Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Painting - Oil and Acrylic

Marciano Martinez

Beginning Painting

Objectives:

Approaching painting as a creative process while developing the elementary skills of painting as a means of self-expression, emphasizing the development of a basic understanding of the fundamentals of composition, color theory and mixing, and learning to work with the materials.

Intermediate Painting

Objectives:

Approaching painting as a creative process, while developing additional skills using painting as a means of self-expression, as well as developing skills in using painting techniques and media, including oil and/or acrylic paints, and emphasizing the development of an understanding of composition, color theory and mixing, and skill development. Exploration of individual style is encouraged.

Advanced Painting

Objectives:

A study of advanced painting problems, stressing experimentation, traditional, and contemporary painting composition and methods, while continuing to develop additional skills using painting as a means of self-expression with emphasis on the development of a body of work that explores concepts and materials, exploration of individual style is encouraged.

Oil Painting Supply List:

Paints – Oil studio tubes 1.25 oz.

  • Indian red
  • Yellow ochre
  • Raw umber
  • Burnt umber
  • Burnt sienna
  • Ivory or Mars black
  • Cerulean blue
  • Cobalt blue
  • Viridian green
  • Pthalo green
  • Pthalo blue
  • Ultramarine dark blue
  • Cadmium red light
  • Cadmium yellow light
  • Cadmium yellow deep
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Dioxazine purple
  • Alizarin crimson
  • Cadmium red light
  • Ivory black
  • Flake or Titanium white (large tube)

Brushes – Hogs hair bristle brushes of any shape preferred for oil

  • Flat #4, 5, 9
  • Round #6 sable or sabeline
  • Fan #4

Painting Surfaces –

  • Canvases - Minimum size is 16”x20”

Other supplies:

  • Painting bag or bucket
  • Large open mouthed jars with lids – 2
  • Palette – size 16”x20”
  • Palette knife
  • Odorless mineral spirits
  • Pencil and eraser
(Later in semester – raw canvas, stretcher bars, gesso)

Acrylic Painting Supply List:

Paints – Acrylic studio tubes 2 oz.

  • Red oxide
  • Napthol crimson
  • Cadmium red medium
  • Cadmium orange
  • Yellow oxide
  • Raw umber
  • Cadmium yellow light
  • Cadmium yellow deep
  • Burnt sienna
  • Cerulean blue
  • Pthalo green
  • Ultramarine blue
  • Acra violet
  • Flake or Titanium white (large tube)
  • Black

Brushes – Nylon or other synthetic

  • Flat ¼”, ½”, ¾”, 1”
  • Round Sable or sabeline
  • Fan #4
Painting Surfaces – Minimum size is 18” square

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