Materials

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Here is everything that you need to Paint Along With Skye each week as well as what you need for my paid courses.

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It’s not you, it’s the paints

If you are having trouble mixing colors as a beginning painter, make sure that you are not using cheap craft paints. While these paints are sometimes suitable for crafts, their low level of pigment will have you frustrated when you are trying to mix colors and paint on canvas.

You can mix a full specturm of colors with just the primary colors. I also like to use thalo green for it’s distinctive minty color. I have been using the brand Grumbacher, and also recommend the brand Blick for beginning and mid-level artists.

Here are all the colors that I use for my Paint Along With Skye classes on Saturdays:

• Cadmium Red: https://amzn.to/3cHJ23V
• Cadmium Yellow: https://amzn.to/2wKn1kK
• Cadmium Orange: https://amzn.to/3beDgrj
• Violet: https://amzn.to/3jquCKJ
• Ultramarine blue: https://amzn.to/3pmmRt1
• Cobalt Blue: https://amzn.to/3tnBv47
• Thalo Green: https://amzn.to/2TIJFTs
• Mars Black: https://amzn.to/2THaMy5
• Titanium White: https://amzn.to/3VBu1qi
• Burnt Sienna: https://amzn.to/3m4nCFa

For Color Theory 101, available on Udemy and Skillshare, I used the following (primary) colors:

• Cobalt Blue: https://amzn.to/3tnBv47
• Cadmium Red: https://amzn.to/3cHJ23V
• Cadmium Yellow: https://amzn.to/2wKn1kK
• Mars Black: https://amzn.to/2THaMy5
• Titanium White: https://amzn.to/3VBu1qi

Brushes

You will need four standard types of brushes for my Paint Along With Skye classes on Saturdays and for most courses:

• A 1-inch wash brush: https://amzn.to/3aa5D8z
• A medium-sized, round brush: https://amzn.to/3Ufnf8z
• A small detail brush: https://amzn.to/3reaS1u
• And an extra tiny detail brush: https://amzn.to/3zLYUh4

Or this handy kit includes all four sizes: https://amzn.to/3WVYGjm

In my Saturday courses I also sometimes use

Fan brushes: https://amzn.to/3Gjd50S

And oval mop brushes: https://amzn.to/3vAABl6

And an old toothbrush!

Everything else

You’ll need something to paint on. I love to use boxed canvases from value packs, such as these. You can paint on any size you like, but I favor the 12×16″ or 11×14″ sizes for my tutorials.

Another thrifty option that I love to use is also these canvas boards.

You will need palate paper like this.

You will need to put down some sort of protective covering on the tablespace where you are painting, such as a tablecloth or butcher paper. You will also need paper towels and a water cup. (I usually get these kinds of things at a dollar store.)

Lastly, you may choose to use an easel, I like these aluminum table top easels, or even a full stand-up easel like this one if you are feeling extra professional, and you may also want to wear an apron to protect your clothes.

Ok, let’s get creative!!