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"Painting In Acrylics - Basic Materials"
A fifteen minute Video, where I cover the basic materials I consider as both essentail and optional to getting started with the Acrylic paint medium. I show you my choice of ideal starter colours, explain the best brushes, palettes and other items I suggest using to help you get started with this popular painting medium. If feed back is positive to my presentation style and content, I plan to create and publish a series of short 'how to' videoes in the coming weeks & months
List of Materials Used in my Tutorial Video *
1:- Acrylic Colours -
Daler Rowney System 3 / (Or Winsor & Newton)
- 009 - Titanium White (White = 150ml Tube)
- 651 - Lemon Yellow (12 x Colours = 59ml Tube)
- 634 - Naples Yellow
- 619 - Cadmium Orange
- 221 - Burnt Sienna
- 223 - Burnt Umber
- 247 - Raw Umber
- 543 - Crimson
- 418 - Velvet Purple
- 123 - Ultramearine Blue
- 112 - Coeruleum Blue Hue
- 355 - Leaf Green
- 352 - Hookers Green
- Black (Optional) - black not really needed
2:- Brushes -
A small selection (5 brushes) of 'Flat' Synthetic Bristle Brushes, Short or Long Handle (I prefer Short)
Choose from the following Manufacturers
- Royal & Langnickel Brushes
- 5 Piece Flat Brush Set = Code - SG-304
- Daler Rowney - 'Graduate' Range
- Size = 1 Inch Flat Wash
- Size = 3/4 Inch Flat Wash
- Size = 8 Flat Wash
- Winsor & Newton 'Foundation' Acrylic Brushes
- Set BWF007
- Size 3 & 6 Flat
- 10 & 14 Filbert
3:- Acrylic (Stay Wet) Palette
- Daler Rowney "Staywet Palette' Small starter Pack Staywet Palette - includes 3 x Reservoirs & x 12 Membranes Refill Pack (Optional)
4:- Water Spray / Mister
- From the local Chemist or Art Supplies Shop
- An old recycled cleaning fluid spary bottle will do
5:- Acrylic Paper Pad
- A3 Size - 20 Sheets / Canvas Textured Daler Rowney or Winsor & Newton
- Stiff Piece of Card larger than the A3 Pad Size
- To use as a drawing board, to hold your sheet on paper
6:- Sticky Tape - Low Tack
- Low Tack Decorators Tape / Lining Tape / 1" Wide
- Masking tape will do - Just be very careful removing
7:- Water Soluable Colour Pencils x 2
- Derwent Watercolour
- Caran D'Ache
- Faber Castell
- Try and buy just 2 pencils!
- Dark Brown & Dark Blue are ideal (An art Supply Shop, will sell individual pencils)
- HB pencil
- Eraser
- Try and buy just 2 pencils!
8:- Water Containers
- 3 x Jars / Large Yoghurt Pots
- To Store Brushes
- Clean Water to Thin Paint
- Water to claen Brushes
- A large (empty Fabric Conditoner) Bottle to hold a supply of clean water to avoid trips to the tap
9:- Brush Cleaner
- Bar of household bar of soap
- Or Washing Up Liquid
10:- Paper Towelling
11:- Steel Ruler
- 24" Steel (Or Plastic) Ruler
- for creating scaling grids
- Painting straight edges, such as horizon lines
12:- Lighting (Daylight Bulb)
(Optional) but highly recommended
- Good lighting is essential when painting
- Recommend using a "Daylight Bulb"
- Provides the correct colour temperature
- uy one for your existing tasklight if you can
- Google "Daylight Bulb"
- Check for your light fitting type/size etc
13:- Desktop Easil
(Optional) but highly recommended
- Good posture when painting is important when painting
- Google "Desktop Easil"
- Winsor & Newton
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