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Basic Supplies

  • Graphite Transfer Paper for transferring your photo reference of Frida to the substrate

  • Frida reference image printed out to the size of your substrate

  • Ball point pen, or better results from a tracing stylus for transfer paper

  • Eraser: Pink Pearl

  • Dusting brush for removing eraser crumbs without smearing drawing

  • Black pastel sticks for drawing the portrait and Tortillions for blending Blending sticks are suggested for accuracy in the eyes and mouth, you can also use your fingers instead

  • General’s Charcoal Pencil Extra Soft 6B this is for fine detail lines in the eyes only, be sure you have a good sharpener for it too.

  • Chalk or white conté crayon, for sketching floral crown from fresh flowers over black gesso

  • Photo of Frida Kahlo (Head and shoulders) sized up to your substrate in black and white or color, non shiny paper. Look online for resources. Choose one that will size up to what you need, one that is clear and easy to see the details. Consider a head and shoulders shot so that the features are bigger and easier to draw.

  • RIGID SURFACE, no stretched canvas
    Wood Painting Panel  I’m working on a 16x20 cradled wood painting panel so that I can wire and hang it without framing. You may like to work on a Canvas Panel or GessoBord or Mixed Media Canvas Board for a more economical surface as you get the hang of the process, this comes pre-primed so there is no need for gesso.  

  • Painting Brushes: please use what you have on-hand in your studio and are comfortable with or I like Princeton Velvetouch

  • Water container, Paper Towels

Underpainting

Ephemera Base Layer

  • Ephemera for the background, sheet music, old letters, Spanish printed material, notes, post cards, postage stamps, etc. I suggest The Diary of Frida Kahlo, featuring, her own handwriting! There are LOTS of pages in this book and you might be able to share with someone in the class as you only need a little bit of it. You can also laser copy from it.

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures. 

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

Optional for Mark Making

  • Stabilo Woodys pencils for adding some pops of color, lines, scribbles, marks, these are water soluble and blendable

  • Posca Markers for making lines and patterns, these are opaque and permanent

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Basic Supplies

  • Purchase a BEHR tester paint sample from Home Depot called Dusty Olive (or VERY similar) Please bring the remainder of this paint with you!

  • Chalk or white conté crayon, for sketching

  • Container of Golden Gesso plus Golden Liquid Gloss Medium for priming your raw wood panels if you have purchased a pre-primed surface (white) you are good to go.

  • RIGID SURFACE, no stretched canvas
    Wood Painting Panel  Raw wood panel needs to be primed properly to prevent support induced discoloration: one coat of liquid gloss medium and then two coats of gesso. I’m working on a 16x20 cradled wood painting panels so that I can wire and hang it without framing. You may like to work on a Canvas Panel or GessoBord or Mixed Media Canvas Board for a more economical surface as you get the hang of the process, this comes pre-primed so there is no need for gesso. 

Underpainting

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures. 

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Collage Application

Optional for Mark Making

  • Stabilo Woodies pencils for adding some pops of color, lines, scribbles, marks, these are water soluble and blendable

  • Posca Markers for making lines and patterns, these are opaque and permanent

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

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Basic Supplies

  • Graphite Transfer Paper for transferring your photo reference to the substrate

  • Reference image printed out to the size of your substrate–either tile at home and tape together or have output at office supply/printer

  • Ball point pen– optional tracing stylus for transfer paper

  • Eraser: Pink Pearl

  • Dusting brush for removing eraser crumbs without smearing drawing. Very helpful but also optional if you want to blow on the surface to remove eraser crumbs over pastel instead.

  • Black pastel sticks for drawing the portrait and Tortillions for blending Blending sticks are suggested for accuracy in the eyes and mouth, you can also use your fingers instead

  • General’s Charcoal Pencil Extra Soft 6B this is for fine detail lines in the eyes only, be sure you have a good sharpener for it too. Optional if you want to use your big sticks instead.

  • Krylon Satin Finish for sealing and stabilizing your sketching materials before painting NOTE: if you are joining me in person I will provide this at the venue as may not fly with it.

  • Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint Starter Set for underpainting your subject matter and hand-painting your papers. Keep in mind the colors of your fashion elements and your ability to mix color, purchase additional colors of paints accordingly,  I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles.

  • Container of Golden Gesso plus Golden Liquid Gloss Medium for priming your raw wood panels if you have purchased a pre-primed surface (white) you are good to go.

  • RIGID SURFACE, no stretched canvas
    Wood Painting Panel  Raw wood panel needs to be primed properly to prevent support induced discoloration: one coat of liquid gloss medium and then two coats of gesso. I’m working on a 16x20 cradled wood painting panels so that I can wire and hang it without framing. You may like to work on a Canvas Panel or GessoBord or Mixed Media Canvas Board for a more economical surface as you get the hang of the process, this comes pre-primed so there is no need for gesso. 

