Abstracting the Landscape Supply List
Drawing Materials
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Pencil
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Ballpoint pen
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Ink brush pen (Pentel Ink Brush Pen or Sennelier Ink Brush are both great
options)
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Watercolors (Any basic set will do!)
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Charcoal
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Drawing paper (10-20 sheets from 5x7 to 9x12 or larger) Can be from a
sketchbook or pad. I like to use big sheets of Legion Stonehenge paper and tear
them down to size.
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Watercolor paper (Can be from larger sheets or a pad)
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Any other favorite drawing tools or paper (Pastels, fun pens, etc. The point
is to have lots of different options that will behave differently and lead to
new surprises)
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*Specific brands or types don’t matter, just bring something you’re excited to try*
Painting Materials
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Paints (I’ll work in oil, but acrylic is okay too). These are the colors I typically use.
Bolded colors are required, others are optional. Feel free to bring any other
favorite colors!
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Titanium White
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Naples Yellow
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Cad Yellow Deep
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Cad Red Light
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Alizarin Crimson
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Ultramarine Blue
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Sap Green
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Raw Umber
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Quinacridone Red
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Yellow Ochre
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Transparent Earth Red or Orange
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Cerulean Blue
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Cad Yellow Light
Galkyd Medium (If using acrylics you should bring some sort of thickening
medium like heavy acrylic gel)
Medium cup (I use a Yuelong Squeeze Bottle from Amazon)
Gamsol and cleaning jar (I recommend the ones with the screen insert)
Palette (I greatly prefer glass palettes, the bigger the better)
Assortment of brushes
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Bring lots of brushes! Flats, rounds, etc. of all sizes! Don’t forget the big
ones. I typically use bristle brushes but will occasionally use synthetics as
well
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I also always use a size one bristle round brush for drawing.
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At least one cheap 3 inch bristle brush from the hardware store.
Palette knife (I use a few for mixing and larger ones for scraping away paint from
the painting)
Rags or paper towels
Canvas—Primed surface 16”x20” or larger