Materials lists for our painting and drawing classes

Here you will find the recommended materials for our drawing and painting classes. If you have any questions about the materials, feel free to ask in the atelier.

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Drawing

Charcoal pencils

Newsprint Pad 18“ x 24“ ( ca. A2)

  • Seawhite Newsprint A3 (Jackson*)
  • or 500 pack 64x90cm, needs to be cut (Jackson*)

Box cutter

  • or better single edged razor blades (amazon.de)

Kneaded eraser

  • e.g. Faber-Castell, only the gray. (Jackson* or boesner)
    Do not buy the boesner store brand.

Optional for your home practice

  • Drawing board. 5mm MDF cut to 47cm x 63cm. Ca. 3€ (Hardware store)
  • Two clamps to hold the paper (boesner or office supply store)
  • Sanding pad or sanding paper, 180 (boesner or hardware store)
  • Poster roll to transport paper and drawings (amazon.de)

Pencils and paper should the exact ones given. All other items are just examples.

Ölmalpinsel

Oil Painting

Brushes

Various sizes with long handle. Very small brushes are not needed

  • A few simple bristle brushes (boesner)
  • A set of flat or filbert synthetic oil brushes (boesner)
  • Do not buy the cheapest brushes. But you also do not fancy and expensive brushes.

Surfaces

  • Canvas pad, very convenient (Jackson* or boesner)
  • Or Panels or Simple gessoed MDF plates. Not larger than A4

Medium / Thinner
 

  • Or Schmincke Diluent N (boesner)
  • If you do not want to use thinner, you can use linseed oil. Dries much slower. (Jackson* or boesner)

Container for the thinner

  • Metal brush washer (Jackson* oder Amazon. Do not buy the 700 ml version at boesner)
  • Or any other container that has a lid and won’t be attacked by the thinner. Can be small.

Paints

Brands lik. Winsor & Newton Artists, Schmincke Norma or Rembrandt

  • The minimum to start: Ivory Black and Titanium White (Jackson* or boesner)
  • Color: Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Lemon, Quinacridone Magenta
  • Zorn: Yellow Ockre Light, Cadmium Red Light

Palette

  • Any Palette is ok. Wooden, Paper pad or a glass in a tupper ware. A box to store the glass palette a keep paint fresh. (Jackson*)

Palette Knife

  • to mix colors on your palette (Jackson*)

Rags or paper towels

  • Some lint free rags or paper towels.
  • Some q-tips.

Optional

  • A hob scraper, if you use a glass palette
  • Oil paint: Phtalo Blue
  • Safflower oil and clove leave oil to keep your paints fresh
  • If you decide for a canvas pad as surface, you also need a small board and painters tape (5mm MDF 32x42cm).