Still Life Painting with a Limited Palette

Still Life Painting with a Limited Palette

Materials List for Classes and Workshops

Materials List

Palette: Use a gray palette. You can make a gray palette by painting the back of a piece of plexiglass with gray acrylic or buy one from your local art store

Soho Gray Palette (budget): https://amzn.to/3CuLNSj

New Wave Gray Glass Palette (fancy): https://amzn.to/3Cu3UrB

Brushes: Any professional brushes in the following sizes are fine, 

 Hog Hair or Natural Bristle  (Flat and/or Filbert) #4 (2), #6 (2) #8 (1)

Kolinsky Sable or synthetic (pointed) #4 (1)

I use Rosemary and Co. Brushes Here is a link to my basic set: https://www.rosemaryandco.com?u=dominiquemedici

Paints: No student grade, 40ml tube or larger 

Titanium White https://amzn.to/3AtU6x5​​

Cadmium Yellow Light https://amzn.to/2XAxZXr

Cadmium Red Light https://amzn.to/3nOPqyv

Quinacridone Red https://amzn.to/3zthNUS

Ultramarine Blue https://amzn.to/3zovmVH

Cobalt Teal https://amzn.to/3CyPdDs

Ivory Black https://amzn.to/3AvIdqG

Occasional Colors:

Flake White Replacement https://amzn.to/2ZaRTc9

Yellow Ochre https://amzn.to/3nYSx6O

Vandyck Brown https://amzn.to/2VZqUPG

Painting Surface: Use your preferred surface and prime with a neutral gray gesso unless otherwise instructed

Masonite (hardboard), Canvas, Linen Panels, Stretched Canvas or Linen 

Size: Medici may recommend a specific sized canvas or panel

General sizes used are:  8” x 10”, 9” x 11”, 11” x 14" or 12”x16”

Quantity: Have 1 or 2 canvases ready for each class

Richeson gray toned hardboard panel 11”x14” https://amzn.to/2Z5cOxd

Mediums: Any pro linseed oil my preferred is Gamblin

Gamblin- Refined Linseed Oil 8 fl oz https://amzn.to/3EyqktF

Gamblin- Refined Linseed Oil 32 fl oz https://amzn.to/2XCEj0E

Winsor & Newton Liquin Fine Detail Medium, 75ml https://amzn.to/39rngAY

Brush Cleaner: Any pro OMS is good my preferred is Gamblin

Gamblin- Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits 16 fl oz https://amzn.to/39l9eB1

Gamblin- Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits 33.8 fl oz https://amzn.to/3Av5wkq

Gamblin- Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits 128 fl oz https://amzn.to/3EE9hGK

Additional Materials:

Roll of Artists tape or painters Blue Tape Artists Tape https://amzn.to/3AnrSnI

Binder clips and/or easel clips 2

Two clip on metal cups for Mineral Spirits/ Gamsol and Linseed Oil https://amzn.to/3EDl1Ji

Rags or Paper Towels https://amzn.to/3hO1kF6

Sketchbook and Pencil (for notes and sketching)

Optional

LED Clip on Still life/ Easel Light https://amzn.to/3VpCn6U

3d Color wheel https://amzn.to/45odzzl

Mahl stick/ Backscratcher (perfect for steadying your hands while painting) https://amzn.to/30H2PPD

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Value Scale: (print out and paint one yourself)