MINIATURES MATERIALS LIST ALL IN ONE PLACE

Materials list for Practical Miniature Painting Online courses: SOFTWARE AND DEVICES: Up to date Internet browser to browse online painting collections Laptop and smartphone with camera, microphone, headphones and internet connection to participate in the online class Printer desirable MATERIALS: Paper: At least 2 x A3 OR A4 sheets of 300gsm hot-pressed watercolour paper (with very smooth surface) eg Fabriano or Bockingford brand (other brands are fine) and tracing paper Ink: Chinese ink or Japanese sumi ink in either liquid form (cheaper) or solid ink sticks (more expensive) - for Water and Marbling courses Japanese sumi ink is essential Optional: walnut ink, Indian ink, Persian ink, oak gall ink, iron haxink, any other inks and different colours of inks, gold ink Inkstone for grinding solid ink sticks Cotton wool balls Paints: Set of artist-quality watercolours preferably in pan form rather than tube form (but tube is ok) to include ivory black and titanium white, zinc white, ultramarine blue, cadmium red, cadmium yellow (standard blues, reds and yellows) and then any other colours you like or are drawn to. Malachite, lemon yellow, Naples yellow, permanent magenta, dioxazine violet, dioxazine mauve, cadmium orange, cobalt blue, Indian yellow, cobalt turquoise light, French vermilion, cobalt violet, lemon yellow, Payne’s grey, permanent alizarin, permanent sap green, manganese blue, indigo if possible. Earth colours yellow ochre, gold ochre, green earth/terre verte, raw sienna, burnt sienna, raw umber and burnt umber preferably also Shell gold if possible Black tea in tea bags, kettle, bowl, sponge for paper preparation - 1st session only Starch (wheat, corn, potato, tapioca, rice – any) and access to cooker/hob plus whisk for paper preparation Optional: natural dyes for Water course (onion skins, avocado, coffee, plants, berries, barks, roots) Optional: pigment colours (eg malachite, azurite), gum arabic and empty clean shells for storage (eg mussel shells) TOOLS: Brushes: handmade brushes for painting in this style can be purchased online at https://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk/ or during the course with 10% discount for course students. Alternatively, you may use your own 000 (American 00000 – tiniest size) brushes that you currently paint with, plus larger size sable watercolour brushes up to size 5-6 Palette with wells to contain water-based paint, water pot Drawing equipment: sharp HB pencils, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, ruling pen, masking tape - for Clouds course additionally string, pen, needle English red or equivalent natural earth pigment for transferring (powder pigment) if possible Burnisher or polished agate egg or smooth stone/pebble Gilding (for Fire course): Water gold size (this the the 'glue' that the gold leaf adheres to) Dedicated brush to apply the size Gilder's cushion Gildler's tip Gilder's knife Loose gold leaf (23.75 carat Renaissance Italian gold ie warm rich gold colour, I prefer ever so slightly reddish tinge rather than yellow/green but up to you), comes in a little square booklet - even after you've finished all the gold, keep this booklet. Transfer gold is also available and I have used it and some beginners find it easier to use, but I prefer the look, feel and finish of the traditional loose gold leaf. Yes the handling and manipulation take perhaps more time to get used to, but once it's learnt it's learnt. Gilder's squirrel mop Agate burnishers - the dogtooth one is a good standard shape but also good to have a larger size one for whole paper burnishing if possible Kitchen roll/paper towels and rough paper, clingfilm Sponges (washing up sponges, brand new), one per dye/colour for Water course (optional) and one for starch MDF board that you don’t mind ruining on which to stick paper CLEAN FLAT SURFACE that you don't mind getting wet, eg the above MDF board or equivalent, as we'll use masking tape to tape the paper to so as not to destroy your tables… A3 or larger portfolio or sturdy folder to keep work safe and flat Protective Equipment: Optional: gloves, personal safety protection and equipment for pigments OIL PAINTING Paints: Set of artist-quality oil paints to include ivory black and titanium white, zinc white, ultramarine blue, cadmium red, cadmium yellow (standard blues, reds and yellows) and then any other colours you like or are drawn to. Malachite, lemon yellow, Naples yellow, permanent magenta, dioxazine violet, dioxazine mauve, cadmium orange, cobalt blue, Indian yellow, cobalt turquoise light, French vermilion, cobalt violet, lemon yellow, Payne’s grey, permanent alizarin, permanent sap green, manganese blue, indigo if possible. Earth colours yellow ochre, gold ochre, green earth/terre verte, raw sienna, burnt sienna, raw umber and burnt umber preferably also Brushes: Selection of round, filbert, flat, bright and fan brushes in range of sizes. Large brush for priming canvas Palette: Transparent plastic or glass palette, or alternatively tear-off palettes Linseed oil (artist’s quality) Turpentine (artist’s quality English distilled turpentine) Olive oil soap or equivalent soap brush cleaner Optional: Artist’s white spirit to clean brushes; if not, you can also use turps. Surfaces: Stretched canvas (cotton duck or linen), wood, copper, other surfaces Optional: Acrylic or gesso primer for canvas if canvas is unprimed, canvas pliers, staple gun and staples if canvas is unstretched, oil primer

Materials list for Theoretical Online courses: Software: Up to date Internet browser to browse online painting collections Devices: Laptop and smartphone with camera, microphone and internet connection to participate in the online class Materials: Notebook, sketchbook Tools: Pens, pencils