Well, the workshop is over. I started getting worn out by day 8 -- my brain was completely full. Tony must have been exhausted, too, as were the models, after 50 hours of the same pose!
I've had a request for the supplies list Tony sent us for the workshop. There were 40 colors of oil paint on the list, about half of which were the more strongly recommended ones, in case we didn't want to get all of them.
The "recommended" colors were:
- Titanium white
W/N Jaune Brilliant (a very useful color that I had never tried before)
Naples Yellow Light
Cad lemon yellow
Cad yellow medium
Cad orange
Cad red med
Cobalt violet
Ultramarine violet (another very useful color that I had not previously tried)
Cobalt blue
Cerulean blue
Viridian
Chrome oxide green
Sap green
Raw sienna
Raw umber
Burnt umber
Ivory black
Old Holland Brilliant Pink (yet another color that was new to my palette that I will be adding on a regular basis)
Old Holland Deep Ochre
Also on the supplies list:
- A small stretched canvas, approx 10x12" to 14"x16", Tony uses double oil primed linen with a fairly smooth texture
Vine charcoal, sharpened to a long fine point
A chamois (which erased unneeded vine charcoal lines instantly from most canvas grounds)
Sanding block for sharpening the charcoal
A kneaded eraser for removing smaller sections during our charcoal drawing step
A mini canvas board about 4x6" for the poster study
A range of round, nylon brushes in sizes from 00 to 8. I wish I had brought many more of the smaller sizes.
A wooden or glass palette
Mahl stick
Tony provided medium which contained:
- 1 part damar varnish
1 part venice turpentine
5 parts light stand oil
20 parts odorless mineral spirits
I'll post more photos of my work and Tony's demo later.