Experiment with Liquid Acrylics and Inks – Laura Leiman

Experiment with Liquid Acrylics and Inks Tentative Supply List

 Paints and Mediums

Your choice of Fluid Acrylics – Golden, Holbein & Blick are a few brands to check out 

• 3-5 small bottles – 3.5ml if this is a new medium for you 

— My favorite Fluid Acrylics include Holbein:

• Quin Magenta           

• Quin Gold                

• Pthalo Blue

• Titanium White        

• Marigold

— My favorite Acrylics for sky and aqua in a tube include: 

• Holbein Compose Blue No. 2         • Holbein Compose Blue No. 1  

• Daler-Rowney Florescent Water-Resistant Artists Ink, 1 oz

(Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green, Red or Orange — Pick one or two in lighter values)

• Fluid Matte Medium such as by Golden or Liquitex

• Bring White Gesso if you have it (Blick or similar)

Misc.

• Caran D’Ache white water soluble crayon

• Assorted color pencils, pencil, eraser

• Fine Black Sharpie

• 6 pieces high quality Watercolor Paper 11”x15”

• 4-6 pieces of Student grade Watercolor Paper 11”x15” – If you have some

• Tracing paper 11” x 14” preferred size

 • Brushes Made for Acrylics or older brushes *Don’t bring your good watercolor brushes

— My favorites include a 1” flat brush, #14 filbert #4 Filbert #1 detail brush

• Brush Cleaner such as The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver

• Small bottle alcohol

• Water bucket or pail 1-2 gallon

• 1-3 Plastic containers with lids (flat box to go containers with lids work well) or Masterson Sta-Wet Super Pro Palette Set with film & sponge if you already have one

• A few Stencils that you have already

• A Board for watercolor paper to keep paper flat and tacked down. Gatorboard works well

• Artist Tape or Bulldog clips to keep watercolor paper in place

 • Small Spray bottle filled with water

• Paper towels or rags

• Several pieces of Collage Paper that you may already have

• T-Square if you have one

• Triangle ruler if you have one (Blick Transparent Triangle – 12″, 45-90 Degree works well)

• Thin rubber gloves to protect your hands from gesso and from thicker media

• Small notebook or journal for notes and sketching

• Anything else you would like to bring