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Art 107/108: Painting 1/2

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This list of materials can be bought at the Southwestern Community College Bookstore or at the following locations:

Artist and Craftsman Supply
911 San Diego Ave
San Diego, CA
(619) 688-1911
Map to store

Dick Blick Art Materials
1844 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 687-0050

You may need to buy additional materials for specific projects. Individual needs may vary, so purchase materials as needed. Save your receipts so you can return any unused materials at the end of the semester.

1 - pad 18" x 24"  90 lb water color paper
1 - 1/2 inch roll of masking tape
1 - box of willow charcoal
1 - roll of paper towels or soft cloth rags (torn t-shirts are fine)
1 - color wheel
1 - small sketch book

Brushes:  

Storage box to hold and carry supplies           
#1 round sable brush
#6 round  sable brush
#8 filbert  sable brush
#12 filbert  sable brush
#8 flat  brush
#12 flat  brush
#2 fan brush
3" house painting brush for applying gesso grounds to paper and canvas

Palette knife:
tapered, 3" (76 mm) steel blade

Art 107 Acrylic Paint:    

1 - 5 oz tube titanium white
1 - 2 oz tube cadmium red deep*
1 - 2 oz tube cadmium red
1 - 2 oz tube cadmium orange
1 - 2 oz tube hansa yellow*
1 - 2 oz tube permanent green
1 - 2 oz tube pthalo blue*
1 - 2 oz tube cerulean blue
1 - 2 oz tube cobalt blue
1 - 2 oz tube ultramarine violet*
1 - 2 oz tube burnt sienna
1 - 2 oz tube yellow ochre
1 - 2 oz tube raw umber
1 - 2 oz tube ivory black or mars black

* optional

Art 107 Mediums and special materials:
Retarder (slows down drying time of acrylic paint)
Gel medium (extends paint and allows for glazing)
large container for water
small cups or containers for holding mediums and gels

Art 108 Oil Paint:    

1 - 5 oz tube titanium white
1 - 2 oz tube cadmium red
1 - 2 oz tube venetian red
1 - 2 oz tube vermillion*
1 - 2 oz tube cadmium orange*
1 - 2 oz tube naples yellow
1 - 2 oz tube yellow ochre
1 - 2 oz tube emerald green
1 - 2 oz tube pthalo blue *
1 - 2 oz tube cerulean blue
1 - 2 oz tube cobalt blue
1 - 2 oz tube burnt sienna
1 - 2 oz tube italian earth*
1 - 2 oz tube raw umber
1 - 2 oz tube ivory black or mars black

*optional

Art 108 Mediums and special materials:
Coldpressed linseed oil 75 ml
Stand oil (thicker consistency for extra snap)*
Poppyseed oil ( a light oil for a soft touch) *
Gamsol solvent 16 oz (low-toxicity solvent for cleaning brushes)
Neoprene gloves for studio cleanup
container for solvent
small cups or containers for holding oil mediums

Palette:
There are several options for paint mixing surfaces:
disposable palette paper (12"x16") or
flat dinner plate, cookie pan or any other smooth, light colored surface

For making stretched canvases:
3-5 yards unprimed canvas
(Southwestern will supply wooden stretchers and hardware)