ColorWise [E-Course]

Any opaque medium is appropriate for this course, such as oil paint, acrylics or gouache. Transparent mediums such as water color behave a bit differently and I do not address those qualities although many of the color theories still apply.

My central medium is oil paint, often used with cold wax. You do not need to use cold wax in this course; it just happens to be my medium.

You DO NOT NEED TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY on new art supplies. The intention is to get you to experiment with your own colors and for you to be exposed to some new colors and how you might combine them.

In terms of colors, please feel free to use what you have, but I recommend a nice selection of colors. My basic palette consists of a warm and cool of each primary. More paint colors will show up in my demo’s but my basic palette is the foundation of what I use.

Please feel free to use your own paint colors and materials in this course.

Paints

(Hues are fine for cadmium colors)
Cadmium Yellow Medium (warm)
Cadmium Lemon  (cool)
Cadmium Red Light (warm)
Quinacridone Red or Alizarin  (cool)
Ultramarine Blue (warm)
Cerulean Blue Hue or similar (cool)
Titanium White 
Mars Black or any black 
Gold Ochre (helps with skin tones)
(Paints I use frequently, for your reference)
Permanent Green Light
Phthalo Turquoise 
Wide Assortment of Gamblin Greys 
Titanium Buff 
Van Dyke Brown 
Burnt Sienna 
Cadmium Orange Hue

Additional Materials

Optional Materials are marked with asterisks. These items you will see me use in the course. They are not essential, but you may want some of them. I will list them in order of importance as follows:
*** = very important, ** = important, * = nice to have

- Paper
- Canvas
- Wood Panels
All are acceptable. Whichever you prefer or have on hand.
- I use an assortment of palette knives large and small.
- I use several small (around size 6 ) brushes
- I’m certain that whatever you already have is fine.
I do use a squeegee in this course when I am working with cold wax. You can find the link below.
[ CLICK HERE ]
The gloves that I wear in the demos are Atlas Nitrile Gloves.
Not required but highly recommended.
One Color Shaper, Angle Chisel Size 16, Black Clay (Extra Hard) tip
I love to include these in my work. They provide a contrasting mark much like a crayon. My favorites are:
- R&F
- Paul de Marrais
- Sennelier
Great for making drawing marks on you oil or acrylic paintings. Black and white are both fun.
I do sketch some with charcoal.
The Color Wheel that I recommend in the class can be found at most art stores.