BASIC ACRYLIC PAINTING
TOM TYLER, INSTRUCTOR
Phone/fax: 952-926-8955

SUBJECT: A still life will be set up. But, you can paint any subject from your imagination, a photo, another painting, anything.

Paint (Acrylic): Red Yellow Blue Green
Brown Purple Black White
Additional colors optional
Suggest purchasing least expensive brands in tubes or in 8 oz. plastic jars (remember, not oil paint).

Brushes - Suggest four or more brushes:
Brush with bristles that come to a point
¼" flat-ended brush
½" flat-ended brush
1" flat-ended brush
Any larger brush depending in part on the size of your painting surface

Rag - To wipe off brushes

Charcoal: 2 sticks medium or soft charcoal

Canvas: Can be canvas on a stretcher; or a canvas board (cheaper than a canvas/stretcher)

Plywood; or even a stiff mat board (least expensive of all surfaces). The mat board is a cardboard-like material.

Size: Any size is okay. Remember that it must be carried to/from class.

Water can: Coffee can size or any plastic container.

Palette: For mixing as paint is squeezed from the tube. Can be wood, plastic, or a rip-off paper.