Australian How To Paint

MATERIALS

• 45cm x 45cm stretched canvas on frame• Watercolour pencils for sketching, and the following Atelier and Matisse acrylic paints: Titanium White, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Cobalt Blue, Yellow Oxide, Payne’s Gray, Alizarin Crimson.• A variety of brushes are used, depending on the texture required: soft nylon, bristle, flat, round and rigger.• “El cheapo” palette• Small trigger-spray water bottle• Clear, pressure pack spray varnish to seal and protect the finished painting.

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