Abstract Painting - Supply List

Supply List:

  • Acrylic Paints: (liquid acrylic if you have them, if not tube acrylics are fine), don't forget black and white paint. Gesso is recommended for white. 

  • Matte Medium 

  • 1.5" brush, a smaller flat or round brush for details, a catalyst wedge (if you don't have one you can use a credit card or a small bowl scraper), a medium sized palette knife.

  • Two full sheets 22x30 of watercolor paper 140lb. (100% rag like Arches or Fabriano which can be purchased in the VAC Art Supply Store). 

  • Black permanent markers in different sizes (thick lines, thin lines) such as Pitt pens, Posca pens, Gel pens, Sharpies.

  • Black water-soluble markers in different sizes such as Art Graf, water-soluble crayons, watercolor pencils. 

  • A Color Wheel

  • Stencils that are abstract in design, not a realistic shape. If you don't have your own stencils, the instructor will share hers.

  • Spray bottle with water and water container.

  • Paper towels 

  • Paper Palette (wax paper or freezer paper can be used as a substitute.)

  • A table cover such as a plastic tablecloth or shower curtain from the dollar store. 

  • Painter's tape 1" wide