Nancy Medina's Workshop Supplies
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Nancy's Shop on Dick Blick
Oil Painting Supply List*
Catch all my supplies by clicking here. The oil colors I use change from time to time, as I try out new techniques and colors. I encourage my students to use good quality, artist quality paint, and save your pennies on your brushes and canvases. Email me at [email protected] or feel free to give me a call if you have any questions - I'm happy to help!
Canadian students ~ scroll down for supply resources!
Oil Paints
I recommend Artist quality oil paints and you can find them all in my shop - check out my Dick Blick shop at the top of the page.
- Required - Sap Green - (Rembrandt)
- Required - Transparent Oxide Yellow (Rembrandt)
- Required - Ultramarine Blue Deep (Rembrandt)
- Cobalt Blue Light (Rembrandt)
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Alizarin Crimson
- Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Rose
- Winsor Violet/Dioxazine Purple
- Viridian
- Titanium White
- Cadmium Red Light
- Transparent Oxide Red
- Indian Yellow by Winsor & Newton
- Richeson Shiva Series - Ice blue
- Payne's Gray (any brand)
- Transparent Orange by Gamblin
- Magenta by Winsor & Newton
- Brilliant Yellow Light - Richeson Shiva Series
These are optional, extra funky fun colors:
- Caribbean Blue by Old Holland
- Transparent Red Medium by Rembrandt
- Quinacridone Violet (Gamblin)
Canadian Students
For Canadian Students who also wish to purchase Richeson Shiva colors Ice Blue and Brilliant Yellow, you can shop here
Canvas
16X16, 12X12, 14X14, 12X16 OR 11X14 canvas or similar sizes are fine. For in-person workshops, bring one for each day of class. For Joyful Brush students, over time sizes will be larger, some will be 20X20, and later lessons will be on gallery wrap cotton canvas of up to 24X30 inches.
Your favorite Cotton Canvas or panel. (Treat your cotton canvas in advance with 2 layers of thinly applied acrylic white gesso. Let dry between coats.) I also use Ampersand Gessobord flat panels, you can find them on the dickblick Web site. Occasionally I pre-treat canvas or panel with an acrylic color by Golden: Neutral Gray N7 or N8; Titan Mars Pale; or Titan Green Pale.
Brushes and palette knife
My favorite brush is about $2 - it is the ¾ inch wide flat Royal Soft Grip SG 700 - purchase brushes HERE
If this brush is out of stock, you can substitute the #28 Bright - Royal Langnickel SableTek - purchase brushes HERE
Order about four of these SG 700 brushes (they are not expensive but PLEASE BE AWARE you must use Turpenoid brand solvent with these brushes (or Gamsol or Mona Lisa) Solvents such as "Odorless Mineral spirits", turpentine, and other cheap solvent substitutes will remove the glue in the ferrell of your brushes, and are also bad for your lungs. By caring for these brushes using baby oil to condition them at the end of each painting session, they will last longer.
I also use a Royal Sabletek by Langnickel L95010 Number 14 OR 16 Bright - purchase HERE. Avoid hog bristle brushes which are very stiff.
A liner or rigger brush and a small filbert in your favorite brand is optional - any brand will be fine for both of these.
Also bring a small bottle of baby oil, to condition your brushes each evening after class. Optional brushes include a long rigger brush (any brand) or a small filbert (any brand).
Palette Knife
My favorite palette knife is the Liquitex Number 16 small knife. You can find it here
PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE A CONTAINER FOR YOUR MEDIUM AND SOLVENT WITH LIDS
Mediums and Solvent
Use only odorless mediums - NOT Liquin please
I recommend: Chroma Brand Archival Lean Medium - purchase HERE
Other acceptable mediums include walnut oil or a recipe of half refined linseed oil and half solvent
*Solvent – Use only odorless solvent, Gamsol, Turpenoid or Mona Lisa.
Avoid smelly solvents such as "Turpenoid Natural" or "odorless mineral spirits" or turpentine. These all tend to have strong odors can be toxic in confined spaces.
