Acrylics: Dynamic Light
Tutor : Don Milner
Materials to be supplied by the student:
Acrylics
Chroma A2 or similar is ideal for beginners and cost effective
Permanent or Titanium White (large tube size) Tinting White (optional)
Cadmium Yellow Lite Cadmium Yellow Med
Cadmium Orange Forest Green or Pthalo Green
Olive Green Perm Veridiean Green Hue
Cobalt Blue hue Pthalo Blue (optional)
Prussian Blue Purple (small size)
Cadmium Red Med (small size) Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna
Paynes Grey Raw Sienna (optional)
Yellow Ochre Pthalo Turquoise
Carbon Black (or Transparent Black) Clear Painting Medium
Slow Medium (optional)
Gel Medium (optional)
* Students are welcome to bring or purchase other colours, but the intention is to have all students used to mixing colours from this basic colour range and then add to their palette if they wish, after the preliminary workshop exercises are completed.
Brushes
Hog Bristle Bright in # 12, 10, 8, 6
Filbert # 8
Pointed round # 4 or 6
NEEF Bright Stiff # 8
# 6 Rigger
Bristle Flat # 4 or 50mm
Canvas
Stretched canvas, 3 x (50x70cm) approx; or slightly smaller or 6 pages A3 – A2 canvas textured pad;
or 6 x watercolour paper stretched (600 gsm weight)
1m x 30-40cm approx of primed canvas off-cut
Miscellaneous
Easel – the School provides timber A-frame easels in the studio but if you wish to bring your own you may
Clothing – comfortable and suitable for painting in
Palette or 6 white plastic dinner plates
2 x water containers (ice-cream containers) or 2 small plastic buckets and dish-washing liquid
Painting knife for mixing (squared-off end)
Pencils, 2B,4B,6B and kneaded eraser
Willow charcoal stick – 2 mm
A3 cartridge sketching pad
25mm roll of masking tape
Can of workable fixative (optional) – Must be low toxicity
Fine mist squirt water bottle
3m tape measure
Clean cloth or rags
Two old towels
Box of plain white tissues
Appropriate photographic reference
Coffee mug – tea, coffee, milk and sugar are not supplied by the School. Classes pool funds to buy supplies for the week which can be stored in the Tea Room provided. Please note that students are responsible for keeping their allocated tea room clean and tidy.
Estimated material cost: $0 to $200.00 depending on items already owned + $10.00 for materials from tutor
Students are welcome to email Don at dmid@iprimus.com.au to get more information and clarify details on his workshop or to discuss the materials required. You can also visit Don’s website to view examples of his paintings at: www.donmilnerart.com
IMPORTANT: All electrical equipment required for your class at USQ must be ‘tag-tested’ by a qualified electrician prior to arrival in order to comply with safety rules. eg: extension cords and hair dryers etc.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
If you bring any hazardous substance to the McGregor School, could you please ensure that you obtain a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) from the supplier or obtain one from the manufacturer of this substance.
To do this, either ask the supplier from whom you purchase the hazardous substance, or read the contact details on the hazardous substance and contact the manufacturer and ask for a MSDS). Once you have obtained the MSDS, bring it with you to the school, and hand in a copy to the McGregor School office and or the Tutor.
Hazardous substance can be: e.g. solvents, acids, some paint and glues, chemicals, fixatives, fluxes and solders.
If you are unsure, the Supplier and or manufacturer should be able to inform you if the substance is classed as hazardous.