Mini Masterpiece Supply List
Painting miniatures is more about approach than specific materials. For that reason, this supply list is flexible, so don’t feel stressed about getting exactly what’s listed. You’ll learn what you like to use as you go. We will be working in sizes such as 1x1”, 2x3”, 3x4”, and 6x6”.
Substrate
- a sketchbook
- a few medium or small panels, any size from 2x3” up to 11x14”. The larger panels can be gridded out into mini sizes and multiple paintings can be practiced on one panel.
- painting paper or loose canvas for making small sketches. (optional)
I will provide a selection of mini panels in sizes such as 1x1”, 2x3”, 3x4”, and 6x6”, so the substrates you bring will be primarily for practice.
Palette
Any palette of colors you enjoy using is fine. My usual palette is:
- Titanium White
- Cadmium Yellow Medium (portraits) or Lemon Yellow (landscapes)
- Hansa Yellow Deep
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Alizarin Crimson
- Burnt Sienna or Transparent Red Iron Oxide
- Burnt Umber
- Raw Umber
- Viridian
- an additional Green such as Sap Green, Permanent Green, Earth Green (landscape)
- King’s Blue Light (which is just Ultramarine Blue plus White, easy to mix it instead of buying)
- Ultramarine Blue
- Ivory or Mars BlackWorkshop Info, Bio, Supply List
@Warehouse 521
September 5-6, 2025
Brushes
- any small to medium brushes from your normal painting set
- a few big brushes from your normal painting set
- a selection of 6-8 miniature brushes. Most supply stores such as Jerry’s Artarama, Blick, and
Plaza will have mini brushes, just get a selection of the smallest in a variety of shapes. A few
good starter sets are:
- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/princeton-velvetouch-series-3950-synthetic-blend-mini-
brush-set-6
- https://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-select-series-3750-value-brush-sets/ - set
15, set 20, set 22, set 23
Other supplies
- palette. Wooden, glass, and disposable are all fine. I use Grey Matters disposable palette paper.
- palette knife for mixing
- oil or medium (I use walnut or linseed oil mixed with gamsol)
- gamsol
- paper towels
- pencils for sketching
- a small ruler for measuring (optional)
- masking tape or similar (optional)