  • Container of Golden Black Gesso for blocking in dark areas of hair with complete opaque effects

  • Mona Lisa Gold Simple Leaf  on transfer papers plus Metal Leaf Adhesive This can be optional if you want to leave out gold as an accent

Underpainting

  • Golden Fluid Acrylic Mixing Set for underpainting your subject matter and hand-painting your papers. These are not the perfect colors but they are a good variety for the cost. You may also purchase individual colors instead. Keep in mind the colors of your reference photo and your ability to mix color, purchase additional colors of paints accordingly,  I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles.

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils or what you have on hand, 9x12 size. I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps or what you have in your stash, I have designs with Joggles

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate – the pad is essential

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll! – the roll is optional

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures.

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color – optional

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate before putting it away

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

Pre Workshop Prep: Encaustic Effect Base Layer 

Optional for Mark Making

  • Stabilo Woodies pencils for adding some pops of color, lines, scribbles, marks, these are water soluble and blendable

  • Posca Markers for making lines and patterns, these are opaque and permanent

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Basic Supplies

Underpainting

Metallic Accents

  1. Mona Lisa Gold Simple Leaf on transfer papers plus Metal Leaf Adhesive and Metal Leaf Sealer. This can be optional if you want to leave out gold as an accent

  2. Optional Deco Foil Sheets this is plastic but made to look metallic and comes in many different colors, color blends, and patterns. Use with Deco Foil Adhesive

  3. Optional Gina K Fancy Foil Sheets also plastic sheets made to look metallic with some super interesting effects like holographic 

  4. Optional Tacky-When-Dry-Gel Medium this is thick gel that can be pushed through a stencil to form an adhesive pattern for metal leaf or deco foil. Apply Tacky-When-Dry-Gel Medium with a palette knife or Catalyst Wedge

  5. Optional DecoArt Extreme Sheen Paint for highly metallic painted areas

  6. Optional Deco Color Metallic Markers for simple metallic accents

  7. Optional Deco Art Extreme Sheen Metallic Paint for painted metallic accents on their own or in combination with metallic leaf

  8. Optional soft bristle Gilding Brush for brushing away excess leaf without scratching

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures. 

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

  • Princeton Catalyst Wedges for scraping patterns into paint on the Gel Plate

Collage Application

Optional for Mark Making

  • Stabilo Woodies pencils for adding some pops of color, lines, scribbles, marks, these are water soluble and blendable

  • Posca Markers for making lines and patterns, these are opaque and permanent

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Basic Supplies

  1. Container of Golden Gesso for priming your wood panels and adding white halo effect. IF you are using pre-primed panels you can use white paint for the halo effect.

  2. 10x10 Wood Painting Panel or Canvas Panel (natural wood needs to be primed first with GAC-100 and two coats of gesso). Pre-primed panels are ready to go. We will be creating FOUR projects, you will need four panels. I use cradled wood panels but for the ease of travel you can use flat painting panels or flat canvas board.

Underpainting

  1. Golden Fluid Acrylic Mixing Set for underpainting your subject matter and hand-painting your papers. These are NOT the perfect colors but they are a good variety for the price. Keep in mind the colors of your fish and your ability to mix color, purchase additional colors of paints accordingly, I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles.

  2. Painting Brushes: please use what you have on-hand in your studio and are comfortable with or I like Princeton Velvetouch

  3. Water container, Paper Towels

  4. Paper Plates for mixing paint, or Pad of Palette Paper

  5. Optional Masterson Sta-Wet Palette system, this will save your paints for up to a week or more! AND I use the palette sheets in my collage work when I’m done mixing on them. (they are not shiny) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this system and you can see why here.

Four Backgrounds

Gel Printing

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

Optional for Mark Making

  • Stabilo Woodies pencils for adding some pops of color, lines, scribbles, marks, these are water soluble and blendable

  • Posca Markers for making lines and patterns, these are opaque and permanent

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors. It’s also helpful to have the 2-inch brayer

Ireland: Whatever Floats Your Goat

Basic Supplies

  • Graphite transfer paper to transfer your photo to the board as a sketch

  • Ball point pen, or optional tracing stylus for transfer paper.

