Core Painting: The Painter's Tool Kit
Nicholas Enevoldsen
$730
"The Painter’s Tool Kit" is the introductory course in the Core Painting Pathway. Students learn the basics of color theory and how to control paint using either oil or acrylic paint media. Topics include an introduction to materials, palette organization, and color mixing using brushes and a palette knife. Through a series of exercises, artist replicas, and a still-life painting from observation, students explore diverse approaches to paint application and develop the core perceptual and technical skills needed to create representational paintings across a variety of subjects.
Required Supplies
Students may choose to work with either oil or acrylic painting media. Below, are supply lists specific to oil-based or acrylic-based painting.
OIL-BASED PAINTING – SUPPLY LIST
OIL COLORS
• Titanium White (large tube)
• Cadmium Yellow* Medium or Light
• Cadmium Red Light*
• Yellow Ochre
• Alizarin Crimson
• Cerulean Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Raw Umber
• Black (Ivory, Mars, or Bone)
(*Note: “Cadmium Free” or Cadmium “Hue” versions are acceptable alternatives)
SUPPORTS (PAINTING SURFACES)
• Canvas Pad (10 sheets, 10 x 14 inch or approximate, acrylic primed, Fredrix brand recommended)
• (1) Stretched canvas, canvas board, or wood panel (9 x 12 or 11 x 14 in., acrylic primed)
MEDIUMS /ADDITIVES
• Refined Linseed Oil or Gamblin Solvent Free Liquid
BRUSHES
• Bristle or Synthetic: sizes 2, 4, 6, 10 (flat, filbert, or round long handle)
• (1) small Synthetic/Sable brush for details (size: 0-2 pointed/sharp round)
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
• Palette (Wood, Acrylic clear, or Paper Palette sheets – Richeson Gray Matters recommended)
• Palette Knife – (medium diamond head/spade)
• Brush Cleaning Jar with Lid
• Gamsol (8 oz. Gamblin odorless mineral spirit)
• Small Container with Lid (glass, metal, or plastic for storing paint medium)
• Willow Charcoal / Vine (Soft) Sticks
• Kneaded Eraser
• Painter’s Tape (one roll)
ACRYLIC BASED PAINTING—SUPPLY LIST
ACRYLIC COLORS - (Heavy Body – Golden or Liquitex paint recommended)
• Titanium White (large tube)
• Cadmium Yellow* (Light or Medium)
• Cadmium Red Light* or Pyrrole Red Light
• Yellow Ochre
• Alizarin Crimson
• Cerulean Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Raw Umber
• Black (Ivory, Mars, or Bone)
(*Note: “Cadmium Free” or Cadmium “Hue” versions are acceptable alternatives)
MEDIUM
• Golden Glazing Liquid (satin or gloss)
(*optional medium: Golden Heavy Gel Medium - matte or gloss)
SUPPORTS (PAINTING SURFACES)
• Canvas Pad (10 sheets, 10 x 14 inch or approximate, acrylic primed, Fredrix brand recommended)
• (1) Stretched canvas, canvas board, or wood panel (9 x 12 or 11 x 14 in., acrylic primed)
BRUSHES
• Synthetic: sizes 2, 4, 6, 10 (Flat or Round; Princeton or Winsor & Galleria recommended)
• (1) small Synthetic/Sable brush for details (size: 0-2 pointed/sharp round)
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
• Palette (Wood, Acrylic clear, or Paper Palette sheets – Richeson Gray Matters recommended)
• Palette Knife (medium diamond head/spade)
• Willow Charcoal / Vine Charcoal (Soft)
• Kneaded Eraser
• Cheap Plastic Cup (for water)
• Cheap Spray Bottle (for water)
• Painter’s Tape (one roll)
For questions related to the course or materials list, please contact the instructor:
Email: nicholas.enevoldsen@gmail.com
