ACRYLIC PAINTING with Brian Simons
SUPPLY LIST
(for weekend workshops)
EASELS
Easels are provided for you at the workshops in Victoria AND North Vancouver!
***You MUST bring your own easels for workshops in Vancouver at the Center for Peace***and
at the Penticton workshop
CANVASES
2- 24X30”OR 30X30” stretched and primed
canvases(please no prep work ahead of time)
no boards, wood or canvas boards
BRUSHES
1-2" or 3" Natural bristle (only) house paint brushes
3-4 Artist paint brushes
(flats or filberts up to 2" wide)
no water color brushes or pointed brushed
PALETTE
You can use cardboard, wood, plastic, waxed paper
for a palette or purchase a palette pad or wet palette
Palettes should be large
no water color palettes or dishes
AVOID SMALL PALETTES
PAINTS
Use only "artist quality" ACRYLIC paints
(no fluid or student grade paints)
Tubes are best but you can use jars if that's all you have
Recommended brands:
STEVENSON, GOLDEN, ISLAND BLUE, LIQUITEX, GRAHAM &SON, DA VINCI, LUKAS
COLOURS
BURNT SIENNA (A MUST HAVE)
DIOXAZINE (VIOLET) PURPLE
AZO OR CADMIUM RED LIGHT
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
YELLOW OCHRE
CADMIUM YELLOW
TITANIUM WHITE
HOOKER’S OR SAP GREEN
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
CERULIAN BLUE
WATER CONTAINER
coffee cans, large yogurt containers, small bucket
RAGS OR CLOTH
paper towels NOT recommended
PHOTOGRAPHS-(assortment)
(only bring photos you love)
(no photos of other artists paintings,
portraits or nostalgic photos from your past)
(DO NOT BRING PHOTOS YOU THINK ARE EASY TO PAINT)
Choose magazine pictures or photos you like and
find exciting visually!!!
(do not worry if you think you can paint
the image or not - the criteria is simply
whether or not you love the image)
A SENSE OF HUMOUR AND AN OPEN MIND
SHOP AT ARTWORLD
(CHATHAM ST., VICTORIA)
AND RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 10% DISCOUNT
ON ALL MATERIALS!!!
(TO RECEIVE DISCOUNT PROOF OF COURSE REGISTRATION
-you can use the reply email you received upon registering)
(for weekend workshops)
EASELS
Easels are provided for you at the workshops in Victoria AND North Vancouver!
***You MUST bring your own easels for workshops in Vancouver at the Center for Peace***and
at the Penticton workshop
CANVASES
2- 24X30”OR 30X30” stretched and primed
canvases(please no prep work ahead of time)
no boards, wood or canvas boards
BRUSHES
1-2" or 3" Natural bristle (only) house paint brushes
3-4 Artist paint brushes
(flats or filberts up to 2" wide)
no water color brushes or pointed brushed
PALETTE
You can use cardboard, wood, plastic, waxed paper
for a palette or purchase a palette pad or wet palette
Palettes should be large
no water color palettes or dishes
AVOID SMALL PALETTES
PAINTS
Use only "artist quality" ACRYLIC paints
(no fluid or student grade paints)
Tubes are best but you can use jars if that's all you have
Recommended brands:
STEVENSON, GOLDEN, ISLAND BLUE, LIQUITEX, GRAHAM &SON, DA VINCI, LUKAS
COLOURS
BURNT SIENNA (A MUST HAVE)
DIOXAZINE (VIOLET) PURPLE
AZO OR CADMIUM RED LIGHT
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
YELLOW OCHRE
CADMIUM YELLOW
TITANIUM WHITE
HOOKER’S OR SAP GREEN
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
CERULIAN BLUE
WATER CONTAINER
coffee cans, large yogurt containers, small bucket
RAGS OR CLOTH
paper towels NOT recommended
PHOTOGRAPHS-(assortment)
(only bring photos you love)
(no photos of other artists paintings,
portraits or nostalgic photos from your past)
(DO NOT BRING PHOTOS YOU THINK ARE EASY TO PAINT)
Choose magazine pictures or photos you like and
find exciting visually!!!
(do not worry if you think you can paint
the image or not - the criteria is simply
whether or not you love the image)
A SENSE OF HUMOUR AND AN OPEN MIND
SHOP AT ARTWORLD
(CHATHAM ST., VICTORIA)
AND RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 10% DISCOUNT
ON ALL MATERIALS!!!
(TO RECEIVE DISCOUNT PROOF OF COURSE REGISTRATION
-you can use the reply email you received upon registering)
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