YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING SUPPLIES:
Three paint panels - gesso’d white
8"x10" or larger. (these can be cheap boards).Metal palette knife (the skinnier the better)
Papertowels
2 Mixing Palettes (disposable is fine)Standard Student Paint colors
Titanium White
CL - Cadmium Lemon
YO - Yellow Ochre
BS - Burnt Sienna
AC - Alizarin Crimson
M - Magenta
V - Viridian
FU - French Ultramarine
IB - BlackPainting Panels
These ready-to-paint aluminum panels are the same surfaces used in my classes and painting kits as well as my professional gallery paintings.
I like these better than canvas because:
I actually prefer them over traditional canvas because they are:
Ready to paint. No sanding. No gesso. No prep work.
Completely rigid. No sagging, stretching, or bouncing while you paint.
Smooth surface ideal for detailed brushwork and realistic painting.
Easy to store. They take up less space than stretched canvas.
No re-stretching. Ever.
Archival and built to last.
Whether you’re painting your very first sunflower or your fiftieth masterpiece, these panels provide a professional painting surface that lets you focus on the fun part.
Now quit reading and go make something beautiful.
OPTIONAL SHORT CUT COLORS
PRB - Pale Rose Blush**
CGP - Cadmium Green Pale
BU - Burnt Umber
CS - Cadmium Scarlet**
RT - Radiant Turquoise
RB - Radiant Blue**
I’ll teach this class using the short cut colors. I will also teach you how to mix these shortcut colors with the standard student colors. These ready-made colors save mixing time and, in some cases, give you a little more vibrancy. If you don’t own them, no worries. We’ll mix very close equivalents together.
** Highly recommended to keep you from pulling your hair out.
They can be purchased right here: PREREQUISITES
This is not a beginner paint-mixing class. To get the most from Color Interrogation, you should come in with:
1. Strong palette knife skills. We will not touch a brush in this course. Your brushes are officially unemployed for this course.
Watch the video here.
2. A clear understanding of value, including recognizing lighter and darker relationships in a reference. Recommended: Pawrole Violation before taking this course. It isn’t required, but it will give you a solid foundation in seeing and controlling value before we start interrogating color.
Get the class HERETemplates
Print out these 3 templates (100% of size) so they fit on your 8”×10” panels.