materials list for workshops

Pastel:  Wallis or Art Spectrum 'colorfix' paper.  Mi Tientes by Canson will also work.
A drawing Board
tape
a 96 color set of NuPastels.  Only a 96 color set will do
various soft pastels
I am partial to Terry Ludwig and Sennilier, but Great American,  Schmenke, and Unison will do.  Terry Ludwig darks are fabulous.
All pastels must be EASILY ACCESSIBLE. They must be orderly and at your fingertips.  You can't use, what you can't get to quickly.
Outdoor classes need to include a good quality outdoor easel, with easy access to materials

Always remember a hat or cap, and plenty of water!!


Paint, either Oil or Acrylic:
High Quality brands!!!!!!  For Acrylic, that means Liquitex mediums, Utrecht Paints, Golden Paints or Windsor Newton highest grade.  Please,  no Galleria or Liqutex Basics.  These are lightly pigmented and you can't achieve rich effects with them
For Oils: Avoid low priced oil sets. or anything marked, student grade. 

Colors:  Basic Colors, for either medium;  Titanium White, Paynes gray, Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue,  Cerulean or Thalo Blue, Viridian or Thalo Green, Yellow Ochre, Yellow Medium,
Cadmium Red light, Quinacridone Crimson or Alizarin Permanent, raw umber, and burnt sienna.
optional colors are Cadmium orange, and a violet.


Artist who wish to underpaint in acrylic, need a red,  yellow and blue, plus black and white, and the sienna and umber would help.  Additional recommended materials for acrylic, or for underpainting in acrylic
Liquitex white gesso, a small bottle,  liquitex gloss medium, Golden Acrylic Glazing liquid, or Liquitex slow dry blending gel or medium.  All in small jars or bottles
 I also recommend, in fact 'require' Utrecht Acrylic white.  No other white on the market comes close to its body and pigment.


Brushes.  I use Princeton Brushes  6300 series rounds and then a series of flat brights
I also recommend a couple of foam brushes from Lowes or Home Depot for blocking in paintings.
A one " Cotman Watercolor Brush with the clear handle is really a great brush for oils or acrylics.