Introduction to Color in Oil or Acrylics

This course is a 3-day intensive study covering the use of color with emphasis on how seeing relates to color choices. Students will gain a good foundational working knowledge of how to mix and use color as it relates to making artwork. The class will be exposed to many color theories, which will be put into practice. Each lesson begins with the concepts to be covered, demonstration of the techniques, hands on experience.

Tuesday – Thursday, January 22 – 24
9 am – noon

Instructor: David McCamant 
Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels

SUPPLY LIST: 

SUPPORTS 

• Inexpensive canvas boards or panels. Students who wish to do the homework will need to double the number of panels. 3 – 11″ x 14” 

OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINT: 1 – 37 ml tube of oil paint in the following colors:

• WHITE Titanium White (2 tubes are suggested) 
• YELLOW Cadmium Lemon, Windsor Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium or Cadmium Yellow Light 
• RED Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Berium Red (not deep) 
• BLUE French Ultramarine Blue or Ultramarine Blue 
• BLACK Ivory Black
• MAGENTA (OPTIONAL*) Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red 
• CYAN (OPTIONAL*) Thalo Blue or Phthalo Blue 

You may bring whatever paint you have as long as they are the correct hues or colors. I recommend inexpensive Windsor Newton student colors. 

FOR OILS ONLY OIL PAINTING MEDIUM 

• Neo MeGilp Medium 2oz or Larger 

OIL PALETTE

• Gray Matters, palette paper or equivalent 

CLEANING JAR

• Silicoil cleaning jar or other small jar with lid 

CLEANING SOLUTION

• 1 – 8oz bottle of artist grade Walnut oil 

BRUSH CLEANER

• 2.5 OZ small cake of The Masters Brush Cleaner

BRUSHES

• Bring what you have – recommend at least one filbert #8 

FOR ACRYLICS ONLY

• Large water container to clean brushes Sta-wet pallet (larger the better) 

PAPER TOWELS

• 1 roll of BLUE shop paper towels (OPTIONAL – add one more for homework*) 

WET PANEL CARRIER

• Inexpensive cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil or aluminum roasting pan for wet painting transport

Approximate Materials Cost $100. With OPTIONAL ITEMS $130.