BRING THE FOLLOWING materials

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1. PORTABLE EASEL

Required (no easels are provided)

Suggestions:

• French plein air easel

• Pochade box

• Edgeprogear paintbook

• etc.

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2. PORTABLE STOOL

Bar height, minimum 30” seat height.

(no chairs provided)

Suggestions:

• inexpensive folding bar stool

• director’s chair

• etc.

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3. ASSORTED OIL BRUSHES

• Stiff bristle brushes for heavy body paint

• Med/soft bristles for edges & detail

• All shapes welcome: round, flat, filbert, angled, etc.

 

4. PALETTE

 

5. STRETCHED CANVASES or PANELS

• 4-6 canvases, small to medium assorted sizes.

• PRE-PRIME your surfaces with TINTED GESSO- you can tint your own gesso by mixing in acrylic color, of medium value (such as tan, or yellow ochre, or gray, etc.).

 

6. OIL PAINTS

You do not need to purchase all the colors below. These are merely suggestions. You might have your own preferences.

• titanium or permalba white*

• burnt umber*

• raw umber*

• naples yellow light

• yellow ochre*

• cadmium yellow pale

• hansa yellow

• hansa yellow deep*

• indian yellow*

• coral red (Holbein)

• indian red*

• alizarin crimson*

• cadmium red deep

• permanent magenta*

• ultramarine blue*

• cobalt teal (Gamblin) or cobalt turquoise

• prussian blue*

• cerulean blue

• viridian*

• permanent green light*

• cadmium green light

• sap green

*most recommended colors

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7. ODORLESS SOLVENT IN AIR-TIGHT JAR

DO NOT BRING TURPENTINE!! Rose Datoc Dall has allergies to turpentine fumes.

Suggested brands:

• Mona Lisa Thinner- odorless

• Odorless Turpenoid

• Gamsol Odorless Thinner

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8. RAGS or PAPER TOWELS for clean-up

• Pre-moistened Artist Wipes also recommended, like Go-Jo wipes

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9. BAGS FOR TRASH at your station

Grocery bags or small trash bags for discarded rags, towels, trash, etc. at your station.

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10. OPTIONAL- R&F PIGMENT STICKs, see here

These are a bit pricey, but Rose Datoc Dall uses them as the key to the luminesce in her skin tones.

Suggested colors:

• brilliant yellow extra pale

• jaune brilliant

• cerulean extra pale

• ultramarine blue pale (new)

• dianthus pink

• warm pink

• phthalo green pale (new)

• sienna yellow extra pale

• scarlet extra pale

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11. OPTIONAL- OIL MEDIUM

Rose Datoc Dall does not use medium typically, but you may bring one of your choice, homemade or commercial.

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12. OPTIONAL- MAHL STICK

For steadying your hand for detail work.

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13. OPTIONAL- dslr camera

For shooting the live pose of the model to use for photo references later.

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14. OPTIONAL- cell phone or tablet camera

Use cell phone/tablet camera and apps to aid your painting process.