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This class is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to try the pastel medium or for more advanced pastel artists. Methods to capture mood, color, atmosphere and light in pastels with emphasis on value, composition, atmo- spheric perspective, simultaneous contrast and mark making will be covered.
Classes will include a short introduction about pastels and materials, followed by demonstrations of a still life or landscape subject that includes doing an underpainting. 

Individual instruction at your easel. All levels are welcome. 

PASTEL SUPPLY LIST 

PASTELS: 

For beginners a box of Creatacolor pastel sticks (very hard) or the largest portable box of Rembrandt half stick pastels are the best choice (from Jerrysartarama.com or dickblick.com) SCHMINCKE, SENNELIER, UNISON, GREAT AMERICAN and TERRY LUDWIG are also good choices for more advanced pastel artists.
NO OIL PASTELS. NO ALPHA PASTELS. NO LOEW CORNELL PASTELS. 

PAPERS: 

Canson Mi-Tientes - Felt grey, steel grey or any other neutral color - cut in half or quarters. No larger than 11x14. 

For more advanced pastelists: 

Sanded paper like Uart, Ampersand Pastelbord, Art Spectrum Colourfix, Pastel Premier, Pastelmat. All available through online: Jerrysartarama, Dick Blick, Dakota Pastels (for pastel premier sanded paper, Dakota is the only place to get this paper) 

SUPPORT: 

A smooth drawing board or surface to attach the paper to, MASONITE hardboard or GATOR-BOARD works well. Foamcore works also and is lightweight but can bend easily. 

MISC.: 

Tape to attach paper (masking tape or drafting tape, not blue painters tape), Sketchbook/Notebook, soft Vine Charcoal or pastel pencils, Paper Towels, Chamois, kneaded eraser, hand wipes. Optional: latex gloves or Gloves in a Bottle (hand cream) 

OPTIONAL: old Bristle Brushes, Rubbing Alcohol or Odorless Mineral Spirits or Turpenoid (in the blue and white can), small metal cup to hold solvent - for underpainting, 

Email me with any questions: jane@janemcgraw-teubner.com 

Paper: Good watercolor paper- 140lb HOT press ( I suggest Arches, either a block or  large sheet cut down to 9 x 12)

Paint: good watercolor paint, I use Winsor & Newton (not Cotman) or Daniel Smith

Colors: Scarlet Lake, Permanent Rose, Cadmium Yellow (Daniel Smith- New Gamboge), Winsor Lemon, (Daniel Smith - Hansa Yellow Light), French Ultramarine, Sap Green, Burnt Sienna

Paint palette: Any palette that will hold all of your colors. I use a Mijello palette to travel with. 

Brushes: Winsor & Newton kolinsky sable size 4, A cheap synthetic brush for mixing paint. 

Artist tape

Tracing paper

A board or some sort of support for your paper

Pencils: H, 2B, 6B and a kneaded eraser

2 Clear containers for water

Paper Towels 

Clear ruler with grid for measuring

*all of these supplies can be purchase at www.blickart.com or www.jerrysartarama.com 

The class material list provided is an abbreviated list, one which will be developed further as the student grows. 

Pencils- Grades 2H through 6B .              

Paper, pad, 18 x 24-  Any good brand, any good paper.

Eraser, kneaded 

     MATERIALS USED: 

• HB pencils
   
• Kneaded & Pink Erasers
   
• Postcard (41⁄4” x 51⁄2“)
   
• 4 sheets of Arches cold press 140-pound watercolor paper (around 14′′ x 10′′)
   
• Quick release tape (width 1′′)
   
• Winsor & Newton Colorless Art Masking Fluid
   
• Painting palette for watercolor paints
   
• A large container for water
   
• Paper towel
   
• Cardboard (at least 16′′ x 12′′)
   
• Single Edge Razor Blade or Utility Knife
   
• Blow Dryer
  WATERCOLOR PAINTS
   
• Ultramarine Blue
   
• Prussian Blue
   
• Cerulean Blue
   
• Thalo Blue
   
• Viridian Green
   
• Sap Green
   
• Alizarin Crimson
   
• Cadmium Yellow Medium
   
• Yellow Ochre
   
• Permanent Green Light
   
• Cadmium Red Light
   
• Cadmium Red
   
• Cadmium Orange
   
• Burnt Sienna
   
• Burnt Umber
   
• Sepia
   
• Dioxazine Mauve
   
• Turquoise (by Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolors)
   

BRUSHES
 

• Copper acrylic wooden handle flat brush (size 10)
   
• Soft grip golden taklon oval wash brush
   
• Short handle round brush (size 6)
   
• Short handle round brush (size 2)

 
Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Brushes 

• Series 999, Mop 5/8"
   
• Series 999, Mop 3/4"
   
• Series 668, Filbert 1/2"
   
• Series 668, Filbert 3/4"
   
• Series 111, Round 4
   
• Series 111, Round 8
   
• Series 111, Round 12
   
• Series 111, Round 14 

Come primarily with a good sketchbook and drawing materials to work on ideas and take notes. If experienced, bring own materials. 

For beginners, bring sketchbook, good dark pencils or charcoal, kneaded eraser, and almost any color medium (even crayons). For those with specific ideas or projects in mind, he will be happy to work on them with you, just email him ahead of time.

