use: Bates Paint Brushes - 4 Pack

PALETTES

PALLETE KNIVES

PAINTS

I typically use Golden and Liquitex Heavy Body Paints. Liquitex Basics is an excellent lower-priced option.

Prussian Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade)
Cerulean Blue
Quinacridone Magenta or Alizarin Crimson Hue
Cadmium-Free Red Medium or Pyrrole Red
Cadmium-Free Red Light
Cadmium-Free Orange
Cadmium-Free Yellow Light or Hansa Yellow Light
Cadmium-Free Yellow Medium
Naples Yellow or Indian Yellow
Phthalocyanine Green (Blue Shade)
Burnt Umber
Raw Umber
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Titanium White
Mars Black
Paynes Gray (I often use it instead of black)

Non-essential colors that I like to have:

Vivid Lime Green
Bright Green Aqua
Teal
Turquoise (phthalo)
Light Blue Violet
Deep Violet
Unbleached Titanium (excellent sand color)
Transparent Orange

If you're not quite ready to invest in a wide variety of heavy body paints, Liquitex Basics has some excellent student-grade starter sets that have a wide variety of colors, ranging from 4 - 72 colors.

ACRYLIC MEDIUMS & VARNISHES