Often times I see the work of other artists and I wonder what materials they used. I'm posting this to share what works for me:
Oils Painting
paints:
rembrandt, utrecht, windsor newton, dan smith, hans holbein
colors:
titanium white
cad yellow light
cad yellow dark
cad red
alizarin crimson
ultramarine blue
burnt sienna
+ gray made from opposite colors
b.sienna + u.blue
cad orange + u.blue
These are colors that I put on my palette occasionally:
cad orange
naples yellow
burnt umber
cobalt blue
Brushes
Monarchs - flats, rounds,
Bristles - princeton, blick,
Mediums
Sometimes use terp at the start, but not much afterwards
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Watercolors
Paints:Daniel Smith, Windsor Newton, M. Graham, Holbein,
Brushes
Raphaël Kolinsky Red Sable Extra Pointed Round: 8
Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Pointed Round: 2
Escoda Optimo Kolinsky Sable Watercolor Brushes: 8, 6
Paper
Arches for highend - I've been using cold press, but I may start trying out hot pressed
Canson for sketches
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Monotypes
ink: CHARBONNL ETCHNG INK
paper: RIVES PAPER/BFK 22X30 WHT 280G
press: 9 x 12" Press by Polymetaal
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Sketching
Bee Paper Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketchbook
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens
