Materials that you will need for the Orange Still Life Lesson
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​Still life set-up (optional) - An orange, a table lamp, some cardboard and coloured paper.
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Acrylic paint colours: white, yellow, red, cyan & yellow ochre.
I use – Titanium white, primary yellow & red (Cadmium red & yellow is also good)
Optional – cadmium red light and ready mixed turquoise
N.b. Please avoid using very cheap acrylic paint. It will be watery and dull in effect. Suggested brands: Sennelier, Daler Rowney System 3, Winsor & Newton, Golden, Jacksons.
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Brushes – large and medium flat brushes (approx. size 12 – 4 approx.) More brushes of varying sizes are really helpful and need to be in proportion to your surface i.e. canvas, paper, board.
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Board/Paper - In this video I use a plywood panel 20 x 20 cm. You can use 300g acrylic or watercolour paper. If you’re more experienced and have more time you can go bigger. You can use a canvas panel, or canvas.
N.b. I primed my wooden panel with GAC100, then Gesso. You can use white household emulsion, or just gesso.
Optional – finishing touch with Gloss Medium. This will protect your painting and make the colours look richer and deeper. I use Galleria.
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A pencil to draw free hand (optional)
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Acrylic/watercolour/print paper for colour mixing
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I use a painter’s edge decorating tool. You can use a piece of cardboard instead.
TOOLS FOR TRANSFERRING THE IMAGE (optional)
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Carbon transfer paper (I use black) with biro, blue tac and a photo print of the reference image the same size as your board/paper.
TO PRINT - Up to 3 print outs of the photograph:
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To sketch on/ or use plain paper, or a sketchbook
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If you are using transfer technique
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To use as reference - a good print can help, perhaps use photo paper.
GENERAL ITEMS
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Blue towel or kitchen roll.
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A jar, or pot/s for water.
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A palette, you can use an old plate, or vegetable tubs or greaseproof paper.
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(request your free copy of my ‘Creating your own stay wet palette’ video)
Acrylic paint is like glue, once dry it cannot be removed.