Chery Baird - Beginning / Intermediate Painting
Painting - Beginning & Intermediate Instructor: Chery Baird
czbaird@aol.com (only check about once a week) 770-448-5000 - please call if you have any questions
** ACRYLIC PAINT ONLY
Supplies
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8 - 22 x 30 in. paper - may be gessoed (Lenox 100 at Binder’s, Pearl’s or Utrecht)
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1 inch masking or drafting tape
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1 quart matte or gloss medium (not gel medium)
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every brush you own that you want to use with acrylic paint - you will at least need a natural not
synthetic pig bristle brush that is at least 1 in. (the bristle brush that I recommend Princeton or
Sky Brushes in a Flat)
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old cloth to wipe brushes on - paper towels will not work as well
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12 x 16 high sheen disposable palette or equivalent (Canson or Strathmore poly-coated paper
palette - has a high gloss finish, don’t get one with a hole)
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viewer - empty slide cardboard, don’t purchase this (you either use an empty slide cardboard or
make one)
Paint
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cadmium yellow light
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yellow oxide or yellow ochre
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raw sienna
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mars black
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french ultramarine blue
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thalo blue or pthalo blue - green shade
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thalo crimson - made by Grumbacher only or Quinacridone Crimson by
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cadmium red light
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napthol crimson
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thalo green or pthalo green - blue shade
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dioxzine purple
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titanium white - a large tube (do not buy liquitex basic)
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napthol red lt.
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hookers green
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thio violet by Grumbacher or utrecht quinacra violet
I recommend Liquitex, Grumbacher, Golden or Utrecht, they all make clear colors. You may bring any other colors that you have also.