Xpressive Arts Center

Alla Prima Oil Painting Supply List

Materials:

Bristle brushes: #6 or #8 Filbert (required) at least two.

#6 or #8 Flat or bright (Recommended).

Small round brush for detail (optional). Fan Brush (optional)

Natural Turpenoid

Silicoil brush cleaning tank to store turpenoid.

 


Oil Paints:

Oil painter starter set (Wal-Mart sells a pretty decent one, this is highly recommended).

If buying paints individually colors needed are. Titanium white, Cadmium yellow light(optional), or Cadmium yellow hue, cadmium red, terra rosa(optional) yellow ochre, Naples yellow light (optional), Burnt Sienna, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, cobalt blue(optional) Burnt umber, viridian and ivory black.

One tube of neutral acrylic gray used for toning your canvas.

Canvas: Canvas boards, stretched canvas, or wood panels Sizes: 8x10, 9x12 or 11x14.

Optional: Liquin medium helps the paint dry faster.