Oil Painting Supplies
(Note: Order supplies early. Because of supply chain issues, some items may be difficult to find, or arrive late).
Please read to the bottom of this page.
In my classes, you can use your own painting supplies or purchase my recommended supplies here.
This is an oil class, so please no acrylics, or water-soluble oils.
For your convenience, Artist and Craftsman Supply, Seattle, has prepared bags of art supplies for my classes. Call them in advance and they will have the supplies ready for you at the checkout counter when you arrive. Tell them you are my student and they will give you a discount.
Please read to the bottom of this page.
In my classes, you can use your own painting supplies or purchase my recommended supplies here.
This is an oil class, so please no acrylics, or water-soluble oils.
For your convenience, Artist and Craftsman Supply, Seattle, has prepared bags of art supplies for my classes. Call them in advance and they will have the supplies ready for you at the checkout counter when you arrive. Tell them you are my student and they will give you a discount.
Or, print out this PDF file of art supplies and take it with you to any art supply store.
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Where To Buy
Any art supply store, or online.
Artist and Craftsman Supply, 4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Blick Art Materials: 1600 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.
Online at: Jerry's Artarama, Blick, Amazon, or elsewhere.
Hobby stores like Hobby Lobby, or Michaels may, or may not, have all the supplies needed.
In most art supply stores, if you mention you are my student, they will give you a 10% discount.
There are 2 paint options: The Artist Version and the Student 1980 Series version. I recommend the Artist Version. It is more expensive but there is more pigment in the tubes. But if you are on a budget, then the Student version (1980 Series) will work just fine too.
Any art supply store, or online.
Artist and Craftsman Supply, 4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Blick Art Materials: 1600 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.
Online at: Jerry's Artarama, Blick, Amazon, or elsewhere.
Hobby stores like Hobby Lobby, or Michaels may, or may not, have all the supplies needed.
In most art supply stores, if you mention you are my student, they will give you a 10% discount.
There are 2 paint options: The Artist Version and the Student 1980 Series version. I recommend the Artist Version. It is more expensive but there is more pigment in the tubes. But if you are on a budget, then the Student version (1980 Series) will work just fine too.
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Items most frequently forgotten by students. Be sure to bring:
Paper towels
Cardboard to mount your loose canvas sheets on (See photo below)
A small water tight jar. See below.
Get stiff BRISTLE brushes, not soft hair brushes.
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Items most frequently forgotten by students. Be sure to bring:
Paper towels
Cardboard to mount your loose canvas sheets on (See photo below)
A small water tight jar. See below.
Get stiff BRISTLE brushes, not soft hair brushes.
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Gamblin Artist Version Colors (Preferred but nor required)
Paint (37 mil tubes):
Cadmium Red Medium
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Ultramarine Blue
Ivory Black
Dioxazine Purple
and Cadmium Orange
Titanium Zinc White (Ok to substitute Titanium White. No Zinc White)
Phthalo Emerald (NOTE: ok to substitute Phthalo Green, only if necessary. Not Emerald Green)
Cadmium Red Medium
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Ultramarine Blue
Ivory Black
Dioxazine Purple
and Cadmium Orange
Titanium Zinc White (Ok to substitute Titanium White. No Zinc White)
Phthalo Emerald (NOTE: ok to substitute Phthalo Green, only if necessary. Not Emerald Green)
Or Gamblin 1980 Series Colors
If you prefer less expensive colors, then purchase the same colors as above but in the Gamblin 1980 Series
Medium: Gamblin Galkyd Light, 4 oz (Smallest size)
Solvent: Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits, 16oz
Watertight Canning Jar: 8 oz jar, with watertight seal.
A Disposable Paper Palette Pad: 9" x 12" White recommended. (12" x 16" ok for substitute) (Gray ok only for substitute, white is preferred)
Real Canvas Pad
Get "Real" Canvas Pad, 9" x 12" (Make sure you do not get Canvas PAPER!) If the word "paper" is anywhere on the canvas packaging, do not buy it.
Do not buy Blick brand canvas pads
Better quality brands are Fredrix, Art Alternative, and US Art Supply brand
Solvent: Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits, 16oz
Watertight Canning Jar: 8 oz jar, with watertight seal.
A Disposable Paper Palette Pad: 9" x 12" White recommended. (12" x 16" ok for substitute) (Gray ok only for substitute, white is preferred)
Real Canvas Pad
Get "Real" Canvas Pad, 9" x 12" (Make sure you do not get Canvas PAPER!) If the word "paper" is anywhere on the canvas packaging, do not buy it.
Do not buy Blick brand canvas pads
Better quality brands are Fredrix, Art Alternative, and US Art Supply brand
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Brushes
(See important informations about brushes toward bottom of page)
Princeton Good Stiff Bristle Brushes:
Filbert 2
Filbert 4
Bright 2
Bright 6
Princeton Select Brush Round 1
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Art Alternatives Masking Tape 1" x 60yds
A 12" ruler.
Also: pencil, eraser, paper towels, cardboard.
Brushes
(See important informations about brushes toward bottom of page)
Princeton Good Stiff Bristle Brushes:
Filbert 2
Filbert 4
Bright 2
Bright 6
Princeton Select Brush Round 1
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Art Alternatives Masking Tape 1" x 60yds
A 12" ruler.
Also: pencil, eraser, paper towels, cardboard.
Explanation Of Supplies
Paints
In my classes you are welcome to use whatever brand of paint you wish. I have included Gamblin Artist Grade oil paints in the kit because it is a high-quality paint but sits in the middle of the price range for oil paints. Gamblin also offers their 1980 student grade series. But I recommend moving up to the Artist Grade as soon as you feel ready because the Artist Grade has a more pigment.
In my classes you are welcome to use whatever brand of paint you wish. I have included Gamblin Artist Grade oil paints in the kit because it is a high-quality paint but sits in the middle of the price range for oil paints. Gamblin also offers their 1980 student grade series. But I recommend moving up to the Artist Grade as soon as you feel ready because the Artist Grade has a more pigment.
Why Oil Paints Cost So Much
The most expense ingredient in paints is the pigment. Different pigments cost different amounts depending on their rarity and/or difficulty in processing them. That's why some colors are more expensive than others.
The most expense ingredient in paints is the pigment. Different pigments cost different amounts depending on their rarity and/or difficulty in processing them. That's why some colors are more expensive than others.
Galkyd Lite
This is the basic medium we will use. Galkyd Lite will allow us to create glaze tints, oil outs, and finish glazes.
Galkyd lite is made of synthetic resin and maintains it surface flexibility after it dries. There are many other excellent mediums available too.
This is the basic medium we will use. Galkyd Lite will allow us to create glaze tints, oil outs, and finish glazes.
Galkyd lite is made of synthetic resin and maintains it surface flexibility after it dries. There are many other excellent mediums available too.
Gamsol
Gamsol is what we will use to clean our brushes. It can also be used to thin our paint slightly if it is too thick when squeezed out of the tube. Gamsol is the highest grade odorless mineral spirit there is, and is much safer that traditional Turpentine. Other solvent products such as Terpenoid are not truly odorless so I do not recommend them. Learn more at: Gamsol Safety. Also learn how to Recycle Gamsol.
Gamsol is what we will use to clean our brushes. It can also be used to thin our paint slightly if it is too thick when squeezed out of the tube. Gamsol is the highest grade odorless mineral spirit there is, and is much safer that traditional Turpentine. Other solvent products such as Terpenoid are not truly odorless so I do not recommend them. Learn more at: Gamsol Safety. Also learn how to Recycle Gamsol.
Canning Jar with Watertight Lid
You will put your Gamsol solvent in your jar for cleaning your brushes. You need a jar with a watertight lid for transporting the Gamsol to and from class.
You will put your Gamsol solvent in your jar for cleaning your brushes. You need a jar with a watertight lid for transporting the Gamsol to and from class.
Brushes
In the Patrick Howe Oil Painting supplies are 5 Brushes: 2 Bristle Filberts: a number 4 (or number 6), 2 Bristle Brights a number 4 (or a #6) , and 1 small Liner brush. There are thousands of brushes out there, but you can rely on these as your go-to basic brushes.
In the Patrick Howe Oil Painting supplies are 5 Brushes: 2 Bristle Filberts: a number 4 (or number 6), 2 Bristle Brights a number 4 (or a #6) , and 1 small Liner brush. There are thousands of brushes out there, but you can rely on these as your go-to basic brushes.
Below is approximately how wide your brushes should be:
Brush Cleaning Jar
You will use the jar to contain the Gamsol that is used for cleaning your brushes. The jar must have a watertight lid because you will be transporting the jar to and from class each week. A small glass canning jar works well because it has a rubber seal on the lid that makes the lid watertight.
You will use the jar to contain the Gamsol that is used for cleaning your brushes. The jar must have a watertight lid because you will be transporting the jar to and from class each week. A small glass canning jar works well because it has a rubber seal on the lid that makes the lid watertight.
Canvas Pad
Painting on canvas sheet is more economical and than painting on stretched canvas. You will tape a canvas sheet to a piece of cardboard, cut from a cardboard box at home, or purchased from an art supply store, for example. The cardboard will give the painting support while you are painting on it.
Warning: Do not confuse canvas pads with canvas paper. Some manufacturers make a paper that looks like canvas but it doesn't work well. Plus the packaging often looks the same. So make sure you always select real canvas sheets.
Painting on canvas sheet is more economical and than painting on stretched canvas. You will tape a canvas sheet to a piece of cardboard, cut from a cardboard box at home, or purchased from an art supply store, for example. The cardboard will give the painting support while you are painting on it.
Warning: Do not confuse canvas pads with canvas paper. Some manufacturers make a paper that looks like canvas but it doesn't work well. Plus the packaging often looks the same. So make sure you always select real canvas sheets.
Disposable Paper Palette
The palette is the surface you will use to mix your paints on. It comes in a pad. Once one sheet is used up, you can tear it off the pad and throw it into the trash. Paper palettes come in white and gray. I prefer the white.
The palette is the surface you will use to mix your paints on. It comes in a pad. Once one sheet is used up, you can tear it off the pad and throw it into the trash. Paper palettes come in white and gray. I prefer the white.
Masking Tape
You will need masking tape for the projects that I will give you. Never use blue tape, green tape or any other brightly colored tape. Their bright color is distracting while you are painting. stick to boring beige color making tape. And never buy drafting tape which looks the same but is very expensive.
You will need masking tape for the projects that I will give you. Never use blue tape, green tape or any other brightly colored tape. Their bright color is distracting while you are painting. stick to boring beige color making tape. And never buy drafting tape which looks the same but is very expensive.
Cardboard
Since we are using canvas sheets, you will need a piece of cardboard to tape it to, to give your painting support. You will eventually need 2 or 3 pieces of cardboard.
Since we are using canvas sheets, you will need a piece of cardboard to tape it to, to give your painting support. You will eventually need 2 or 3 pieces of cardboard.
Above is a painting taped to a piece of corrugated cardboard. You can buy cardboard at an art store or cut up a cardboard box.
Mesh bag: 20" x 26" mesh bag for transporting your supplies
Be sure to bring:
Pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, paper towels (about 12 sheets) and cardboard.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I would be happy to answer them!
Pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, paper towels (about 12 sheets) and cardboard.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I would be happy to answer them!