Also have on hand
- Standing or table top easel
- Paper towels
- Paper palette (Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette 16X20 size) - purchase Here
- Kemper wipe-out tool purchase Here
*Note that the acrylic and oil supplies listed here for all of Nancy's classes are not required, but simply recommended. There are many good brands available, and suggestions for substitutes are listed in the course materials. Nancy Medina Art cannot guarantee the availability of the recommended supplies in your area. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure (s)he has access to the supplies necessary to complete the course. Nancy's support team is always happy to answer questions about supplies.
Acrylic Supply Lists*
Catch all my favorite acrylic supplies in one spot by clicking here. You'll find supplies on my Dick Blick shop page. If you're just starting with acrylics, size 2 fl. oz tubes (or thereabouts) are fine in any brand. Be sure to have on hand a fine mister spray bottle with you for your water as well as a Sta-wet palette with the sponge and acrylic palette paper inserts. Check out my Dick Blick Shop at the top of the page for my favorite Acrylic supplies.
Brushes
My favorite brush is about $2 - it is the ¾ inch wide flat Royal Soft Grip SG 700
Order about four of these (they are not expensive) -purchase brushes HERE
If you cannot find the SG700, any 3/4 inch flat brush is fine, so long as it is not hog bristle. I also use the No. 14 OR 16 Sabletek long-handled bright - click here
In Big Bold Acrylics and Love in Bloom Acrylics, I will also use a No 8 and No 12 filbert brush, any brand will do. I use the Rosemary & Company Eclipse long Filbert No 12 and No 8. Click here to purchase
Helpful hints: I use mostly Golden Artist Colors, but Utrecht has great prices, too!
Paint Brilliant Acrylics List
Palette:
- Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red (Utrecht)
- Quinacridone Magenta (Golden)
- Cobalt Violet Hue (Golden) or Quinacridone Violet (Utrecht)
- Burnt Umber
- Dioxazine Purple
- Neutral Gray N8 (Golden)
- Parchment (Sennelier) or Titan Buff (Golden)
- Turquoise
- Cadmium Red Hue (Utrecht)
- Cadmium Yellow Hue (Utrecht)
- Ultramarine Blue
- Titanium White
- Alizarin Crimson
- Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold (Golden) or Transparent Red Iron Oxide
- Ultramarine Blue
- Chromium Oxide Green
- Yellow Iron Oxide or Yellow Ochre
- Indian Yellow
- Hookers Green Historic Hue (Golden)
- Light Violet (Sennelier)
- Medium Violet (Sennelier) or Brilliant Purple (Liquitex)
- Green Gold
- Bright Yellow Green (Sennelier) or Light Green Yellow Shade (Golden)
- Light Ultramarine Blue (Golden)
- optional - Quinacridone Pink (Sennelier)
- optional - Cadmium Orange Hue (Utrecht)
- optional - Phthalo Green (blue shade)
Love in Bloom Acrylics
For canvases in Love in Bloom Acrylics, we will use three 20X20 cotton stretch canvas and four 16X16 Ampersand Gessoboard panels (find them on DickBlick.com). Brushes will be the Royal Softgrip SG700 3/4 inch flat, the 1/4 inch flat Sabletek and the Nos 12 and 8 filberts (any brand filbert will do). Here is your Palette for Love in Bloom Acrylics:
Quinacridone Red (or Permanent Rose)
Quinacridone Magenta (Golden)
Cobalt Violet Hue (Golden) or Quinacridone Violet (Utrecht)
Burnt Umber
Dioxazine Purple
Neutral Gray N8 (Golden)
Parchment (Sennelier) or Titan Buff (Golden)
Turquoise
Cadmium Red Hue (Utrecht)
Cadmium Yellow Hue (Utrecht)
Ultramarine Blue
Titanium White
