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- Three 16" x 20" (or larger) Canvas boards or canvases, or primed masonite boards
- Palette – plastic white plate or stay wet palette
- Palette and/or painting knife
- Newsprint pad and charcoal pencils
- Small watercolor or acrylic paper pad
- Drawing board (large masonite board with clips)
- White nylon eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Color wheel
- Paints:
- At least Student grade acrylics or better (Van Gogh or Basics)
- Basic Palette:
- Warm and Cool Yellows
- - Yellow medium, Lemon light/pale or Yellow light
- Light and Dark Reds
- - Naphthol Red (light or medium)and Alizarin Crimson
- Light and Dark Blues
- - Cobalt and Ultramarine Blue
- Titanium White
- Additional (Optional):
- Thalo Green
- Azo Yellow (can replace Hansa Yellow)
- Thalo Violet
- Pthalos Blue
- Veridian Green
- Dioxazine Purple
- Medium:
- Liquid Medium (gloss), Gel Medium (gloss), Acrylic Gesso
- Brushes:
- White nylon synthetic acrylic medium brushes
- Watercolor brushes can be used instead
- 3/4 inch Flat or Filbert
- #6 or #8 Round
- #2 or below Round (rigger – liner)
- Nylon utility brush, 1" or 2"
- Other:
- Two water containers (for brushes)
- Fine spray squirt bottle
- Utility or pocket knife
- Paper towels
- Kleenex
- Magnifying glass (optional)
- #2 Pencil