  • Reference photo sized up to fit your chosen painting panel size (see below) Yes! we can photograph the goats ourselves, or you can google “Old Irish Goat” and choose your perfect picture. You may also bring other types of goats, it’s up to you! I am going to suggest head and shoulder portrait type shots

  • Eraser: Pink Pearl Pencil and Eraser for sketching your image

  • Dusting brush for removing eraser crumbs without smearing drawing Optional

  • RIGID SURFACE, no stretched canvas
    Typically I work on cradled wood panel, but for the ease of international travel to Ireland I am suggesting you work on a flat canvas board, or canvas panel. The size is flexible, I suggest 12x16 or 12x12 or 14x14 in that range. I love these panels from Frederix from Blick and a close second are Gessobord from Amazon or either from your local art supply store. Remember to size up your image to that size and bring it with you. We can also try our hand at chasing down the goats in Ireland with our camera phones.

Underpainting

  • Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint for underpainting your subject matter and hand-painting your papers. Keep in mind the colors of your reference photo and your ability to mix color, purchase colors of paints accordingly,  I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles. The Old Irish Goats are gray/black/brown/white and the background can be greenery or the beach in Mulranny. Colors I like are Van Dyke Brown, Azo Gold, Titan Buff, Raw Sienna, Titanium White, Jenkins Green, Green Gold, Sap Green, Manganese Blue. Feel free to add other colors!

  • Painting Brushes: please use what you have on-hand in your studio and are comfortable with or I like Princeton Velvetouch

  • Water container, Paper Towels, Apron

  • Paper Plates for mixing paint, or Pad of Palette Paper

Gel Printing

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Basic Supplies

Underpainting

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures. 

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Building Your Book

  • One FULL SHEET of watercolor paper which you will receive directions on how to make into a book.

  • Plastic gift card or credit card for scoring paper to tear

  • Scor-Pal tool for creating the spine folds, you will do this at home and do not need to bring the tool with you.

    Watercolor Supplies

  • Watercolors: I prefer Golden professional TUBE watercolors, they are vibrant and the best quality. My choice is Golden QoR as they give very VIBRANT and quality color. Purchase a set or individual tubes.

  • Tube watercolor will need a plastic palette, portable box, or empty watercolor tin A set from Golden will come in a larger format open tin that you can use for mixing

  • How many colors you need depends on your ability to mix color and we will go over color mixing in the workshop. Think about the colors of Egypt and nature. Be sure to have Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, you can mix most colors from these basics. Bring the tubes with you.

  • A set of travel brushes I find these are much nicer quality than water brushes but you can use either or what you have on hand. The travel brush set protects your tips and is very portable.

  • Small 2.5 oz water spray bottle

  • Sakura Micron Pen I prefer the 0.5 tip

  • Pentel Mechanical Pencil I like this because you do not have to sharpen it

  • Kneaded Rubber Eraser

  • Double sided tape for the book spine NOTE, make your score 1/8 inch WIDER than your TAPE

  • Small cup/container for water

  • A handful of Vanity Fair dinner napkins or Viva paper towels or a cotton cloth

  • Mesh Zip Pouch, Gallon Ziplock Bag, or similar for keeping your book and supplies together

  • Water Brushes for ease of travel and requires no water cup

  • Travel Brush set requires water cup but are better quality

  • Swedish Dish Sponge for cleaning your brushes

Custom Designed Supplies for this Course:

Birds included in my video lessons: Cardinal, Bluebird, Oriole, Robin, Chickadee, Hummingbird, BlueJay, Finch
Available Art Foamies Bird and Branch Stamp sets include: Cardinal, Oriole, Robin, Bluebird and Flora Elements Pack

  • Art Foamies Bird Stamps 10”LARGE for your underpainting sketch–You can sketch your birds and skip these if you like but they sure are FUN! There are FOUR bird stamps with branches which line up with four bird lessons in the course but you are not required to purchase the stamps, you can always sketch your birds, or use a combo of both. there are FOUR BONUS BIRD LESSONS included for you to work on at your own pace after the workshop, total of EIGHT BIRD PIECES in this series

  • Art Foamies Flora Elements Pack for embellishing your birds

  • Vulcanized red rubber post mark stamp set for adding vintage post marks to your ephemera backgrounds

  • Art Foamies ink pads (or what you have on hand) for post mark stamps OR

  • Archival Ink pads waterproof/fadeproof

  • Art Foamies Scrap Buddies for inking up your 10” Bird stamps, load with your own paint

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly for use on the Gel Plate making collage paper

Basic Supplies

  • Container of Golden Gesso for priming your wood panels and adding white to certain paint colors in order to make them more opaque.

  • 10x10 Wood Painting Panel or Cradled Canvas Panel cradled so that you can add an envelope to the depth of the back (natural wood needs to be primed first with GAC-100 and two coats of gesso). Cradled canvas panels are primed and ready to go. We will be creating FOUR projects and you will have FOUR bonus lessons for a total of EIGHT 10x10’s. I am working on Fredrix Cradled Canvas Board, primed and ready to go

Underpainting

  • Graphite Transfer Paper for tracing your sketch from a reference photo in lieu of using Art Foamies Bird Stamps in the eight projects, feel free to use a combination!