Alizarin Crimson
Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold (Golden) or Transparent Red Iron Oxide
Ultramarine Blue
Chromium Oxide Green
Yellow Iron Oxide or Yellow Ochre
Indian Yellow
Hookers Green Historic Hue (Golden)
Light Violet (Sennelier)
Medium Violet (Sennelier) or Brilliant Purple (Liquitex)
Bright Yellow Green (Sennelier) or Light Green Yellow Shade (Golden)
Light Ultramarine Blue (Golden)
Bright Yellow Green (Sennelier) or Light Green Yellow Shade (Golden)
Light Ultramarine Blue (Golden)
optional - Cadmium Orange Hue (Utrecht)
Big Bold Acrylics List
For canvases in Big Bold Acrylics, we will use four 20X20 cotton stretch canvas and three 14X14 cotton stretch canvas. Brushes will be the Royal Softgrip SG700 3/4 inch flat, the 1/4 inch flat Sabletek and the Nos 12 and 8 filberts (any brand filbert will do). Here is your Palette for Big Bold Acrylics:
- Quinacridone Magenta (Golden)
- Cobalt Violet Hue (Golden) or Quinacridone Violet (Utrecht)
- Burnt Umber
- Dioxazine Purple
- Neutral Gray N8 (Golden)
- Parchment (Sennelier) or Titan Buff (Golden)
- Turquoise
- Cadmium Red Hue (Utrecht)
- Cadmium Yellow Hue (Utrecht)
- Ultramarine Blue
- Titanium White
- Alizarin Crimson
- Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold (Golden) or Transparent Red Iron Oxide
- Ultramarine Blue
- Chromium Oxide Green
- Yellow Iron Oxide or Yellow Ochre
- Indian Yellow
- Hookers Green Historic Hue (Golden)
- Light Violet (Sennelier)
- Medium Violet (Sennelier) or Brilliant Purple (Liquitex)
- Green Gold
- Bright Yellow Green (Sennelier) or Light Green Yellow Shade (Golden)
- Light Ultramarine Blue (Golden)
- Bright Yellow Green (Sennelier) or Light Green Yellow Shade (Golden)
- Light Ultramarine Blue (Golden)
- optional - Cadmium Orange Hue (Utrecht)
- optional - Phthalo Green (blue shade)
Acrylic Paints for Joyful Brush
Palette:
- Indian Yellow Hue
- Viridian Green Hue
- C.P. Cadmium Yellow Light
- Alizarin Crimson Hue
- Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide
- Green Gold
- Neutral Gray N8 (Golden)
- Ultramarine Blue (can also substitute for cobalt blue light)
- Dioxazine Violet
- Quinacridone Magenta or Brilliant Magenta
- Perm. Rose (Winsor & Newton) or Quinacridone Rose
- Pyrrole Red Light or CP Cadmium Red Light
- Titanium White
- Payne's Gray
- Sap Green
- Cobalt Turquoise or Manganese Blue
- Transparent Red Iron Oxide
- Transparent Pyrrole Orange or mix Indian Yellow plus Cadmium Red Light
- Titanium buff or naples yellow hue + white
- optional - Sennelier Light Turquoise
- and ANY of your favorite colors in Golden fluid acrylics
Canvas
16X16, 20X16, 20X20, 12X12, 14X14, 12X16, OR 11X14 canvas or similar sizes are fine. For online lessons, Nancy will use larger canvases later in the courses, such as 20X20, 24X30 and others.
Your favorite Cotton Canvas or panel. (Treat your cotton canvas in advance with 2 layers of thinly applied acrylic white gesso. Let dry between coats.) There is no need to tint your canvas ahead of time. A white surface is preferred. I also use Ampersand Gessobord flat panels, you can find them on the dickblick Web site. I occasionally pre-treat the surface with an additional layer of acrylic color by Golden. These are the tints used on occasion: Neutral Gray N8 or N7; Titan Mars Pale; or Titan Green Pale - all Golden acrylic colors.
Also bring:
A wetting spray bottle (fine mist is best)
A Masterson Sta-Wet palette and paper that keeps your palette surface moist (click here for my favorites)
