REFERENCE & SUPPLIES - Crossroads Paint Sling #2 June 11 2016

JUNE 11^TH ALL ABOUT Flowers

June 11^th 10:00 am to 2:30pm  (Lunch break at 12:15)

 

 Contact Crossroads Art Center for details 804.278-8950

This week we are painting flowers - peonies from photo references and perhaps Hydrangea's from life. Feel free to bring some from your own gardens too:=)

Download the references below - 5x7 photo will be provided as before. 

REFERENCE

  

SAMPLE 20X20

A FEW DETAILS

SUPPLY LIST

(1) 12x12 (1) 20x20 canvas Centurion oil primed linen or equal

(1) #8 Royal soft grip SG4520 Filbert (rounded flat)

(1) #12 Royal soft grip SG4510 Bright (flat)

A few palette knives
Glass palette with small paint scraper
3 or 4 sheets of paper towels

Neo  Megilp (medium)

Clean cotton rag

Small amount of odorless mineral spirits

Basic palette: At this point I would  recommend Studio size tubes in a good student grade paint like Winsor & Newton.  

By all means use up what you have first but save your expensive colours for special areas or the important paintings later on.

Titanium White or a fast drying alkyd

Naples yellow

Lemon yellow

Cadmium Yellow

Sap green

Cerulean Blue

French Ultramarine Blue

Dioxazine Purple

Permanent Rose

Alizarin Crimson

Cadmium Red

NOTE: PAINTING SURFACE

Tempered Masonite with a few coats of gesso is a good inexpensive painting surface. Home Depot sells it in smaller precut panels.

Canvas can also be easily glued to Masonite or smooth 1/4" plywood panel with Gorilla white glue and a rolling pin.

I used a fine woven linen with (2) light coats of oil primer - in my case as it turned out to be an inexpensive solution. Jerry's Centurion double oil primed linen cannot be beat. The paint stays on top. The weave is constant, smooth and tight. The paint grips the canvas and does not slide about as it often does with heavier coatings that end up with a slicker semi gloss surface. This canvas is well thought out and available in a wide range of products to suit any need....and by comparison CHEAP to any other out there!

STRETCHED LINEN - 12X12 AND 20X20 WILL BE AVAILABLE  + BRUSHES - I will also share any of my colours or tools as needed