Materials & tools

On this page you will find a list of materials and tools which I use or refer to in my workshops. It's not a complete list but does cover the basics. If there is anything in particular you want advice on then do get in touch.

Tools

What

Brand / type

Where to buy

Silicone Bowl Scraper

Messermeister

Lindsey Tyson Artist

Squeegee

Cold Wax Academy

Jacksons art supplies

Soft roller / brayer

Inovart Pro roller soft rubber brayer - 6 inch

Amazon international

Soft roller / brayer

Cold wax academcy soft rollers / brayers

Cold Wax Academy

Jacksons Art supplies

Palette knives

RGM Palette knife No. 30

Jacksons Art supplies

Fan brush

Daler Rowney System 3 acrylic brush: Fan 6

Jacksons  Art supplies

 

 

Surfaces and tapes

What

Brand / type

Where to buy

Arches Huile

Arches huile oil painting paper: 300 gsm

Jacksons art supplies

Fabriano Pitturi

Fabriano pittura acrylic paper: 400 gsm

Jacksons Art supplies

Tissue paper

Acid free tissue paper: 22 gsm

Jacksons Art supplies

Newsprint

Newsprint, 64 x 90cm, 45 gsm

Jacksons Art supplies

Wooden panel

Jackson’s smooth wooden panels

Jacksons Art supplies

Gesso cradled panel

Jackson’s smooth painting panel: white, 5 mm MDF

Jacksons  Art supplies

Masking tape

Handover professional masking tape – various widths

Jacksons  Art supplies

 

 

Cold wax

Brand

Size

Where to buy

Gamblin

Cold wax oil medium: 473 ml

Jacksons art supplies

Zest-it

Cold wax oil medium: 320g

Jacksons Art supplies

Dorland

Wax medium: 478 ml

Jacksons Art supplies

 

 

Paints and pigments

What

Brand / type

Where to buy

Oil paint

Go for artist quality paints such as Jacksons, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Sennelier.  Basic colours include:

Titanium white, Cerrulean blue, Crimson  Alizarin, Cadmium yellow deep

Jacksons art supplies

Pigments

Artist pigment

Jacksons Art supplies

Cornelissens

Metallic pigments

Pearl Lustre Pigments 100g

Cornelissens

Pigment sticks

R&F pigment sticks

Jacksons Art supplies

Marble dust

Medium grain genuine white

Jacksons Art supplies

Cornelissens

Solvent

Jackson’s Shellsol T odourless solvent

Jacksons Art supplies

 

November 2021: Version 1.0