Miniature Gems (Aug 5)

Student Supply List

• Golden Fluid Acrylics – strongly recommended for their transparency.  Heavy body acrylics will not work for this type of painting.

Carol recommends:

• Azo Gold

• Turquoise Phthalo

• Quinacridone Magenta

• plus black and white.

• If you have other colors in the fluid acrylic line, bring them.

• Surfaces - Surfaces cannot be any larger than 6” x 6”!

You can work on varied sizes of canvas and/or wood panels.  They are available in 6” x 6”, 5” x 7”, 4” x 4” and 3” x 3”. Carol will supply one 4” x 4” x 1” canvas for each student. You will easily finish one 4” x 4”. If you are a fast worker, bring more canvas/panels to work on. Please bring recommended sizes, as anything larger will not work.

• Brushes – synthetic short-handled

• ¾” or ½” flat

• #7 round

• one NEW small detail brush.  (You will need a detail brush that can hold a good point, not one that you have laying around that is all splayed out)

• Gel medium, regular

• The usual stuff:

• short-handled nylon brushes (3/4” flat, small detail brush)

• scissors

• ruler

• ball point pen

• 32 oz. water container

• spray water bottle

• 1” palette knife

• paper towels

Kit Fee:

• $5 (to be paid to the instructor by cash or check at time of class)

• Includes use of materials listed below provided by instructor.

Supplies Provided by Instructor:

• Styrofoam plates

• 4” x 4” canvases

• texture materials

• GAC 800

Class Size:

• Min # of students:   6

• Max # of students: 20