Marilyn Eger: Oil Painting Materials List

For the oil portrait class, I will provide a canvas board that I have toned with a mid-tone flesh color. I will also provide a piece of tracing paper to transfer your picture to the canvas panel. I am hoping that students will have their drawing on the toned canvas panel when the class starts. If you are an intermediate student and draw well you can disregard the tracing paper and draw your image on the canvas panel with burnt siena paint thinned with liquid. Corrections are easy with a rag & some turpenoid. The canvas panel and tracing paper will be at the Lodi Community Art Center starting Friday March 29th at noon. 

​Oil Colors:

Titanium White
Naples Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Thalo Blue

Optional:Very Limited Palette:

Titanium White
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black

I never use black unless I am using this Limited Palette

Picture Choice:

Choose a picture with strong lights, midtones and darks.

Brushes:

Filbert Brushes #1, #2, #4, & #6 I use Utrecht series 209.

Also Utrecht 239-B Mixed Synthetic #4 is excellent for softening edges.

If you already have Filberts bring what you have.

​Misc. Needs:

Liquin Original
Turpenoid
Metal cup for turpenoid
Palette, large your choice
Easel
​Paper towels or Rags