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William
R Davis Artist Material List
Workshops
Most
Common Colors to be used in the workshop:
All of these colors can be bought at Utrecht
or at Jerry's Artarama
My prefered brands of paint is Gamblin or Rembrandt .
White (blend
50% zinc & 50% Titanium)
Ivory
Black
Sepia
(optional) I use this often as my black (Rembrandt best)
Yellow
Ochre
Cadmium
Yellow Deep
Cadmium
Yellow Light
Cadmium
red (medium)
Venetian
or Indian Red
Raw
Umber
Greenish
Umber (Rembrandt best)
Ultramarine
Violet
Ultramarine
Blue
Cobalt
Blue
Cerulean
Blue (expensive) (Cerulean Blue Hue can be used, it's cheaper but not quite as good)
Indigo
Blue (optional)
Prussian
Blue (optional) rarely used
Transparent
Oxide Red (optional) but but used often in glazing, handy to have.
Transparent
Oxide Yellow (I use a lot)
Dioxazine Purple
(I
prefer to use no strong greens on my palette. I make my greens from blues. But
please bring greens you may usually use)
Please Avoid Alkyds they dry too fast for soft brushing
Brushes:
Bristle Rounds: 0, 2, 4
Bristle Flats: 2, 4, 6,
Bristle Fan: 2, 4
Nylon Brights: 6, 10, 20
Nylon Rounds: 0, 1, 2, 4
Large Nylon Flats for soft brushing (see image below) available at almost all art & craft stores
(I also have an assortment of more
unusual brushes on site for personal use, I would prefer that you become accustomed
to try using these before purchasing them for the workshop)
Medium:
Linseed oil or even better Cold Pressed Linseed Oil (any make will do)
(I use no varnish or turpentine in my
medium)
Brush cleaner I use Turpenoid Natural (low odor) 
Palette
Knives:
any Standard Medium
Preferred Painting
Panels:
Either:
Acrylic
Gesso primed canvas panels (these can be quite dry and usually poorly
coated) If you use these, you may want to add a couple more gesso
coats.
Acrylic Gesso primed hardboard panels
1/8 flats are best. you do not need cradled boards.
Jerry's Artarama has a good selection here: Gessobord
(best sizes
for workshops are 6x8, 8x10, 9x12)
