MATERIALS
• Better quality Winsor & Newton deep edge canvas – 38 x 40 inches. Cheap canvas stretchers warp when doing a canvas of this size, so money spent initially will save heartbreak later.
• Atelier and Matisse acrylic paints. Avoid cheap imitations. Matisse has a ‘buttery’ texture, while Atelier is easier to spread on the canvas. Use whichever you prefer. Cheaper paint can be used for underpainting during the initial stages.
• Brushes: Use a variety of acrylic brushes. I use mostly rounds and brights for foliage. A two inch hardware bristle brush is a good tool for beginning washes of ground. A liner brush is used for final details.
• Colours: Turquoise, White, Black (for toning only), Cadmium Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Purple, Alizarin Crimson, Naples Yellow, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, assorted Greens, Ultramarine Blue for glazing. I mix most colours
