Supply List Color Class

Palettes need to have a few harmonious or complementary paints to work together without defying what you know to be rules of color mixing – i.e. blue + yellow = green   etc.

IMPORTANT STUFF HERE:

A good palette should have a white, a strong white, preferably titanium white as a strong opaque paint to lighten the colors when it is mixed in with them.

A universal palette will have a red, yellow and a blue in it to make the full range of complementary hues, regardless of how harmonious in chroma, or colorfulness they may be.

In other words, to make all colors, you need a few.  White, Black, Red, Yellow, Blue is known as the universal palette.  

If you already own materials, do not worry about getting anything new, unless you have to resupply a color you have used up.

If you are new, this list can help you get your colors together, and the last part of this document will have a few palette choices based upon your financial situation.

Oil/Watercolor/Acrylic/Gouache Paint

—Palette should include:

Titanium White and an Ivory Black

And then one of each,

A Red

A Yellow

A Blue

—A more balanced palette would include a warm and a cool version of each hue:

For red,

Cad Red Light – Warm     Alizarin Crimson – Cool

Ultramarine Blue – Warm    Cerulean Blue – Cool

Cad Yellow Light – Warm   Yellow Ochre – Cool

DAVINCI PAINTS ______For PAINTS – I absolutely Prefer DaVinci Paints because they are the richest in hue, and most consistent in hue from tube to tube.  They are southern California and they are extremely helpful.  As for their water media, unlike other companies, they sell gouache and watercolor in the 37m tubes at regular price unlike other brands

Brushes –

Oils and Acrylics

1- A drawing brush-round   something with a point is good for more accurate drawing

1- of each minimum- A filler brush – flat long hairs for mechanical filbert for organic ½” is good for small and medium sized canvases

Gouache / Watercolor

1-drawing brush – Round – Robert Simmons has very nice affordable brushes for water media, with the brown and gold trim handles

Palette Knife for mixing paint for oils and acrylics____ DO NOT USE BRUSHES TO MIX PAINT IF YOU ARE NEW –

1- soft flexible palette knife for mixing paint – they usually have a big round end to them

OILS AND ACRYLICS Canvas – 11 x 14” start size

Anything works for when you are learning, in fact, the canvas panel packs you can buy at Michael’s for 15$ are great study canvases, feel guilt free throwing one away because it turned out not so favorable.

GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR – Arches watercolor paper pad format is best.  Strathmore Smooth Bristol is also acceptable although I have noticed that their paper speckles more than it used to.  Just remember, we are learning, you do not need high quality materials to learn.  When you switch to better materials you will absolutely notice the difference.

Thinners and mediums –

Oils – STAY SAFE!  DO NOT BUY PAINT THINNER  purchase linseed or walnut oil to clean your brushes and to water the paint down.  Thinners are dangerous and mixed with pigment can be even more dangerous.  Your paint is made with oil in it, the oils used to thin and clean the paints complement what is in the tube.

Acrylics – Retarders and other thinners are not necessary for these demonstrations and water is your vehicle, and thinner for this material

Gouache and watercolor – no need for any mediums for this class and water is your thinner.

Digital Painters – A tablet and pen tool, and any paint program that offers layers

Ron Lemen has had an eclectic artistic past, working consistently in the entertainment art industry and as an art instructor. Ron first went in to the Action Sports Industry working as a layout artist, logo designer, and board graphic illustrator. Moving on to more involved illustrations and conceptual design, he went back to school and is a graduate of the Atelier System, classically trained, and a former pupil of Sebastian Capella, Spanish portrait virtuoso.

Ron Lemen has been a concept designer and art director in the video game industry for 10 years with dozens of clients including Sony, Activision, Ubi Soft, Mattel and more. Now freelancing full-time, his clients include Upper Deck, Image Comics, Birdhouse Projects, Disney, and more. In addition, to illustrating and Portrait Painting, Ron has been an art instructor for the last 16 years.