Materials for students
Students will need to bring:
Paints Oils. See below [ask for a recommendation: Ask your art shop assistant to recommend a good quality student range. Many cheap student-quality paints are difficult to work with, so go for a 'name'.***
Charcoal. Get a box of Willow Charcoal. Don't get compressed charcoal. You'll be doing a certain amount of drawing as part of your classes.
Canvas panels or other 'support' [for the still life sessions, please bring a 7"x 5" or 6"x 6" canvas panel, [For your convenience, Art Classes Ireland can provide panels at €2 each].
Brushes. See below.
Palette: A wooden mid-toned palette is best. Avoid white plastic.
Turps, Sansodor or mineral solvent
Table-top box easel: Useful for carrying your art materials to and from classes.
Rags. Cut up an old teeshirt!
***[Students who have a problem with solvents can buy water-miscible oils such as Windsor & Newton's Artisan or Royal Talens' 'H20' range. No solvents are necessary].
Confused by the array of different products and brands when you walk into an art store? Have you emerged only to discover later that what you bought was inadequate or not required? Now you can buy a complete Student’s Starter Kit directly from here. See picture below. Art Classes Ireland has carefully sourced all the materials from a reliable Irish online provider and negotiated a significant saving. Only the recommended basic items you will need are included. This kit will allow any student to begin painting with a comprehensive set of materials. ACI Starter Kits are €105, including VAT. Ireland only.
Art Classes Ireland Student Kit
In the box:
Burren Table Easel
24pk Thin Charcoal
Wooden Palette
Blending Brush
75ml Sansodour
Linseed Oil
1⁄2” Richard Oliver Flat Brush
1⁄4” Richard Oliver Flat Brush
No.4 Richard Oliver Round
Oil Colour – Burnt Umber
Oil Colour – Cadmium Lemon
Oil Colour – Cadmium Red [Hue]
Oil Colour – Cadmium Yellow Deep [Hue]
Oil Colour – French Ultramarine
Oil Colour – Ivory Black
Oil Colour – Alizarin Crimson
Oil Colour – Sap Green
Oil Colour – Zinc White [Large]
Tube Galeria burnt umber acrylic
Oils Colours Basic:
Oil Colour – Burnt Umber
Oil Colour – Cadmium Lemon
Oil Colour – Cadmium Red
Oil Colour – Cadmium Yellow Deep
Oil Colour – French Ultramarine
Oil Colour – Ivory Black
Oil Colour – Alizarin Crimson
Oil Colour – Sap Green
Oil Colour – Zinc White
1 tube burnt umber acrylic to prepare canvases with backbround wash.
Brushes:
Bring no more than three brushes. Flats or filiberts of gauges 12 and 6 and a detailing brush, perhaps a ’round’ No.3 or No.4. Buy good hog bristle or synthetic brushes. Don’t go for cheap brushes. They won’t perform properly and will certainly end up frustrating your efforts! Good brushes aren’t cheap, so remember to wash them out thoroughly after each painting session with soap and water. Materials care will be part of the course.
Shapes of brushes:
Round: an elongated cone
Flat: squared off end, like a chisel
Bright: squared off, flat, shorter bristles than a ‘flat’ brush
Filbert: like a flat but with rounded corners on the tip
Click here for course information and prices
Materials for students
Students will need to bring the following [or you can buy a kit directly from this web site here]:
Paints. Oils. See below [ask for a recommendation: Ask your art shop assistant to recommend a good quality student range. Many cheap student-quality paints are difficult to work with, so go for a 'name'.***
Charcoal. Get a box of Willow Charcoal. Don't get compressed charcoal. You'll be doing a certain amount of drawing as part of your classes.
Canvas panels or other 'support' [for the still life sessions, please bring a 7"x 5" or 6"x 6" canvas panel, [For your convenience, Art Classes Ireland can provide panels at €2 each].
Brushes. See below.
Palette: A wooden mid-toned palette is best. Avoid white plastic.
Cleaning/thinning agent, Art Classes Ireland no longer uses solvents cleaners and recommends non-solvent-based Zest-it. Available in class.
Table-top box easel: Useful for carrying your art materials to and from classes.
Rags. Cut up an old teeshirt!
Blue-tack. Yes, that’s right-Blue-tack. You will need it, I promise you.
Small house-painting brush -for applying wash to canvas with acrylic paint.
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If you’re confident about getting your own materials; here’s a list:
Oils Colours Basic:
Oil Colour – Burnt Umber
Oil Colour – Cadmium Lemon
Oil Colour – Cadmium Red
Oil Colour – Cadmium Yellow Deep
Oil Colour – French Ultramarine
Oil Colour – Ivory Black
Oil Colour – Alizarin Crimson
Oil Colour – Sap Green
Oil Colour – Zinc White
1 tube burnt umber acrylic to prepare canvases with backbround wash.
Brushes:
Bring no more than three brushes. At the small size you’ll be working at in class, short-handles synthetics are best. Flat brights or filiberts of gauges 12 and 6 and a detailing brush, perhaps a ’round’ No.3 or No.4. I recommend Richard Oliver [black handles] available in K&M Evan’s Art Shop [see their web site] . Don’t go for cheap brushes, they won’t perform properly and will certainly end up frustrating your efforts! Good brushes aren’t cheap, so remember to wash them out thoroughly after each painting session with soap and water. Materials care will be part of the course.
Shapes of brushes:
Round: an elongated cone
Flat: squared off end, like a chisel
Bright: squared off, flat, shorter bristles than a ‘flat’ brush
Filbert: like a flat but with rounded corners on the tip
Click here for course information and prices