Palette: prefer hard palette. If you have a wooden one, give it a coat of shellac or something before using it so the oil does not stick; plexiglass is also okay, doesn't need priming.

Brushes: Prefers Robert Simmond Signet Seried EGBERTS (a longer version of FILBERTS), in sizes ranging from #2 to #8 (you might need to go to Amazon for these; Blick's brush department is going downhill). FILBERTS are okay if you can't find Egberts. recommend a good, natural Chinese bristle one-inch house painting brush, obtainable in a hardware or paint store. ESCODA #2 at Blick is excellent, #4 or #6 round sable can be useful. The tiny, cheap sable brushes are practically useless. 

Paint: Senneliers, Holbein, Gamblin, and Grumbacher Pre-Tested, roughly in that order. Old Holland paints are extremely high quality and intense color, bit pricey. You really only need black, white, grey, naples yellow, indian red, ultramarine blue, or course not limited to these.

Recommended Pigments: 

Zinc White, or Titanium-Zinc White 

Naples Yellow (he likes Maimeri Naples Yellow Dark)

Yellow Ochre

Cadmium red, Deep

Ultramarine Blue Deep

Burnt Umber

Ivory Black

Optional- Cerulean, Alzarin, Virdian, Raw Sienna, Cadmium Orange.

Gray Matters 50 sheet paper palette by Richeson or regular wooden or plastic palette

Small bottle of Liquin 75ml

8 or 16 oz Gamsol (if you can’t get Gamsol get an odorless turpentine or turpentine substitute from MIchaels.)

2-Medium cups(no lids)

11 x 14 canvas panels. First we'll practice and play, then you will be shown the value of good canvas.

BRUSHES:

  3-5 oil painting brushes ( small (size 4-6 filbert, flat size 6-8, filbert, #9 (about the size of your pointer finger). 

OIL PAINTS:

Titanium white

Yellow ochre* 

Cadmium Red

Alizarin Crimson*

Burnt Umber

Ultramarine Blue

Ivory Black*

Cadmium yellow

If you have art supplies, bring what you have.

Canvas: I recommend the Raymar painting panels, single primed linen on panel. See raymar.com, or more specifically http://www.raymarart.com/Single-Primed-Linen-Plein- Air-Painting-Panels-s/1.htm. Some students like to team together, to buy a group of pan- els, which saves on cost. A good average panel size, for any painting, is 18” x 24”

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

Oil Paints

Brand

Source

Paint Tube Size

Light Red (not Bright red, not Cadmium Red Light)

Old Holland

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

40 ml

Yellow Ochre or Roman Ochre

Old Holland

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

40 ml

Ivory Black**

Old Holland

English Red

Old Holland

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

40 ml

Ultramarine Blue

Old Holland

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

40 ml

Titanium White**

Old Holland

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

40 ml

**Larger tubes of whites and blacks should be purchased

Brushes

Description

Brand

Source

Hog bristle

Filbert, sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20 (more or fewer as needed)

Utrecht offers several good brands. Re- member, you get what you pay for!

http://www.jerrysartarama.com

Sable

Filbert, sizes 00, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 (more or fewer as needed)

Again, several decent brands out there. I like the Renaissance brushes, and Silver, and Richter.

New York Art Central is very good- touch them gently with your own hands, to determine quality

The following painting items are all available on Utrecht:

- Palette- a varnished, wooden palette is preferable, found on Utrecht. I prefer a palette from Zecchi. 

- Paper Towel roll 

- Odorless turpentine 

- Regular turpentine (artists turp, not hardware store!) 

- Sun thickened linseed oil 

- A couple small jars, such as baby jars, for storage 

- Roll of artist tape

16” x 20” primed painting canvas or board

·  Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamsol recommended)

·  Stand oil

·  Paper towel rolls (Viva recommended) 

·  Brushes

·  Palette knife

·  Paint box

·  Brush cleaner

·  Glass plate

Titanium White

Ivory Black

Blue Black

Cadmium Red Light

Alizarin Crimson

Cadmium Orange

Burnt Sienna

Cadmium Yellow Pale

Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Green

Veridian

Cerulean Blue

Ultramarine

Basic palette: Suggested only. Gamblin paints;

Titanium White - Portland Grey Light - Payne’s Grey - Raw Umber -  Ultramarine Blue

Sap Green - Yellow Ochre - Permanent Orange - Cadmium Yellow Light - Napthol Red

Cerulean Blue

Brushes:

A selection of bristle and/or natural hair brushes, sizes ranging from small to large.

Some synthetic brushes work well. 

Suggested brush profiles: filberts, flats, brights and rounds.

Painting Medium: Painting Medium (Liquin is my medium)

Brush Cleaner: Mineral Spirits, turpentine, paint thinner or other brush cleaner.

Canvas: 

Panels using linen, cotton duck, or polyflex. 

Sizes: 8” x 10” for those relatively new to painting, larger sizes for more advanced painters 

(11” x 14”, 12” x 16” or thereabouts)

Miscellaneous:

Paper towels

Sketch pad and pencils 

Photos to work from

Other mediums are welcome though instructor’s experience is limited to oil (and pastel)