Steven Assael
Materials List Painting March 2023
Choice of supports:
Please bring 4 canvas boards. Ideal sizes 11x14, 12x16, not over 16x20
Steven will most likely demo on a copper panel for his long demo and also give short demos on a cool toned panel and warm toned panel to show differences.
1: You can purchase lead primed canvas, (no acrylic primed), or lead primed canvas on boards (Raphael boards are great, Jerry’s carries them) . Choices are below:
2. Ampersand Smooth Panels You can get these at Dick Blick, Plaza Art or Jerry’s. These can be toned with Acrylic Paint and then sprayed with shellac (please do this before you come).
3. Raphael Premium Archival Oil Primed Linen Panels
*Tone your boards/panels in advance with a mid-tone red and mid-tone green.
If the board is oil primed then you need to use oil paint, not acrylic.
Choices of Reds and Greens to tone boards below:
RED’s - cadmium red (or CRL) mixed with a little Venetian red, burnt sienna, or burnt umber. Apply a very very thin coat with gamsol and wipe with a rag. Make sure it’s thin so it will dry.
*Use a thinned (with mineral spirits) red oil paint that will dry. Cadmiums take a long time to dry so if you use one apply a thin layer and do this in advance
GREEN’s - Cadmium green or Cadmium Green Light mixed with a little raw umber or burnt umber. Apply a very very thin coat with Gamsol and wipe with a rag.
* For this class please have copper available to paint on if this interests you.
K & S Copper is good and can be ordered on Amazon 8x10 or 9 x 12
Click Here for resources to purchase copper
Denatured alcohol
Garlic cloves
Fine grit sandpaper or emery cloth
Brushes:Various size brushes, i.e. filberts, flats and fan brushes.
Various size sable brushes, i.e. filberts, fans, rounds can be sable or mongoose, the larger ones can be soft bristle such as Silverstone #12.
Rosemary Brushes can be found online and they carry a variety of types.
*recommended are synthetic Comber brushes long handle all sizes
No paper palettes
OIL PAINTS -suggested brands and colors
Titanium White
Flake White (Lead White) (Cremintz White)
Brilliant Yellow Lt or Nickel Yellow Lt., (Rembrandt makes this), or any light, Cool Yellow (Michael Harding) *optional Naples Yellow Lt (Winsor & Newton)
Lead Tin Yellow (Michael Harding) *optional Cadmium Yellow Lt
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Lt
Yellow Ochre Light
Transparent Golden Ochre (Winsor & Newton)
Transparent Red Oxide (Williamsburg or Holbein)
Ultramarine Blue
Prussian Blue
Kings Blue Light
Cadmium Green Light
Viridian Green
Dioaxidine Purple
Burnt Umber (Old Holland)
Ivory Black
*optional: Sennelier Brown Pink Burnt SiennaAlizarin CrimsonRose Violet (Holbein)
some soft rags, paper towels
Medium: Please bring cold pressed linseed oil to the workshop. Bring some cheap linseed or walnut oil to clean brushes.
DO NOT BRING ANY MINERAL SPIRITS OR TURPENTINE TO THE STUDIO, DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES!!!!!!!
If you do not have something for carrying wet boards, you can check Raymar.comhttps://www.raymarart.com/collections/wet-painting-carriers/products/painting-carrier-tiered-track-multi-width
These are light, inexpensive and wonderful.