Supply list for Home Studio Abstract Acrylic and Wire Drawing Workshop:
Instructor: Karen Knutson
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Acrylics: The 3 heavy body acrylics (in tubes) that you will need are Hansa Yellow medium and Titanium White and Carbon Black. (Optional)You may bring whatever heavy body acrylics you already have.
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The other acrylics are liquid acrylics. If you are investing in acrylics for the first time, my advice is to get a variety of cheap liquid acrylics at Michaels that are only about one dollar each. I usually like to get a red, yellow and blue and then a couple of other favorites. I love one called Bahama Blue by Craftsmart. Another favorite of mine is raw umber. Get your favorites!
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Brushes. I prefer watercolor synthetic brushes for my acrylic painting, but you should bring whatever brushes you already own. I use mainly 3 brushes: 1” flat, ½” flat, and #6 round. Otherwise, I use a big 2 or 3” cheap brush for preparing the paper at the beginning. ( I have lots of extra 2” cheap brushes for you to use.)
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For our acrylic paintings, I will provide you with 1/2 sheet Strathmore Aquarius watercolor 80 lb. paper for a fee of $3. (I have enough for everyone to buy one from me, if you’d rather not get it from the art supply store.) Bring approximately 12” x 16” foam core or gator board for support. (I usually cover it with plastic.) We’ll be working on quarter sheet sizes (size 11” x 15”) or square sizes.
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Bring one or 2 quarter sheets of your favorite watercolor paper to use for the wire drawing. Any brand paper will work for this.
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Wax paper for your palette or you can buy a disposable palette at the art store.
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One bottle of Rubbing Alcohol (make sure it is 91% isopropyl alcohol, available at Walgreens)
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Optional: Face mask if you are sensitive to rubbing alcohol smell.
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Jumbo Cotton balls and Q-tips
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Water container (I use big Parkay tubs. Some people use big ice cream buckets)
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Windex bottle (push button top) for spraying water. Empty Windex out and put water in the bottle. (You can usually find these at Holiday Gas Stations or convenience stores.)
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One full roll of Paper towels and/or Kleenex. (I prefer Viva that is a full sheet, but bring whatever.)
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Acrylic matte medium (Liquitex is my favorite) and (an old brush for applying it. I use a 2” cheap brush.)
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White chalk or white Charcoal white pencil or Caran d’Ache crayons for initial drawing.
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Tracing paper (Get at Dick Block or Michaels)
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Carbon paper (get at office supply store).
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Sketchbook, pencil, and eraser
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Scissors and/or exacto knife
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Black permanent markers (fine and ultra fine tips). I prefer Sharpie Twin Top black markers.
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ruler
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Old magazines to use for color samples.
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Optional: Caran d’Ache neocolor II water- soluble crayons. Bring your favorite colors. (I use neon lilac, lime green, bright orange, and bright sky blue.)
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Lunch (we usually have a 45 minute break for lunch)
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Wear layers, since sometimes it gets too hot for some or too cool for others. Also, bring a protective apron, or wear old clothes. Acrylic is hard to get out of clothing.
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If you have questions about the supplies, my email is: karen@karenknutson.com