  • Pencil, Pink Pearl Eraser, Drafting Brush for use with transfer paper

Ephemera Background

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures.

  • Vintage papers with a US Mail focus, postcard backs, old letters, addressed envelopes, vintage papers

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Envelopes for the Back Side

Antiquing Paper

  • Instant Coffee for making papers look vintage

  • Vinyl Lace Placemats for adding pattern to vintage paper effect

Collage Application

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

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Basic Supplies

  • Graphite transfer paper to transfer your photo to the board as a sketch, I prefer this brand

  • Reference photo sized up to fit your painting panel

  • Ball point pen, or better results from a tracing stylus for transfer paper

  • Eraser: Pink Pearl Pencil and Eraser for sketching your image

  • Dusting brush for removing eraser crumbs without smearing drawing

  • Container of Golden Gesso plus Golden Liquid Gloss Medium for priming your raw wood panels if you have purchased a pre-primed surface (white) you are good to go.

  • RIGID SURFACE, no stretched canvas
    Wood Painting Panel  Raw wood panel needs to be primed properly to prevent support induced discoloration: one coat of liquid gloss medium and then two coats of gesso. I’m working on cradled wood painting panels so that I can wire and hang it without framing. You may like to work on a Canvas Panel or GessoBord or Mixed Media Canvas Board for a more economical surface as you get the hang of the process, this comes pre-primed so there is no need for gesso. 12x12 or 10x10 or similar size.

Underpainting

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures.

  • Decorative Papers with fibers, texture or fuzzy edges

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

Basic Supplies

Underpainting

  • Golden Fluid Acrylic Mixing Set for underpainting your subject matter and hand-painting your papers. These are not the perfect colors but they are a good variety for the cost. You may also purchase individual colors instead. Keep in mind the colors of your reference photo and your ability to mix color, purchase additional colors of paints accordingly,  I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles.

  • Painting Brushes: please use what you have on-hand in your studio and are comfortable with or I like Princeton Velvetouch

  • Water container, Paper Towels

  • Paper Plates for mixing paint, or Pad of Palette Paper

  • Ampersand Aquabord Panel this product is a clay coated hardboard that takes paint in a similar manner to paper. I like to use this substrate when
    I’m planning to leave the background painted. I am using a flat panel which I will frame when finished. If you want to purchase a panel
    that does not require framing, they make a deep cradled Aquabord Panel.

  • Optional Masterson Sta-Wet Palette system, this will save your paints for up to a week or more! AND I use the palette sheets in my collage work when I’m done mixing on them. (they are not shiny) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this system and you can see why here

Gel Printing

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly, I will have some for purchase at the venue

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate.

  • Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, wallpaper, hand written notes, old book pages, hand made papers, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures.

  • Decorative Papers with fibers, texture or fuzzy edges

  • Gallon Bags for bringing your papers home, divided by color

  • Roll of clear, heavy duty packing tape to clean your Gel Plate.

Collage Application

  • Golden Soft Gel Gloss this is the collage glue, I use gloss because it keeps the colors more vibrant and rich, matte products tend to dull back the intensity of your colors

At Home After the Workshop: Signing Your Work

  • Posca PC-1MR Point opaque pant pen

  • Or use whatever lightfast, permanent, fine point tool you might have in your studio!

  • Pencil or charcoal pencil

At Home After the Workshop: Final Varnish Application

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Monoprinting for Collage Paper

  • Speedball Deluxe Brayer 6-inch for applying paint to Gel Plate– if you can get two, it’s better. One for warm, one for cool colors

  • Gel Press Printing Plate the 9x12 is optimal but use what you have on hand, preferred next size down is 8x10 I would not work with anything smaller.

  • Joggles Stencils Designed by Yours Truly

  • Joggles Foam Stamps Designed by Yours Truly or what you have in your stash

  • Rice Paper 9x12 Pad  there are many different kinds of rice paper, the Sumi-E sketch pad is what I like the best, especially for working on the Gel Plate. AND/OR Rice Paper Roll same paper as the 9x12 pad but on a roll!

  • Golden Fluid Acrylic Mixing Set These are not the perfect colors but they are a good variety for the cost. You may also purchase individual colors instead. Keep in mind the colors of paper you want to create and your ability to mix color, purchase additional colors of paints accordingly,  I suggest starting with 1 oz bottles

  • Variety of Found Papers sheet music, maps, hand written notes, old book pages, dry waxed deli paper, a variety of thickness and textures.

  • Texture Rubbing Plates

  • Catalyst Wedges: Shape 3, Shape 2

  • Punchinella or Sequin Waste