Robert Liberace Modern Portrait Supply List
PAINTING SUPPLIES
oil paints: ivory black, burnt umber, burnt sienna, cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, cadmium red light, permanent rose, alizarin crimson, manganese violet, dioxazine violet (optional), ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, phthalocyanine blue(optional), viridian, phthalocyanine green (optional), titanium white
brushes: hog bristle filbert shaped bristle brushes: #2, #4, #6, and #8 (Any brand of hog bristle is fine but Rob likes Silver Brush “Grand Prix” type). Filbert Series 1003 filbert shaped sable brushes: #2 and #4 (Rob likes both Silver “Renaissance” sable brushes or Escoda Brand sable brushes.)
palette
palette knife (optional)
medium: Linseed oil (or medium of choice) Rob will be using Oleogel from Natural Pigments
oderless solvent Gamsol ONLY, no odorless turpenoid
rags (or good paper towels)
canvases or panels: 4 or 5 canvases 16×20 or 18×24 toned mid-gray with acrylic paint to ensure they are dry for class. Centurian linen canvas is especially good for the price. You can tone them with white plus a little ivory black and a hint of burnt umber or use something like “Golden Heavy Bodied Neutral Gray N6” premixed acrylic. The canvas should look similar to this box:
