Materials

The materials used in this course


Brushes

Small brushes: size 12, 16.

Larger brushes: 3cm/1.5 inch and 5cm/3 inch 


Canvas / Paper
Your choice of paper or canvas for the exercises. Below are what I'm using:
Canvas:
60x60cm / 24x24 inches.
40x40 cm / 16x16 inches.
20x20 cm/ 8x8 inches.
Paper: 
Heavy sketching paper or watercolor paper. minimum 160 gram/110 lb.

Acrylic Paint and Gesso

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna
Cobalt Blue

Ultramarine Blue

Indigo Blue
Wedgwood blue (Dale Rowney System 3) or Light Blue
Black Ivory/Mars/Carbon

Titanium White
Cobalt Blue
Prussian blue
Cadmium Orange

Acrylic Gesso (white)

Process Cyan (Blue) Acrylic ink. I'm using FW Daler Rowney (alternatively use turquoise or another blue or fluid/high flow acrylics)

Other materials

Painting knife.

Spray bottle with water.

Water container (I use a couple of small plastic buckets)

Water soluble crayons - I use Caran D'ache Neo Color II.

Watercolor pencils - for example "Woody" from Stabilo (brown, black, orange, light blue and ultramarine blue)

Paper Towels.

Wet Wipes/Baby Wipes (the ones without lotion!) or cotton rags.

Pencil & Eraser
Spray Varnish for Acrylics (optional)

Latex gloves (optional)
Masking tape (optional)

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Welcome!

  • Welcome & About This Course24

Materials and Tools

  • Materials12
  • Let's Talk Brushes and Materials4

Prepare Your Canvas

  • Canvas Preparation6

Atmospheric Layering Techniques

  • Materials Used In This Module
  • Layering Technique PART 19
  • Layering Technique PART 2
  • Layering Technique PART 316

How To Paint Loose

  • PART 1: Why is Painting Loose So Difficult?
  • Materials Used In This Module6
  • Paint Loose PART 210
  • Paint Loose PART 3
  • Paint Loose PART 44
  • Paint Loose PART 516

Clouds over the Bay - Painting Demonstration 1

  • Materials Used In This Module
  • Clouds over the Bay PART 13
  • Clouds over the Bay PART 2
  • Clouds over the Bay PART 313

Sunny Hills - Painting Demonstration 2

  • Materials used In this module
  • Sunny Hills PART 1
  • Sunny Hills PART 2
  • Sunny Hills PART 3
  • Sunny Hills PART 411

Create a splash with acrylic ink - Painting demonstration 3

  • Materials used for this lesson2
  • Reference photo.jpg
  • Loose Blue Landscape6

From sketch to finished painting - Painting demonstration 4

  • Materials used in this module
  • Starting point - inspiration from sketches3
  • First layers
  • Atmospheric clouds2
  • Evaluating the process
  • Improving the composition15

Custom Feedback on your Artwork (Optional)

  • Custom feedback on your artwork

Protecting Your Finished Artwork

  • To Varnish Or Not To Varnish?
  • How to Varnish Acrylic and Mixed Media Paintings on canvas.

What's Next?

  • What's Next?1
  • Using the techniques on your own2

Your Feedback

  • Your Feedback12