ArtCenter Manatee



Color Simplified
Instructor: Joanna Coke


Supply List
Choose your primary medium to be used throughout the color course. You’ll need these colors for the basics and bring whatever other colors you have on hand. The following is for everyone to bring:
- 11 x 14 Sketch book/journal for note taking
- Circular color wheel
- Value Finder (10 shades of black with keyhole-shaped cutouts)
- Plastic table covering (old table cloth or shower curtain works great)
- Rags (instead of paper towels… more green)

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Acrylics or Oils Paints
Titanium White, Cadmium Red Medium OR Napthol Red Medium
Cobalt Blue, Alizarin Crimson OR Quinacridone Crimson
Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cerulean Blue OR Magneseum Blue
Lemon Yellow OR Primrose Yellow
Sap Green OR Hooker’s, Umber (either Raw OR Burnt)
Viridian Green OR Cobalt Green, Burnt Sienna

Brushes
1 small and 1 large Bristle of each shape:
Round, Flat, Filbert (and bring what you have)

Mediums:
For Acrylics
Retarder VERY IMPORTANT
Regular Matte Gel OR Semi-gloss or Satin Gel, 1 small jar
For Oils
Gamsol used like turpentine very low odor VERY IMPORTANT

Palette Knife
Diamond in shape, about 1 1/2” long in range (not too long) plastic or metal

Palette
about 12 x 16 can be disposable paper palette (Please get this larger size, the smaller size too confining)

Supports
7 canvas boards OR stretched canvas no smaller than 11 x 14 OR 12 x 16
Bring 1 to each class to paint the lesson IN CLASS

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Watercolor Paints
Cadmium Red Medium OR Scarlet Lake
Cobalt Blue, Alizarin Crimson OR Quinacridone Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Aureolin OR Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cerulean Blue OR Magneseum Blue
Cad Lemon Yellow OR Hansa Yellow Light
Sap Green OR Hooker’s Green Raw Umber
Viridian Green, Burnt Sienna

Bring your other usual support materials such as brushes, water sprayer, sponges, etc.
Paper 140# quarter sheets - 7 quarters

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Pastels
(This medium has different names for colors but you can find these as well).
White, Cadmium Red Medium
Cobalt Blue, Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cerulean Blue OR Magneseum Blue, Lemon Yellow
Sap Green OR Hooker’s Green, Raw Umber
Viridian Green OR Cobalt Green, Burnt Sienna

Paper:
White pastel paper no smaller than 11 x 14 OR Canson MiTiente White, cut into halves for 8 pieces
Bring your other usual support materials such as erasers, other pastels you already have, etc.

Optional:
If you wish to use a table top easel bring it. Otherwise, stand-up easels are available at the art center


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