What art supplies to bring / workshop 2026

What to bring?

For the students of the summer course 2026: Here is the list of materials. But do feel free to bring the materials that you normally use!

Photographs

Experience has shown us that most people prefer to use their own. The photographs must satisfy a number of requirements: it is advisable to use simple lighting. For example, indoors, the subject should be positioned diagonally opposite to a window. Using artificial light it is important that the tone of the photo is not too yellow or too purple and not too pale. Preferably no “flash snaps”. See here some tips.

The prints must have the format in which it is going to be painted, at least A4 size. Very important: the print must be of good quality: GLOSSY PAPER.

If the size is a problem, then it is a good idea to get a black and white enlargement from the copy- shop. In the course we will use the tracing method to transfer the drawing on the canvas. Please look carefully at the first part of this video.

Acrylic paint:

Raw Sienna .

Oil colours:

  1. Ivory Black
  2. Ultramarine Blue ( light or deep )
  3. Cerulean Blue
  4. Viridian Green
  5. Permanent Yellowish Green Light (Not absolutely necessary)
  6. Chromium Oxide Green
  7. Alizarine Crimson or Permanent Madder
  8. Burnt Umber
  9. Transparent Oxide Red or Burnt Sienna
  10. Cadmium Orange (Not absolutely necessary)
  11. Terra Rosa ( Winsor & Newton ) or English Red
  12. Cadmium Red Light
  13. Cadmium Red Deep (Not absolutely necessary)
  14. Yellow Ochre
  15. Raw Sienna   (Not absolutely necessary)
  16. Cadmium Yellow Light
  17. Titanium White
Medium:
 
Standard painting medium. ( e.g. Talens Painting Medium 083)
 

Brushes:

Polyester fibre, Filbert or Cat’s tongue no ́s. 8, 10, 12.

Polyester fibre, Round, pointed no ́s. 6 (for the highlights)

Bristle, Filbert or Cat’s tongue no ́s. 6, 10, 12, 16, 20.

Canvas :

4 x stretched linen canvas or canvas board. 30 x 40 cm approximately. (good quality!)

Please apply at home three extra layers of gesso, although the manufacturer says that the canvas has already been primed!

At least 5 sheets of transparant paper A3 or 10 sheets A4

White spirit to rinse the brushes, odorless. (e.g. Gamblin Gamsol mineral spirit)

A roll of kitchen paper.

Charcoal

1 Normal pencil HB or 2B
1 red colour pencil. No watercolour pencil!

Palette knife

For those traveling by plane: Do not bring liquids such as turpentine, white spirit or medium. That will be available on the workshop.

There is also the possibility to use the necessary oil paints on the course for a fee of €20.  Only for those who work with oil paint.

For those who use water-mixable oil paints such as Talens Cobra, there is no paint available on the course.

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