Art Sherpa Buying Guide and Art studio Supply List
My Art supply and Buying guide for setting up your art studio. Below is the list of art materials, paints and Brushes I talk about frequently on the Show. We thought it might be nice to have the full art studio List in one place so new painters could plan and add to their home art supplies easily. What you need to get to start painting. Start acrylic painting
Below are a list of materials. The links go through our Amazon Affiliate program, and you support The Art Sherpa when using them. Also Feel free to use this as a materials list and to get other acrylic brands.
PAINT Base Pallet (limited pallet)
Yellow Ochre: http://amzn.to/1Xqnvhm
Cadmium Yellow Medium (hue ok): http://amzn.to/2aTls6X
Cadmium Red medium (hue ok ): http://amzn.to/2b74jqQ
Burnt Sienna : http://amzn.to/2bgaiYI
Phthalo Blue : http://amzn.to/2aKXCXm
Dioxazine Purple : http://amzn.to/2aHjCCP
Titanium white : http://amzn.to/1XqooGI
Mars black : http://amzn.to/1U1eqOw
Quinacridone Magenta : http://amzn.to/1P8CRkB

Colors to add over time (complex pallet)
Phthalo Green: http://amzn.to/1Mk0VkI
Ultramarine blue : http://amzn.to/1TKWl6W
Cadmium Orange : http://amzn.to/1pjjOPH
Cad Yellow light : http://amzn.to/2aHkJlT
Cad Red Light : http://amzn.to/2aHk1oG
Hookers green: http://amzn.to/1U44l3e
Burnt Umber : http://amzn.to/1pIKWIi
Napthol Crimson : http://amzn.to/1RZXEM2
Prussian blue : http://amzn.to/1XqlQZi
Zinc White: http://amzn.to/1U1eEFp
Or
Mixing White :
Aqua blue:http://amzn.to/1U1db1Y
or
Southern Ocean blue (Matisse Derivan ): http://amzn.to/1XqmWnY
Australian Sienna ( Matisse Derivan): http://amzn.to/2aHn2VY
Quinacridone Red : http://amzn.to/2aZWi5J
Soft Body Black: http://amzn.to/1UdedHs
Soft Body White: http://amzn.to/1V8YYir

Brushes
www.thebrushguys.com Use The Code " theartsherpa" for 5% off
Simply Simmons Long Handle (they are short on this line)
Bright #10 #6 #4
Filbert #10 #6
Small Detail round #6 - medium- #4 and fine #2 ( in simmons these are short handled)
3/4 angle shader or ½ angle shader #10 stiff huge Bristle Round ( Shorter, stiffer and fluffier the better ) OR Deer foot stippler
Extra brushes to buy over time
Bright #12 #8 #2
Filbert #8 #4 #2
Fan with stiff bristles
Micro brushes for miniatures like 10/0 to 20/0 like my Silver Brush Ultra Minis the packs are the best way of getting them!!!!

I generally paint with Simply Simmons , (Creative Mark, Pro stroke, Ebony Splendor, ) Richeson, Robert Simmons and Pro Stroke brushes. I also use some Windsor Newton, Liquitex, Royal Langnickel and Ruby Satin Silver.

My favorite Brush is Goldilocks or Simply Simmons bright #10 Extra Firm Filament
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Golden Glazing Liquid ( Dries Slowly)or : http://amzn.to/2aL1yHx
Glazing medium Liquitex (Dries Quickly) : http://amzn.to/2bhfVbd
Grumbacher Retarder medium: http://amzn.to/2bhgkdK
ACRYLIC FLOW RELEASE - Brush on only DO NOT put in mister:
http://amzn.to/2aHnBzh
Modeling paste: http://amzn.to/2aMq6Da
Acrylic Absorbent ground by Golden : http://amzn.to/2b78tz7
Spray Varnish in gloss for acrylic paintings: http://amzn.to/2aL0LGs
Gloss medium and varnish : http://amzn.to/2aHnrrI
Gloss Varnish: http://amzn.to/2b78Oln
My Pallet Paper is
Grey matters: http://amzn.to/2aMrfL5
Or
Strathmore Pallet paper: http://amzn.to/2aHnHXH
MY EASEL
Best European Easel *OS3
http://amzn.to/1Xm9Ieu
Jack Richeson La Vara Easel, Table Top
http://amzn.to/2audtKw
I clean my Brushes with
Masters Brush Cleaner : http://amzn.to/2aZWOkm
Pop bead board : http://amzn.to/2aHmdN1 (for washing toxic paints )
Jack’s Linseed Soap: http://amzn.to/2aKZJKM
Hairdryer :http://amzn.to/2aHnQdQ
*** Recommended Canvas Size ***
16x20 (41cm x 51¾cm) canvas, pre-gessoed: http://amzn.to/1oJW6LH

Cadmium info http://bit.ly/2b7bj6Z Hue info http://bit.ly/2aHsWGC
Michael Craine Spectrum paints
Animal studies have shown that cadmium pigments can be potentially toxic if inhaled or eaten, but Michael Craine, the managing director of Spectrum Artists'Paints, says that the cadmium used in the art world is not classified as hazardous and is of low solubility “to make the small risk smaller still”.Sep 25, 2014
Craine insists that it is not cadmium paint that is responsible for pollution, but rather nickel-cadmium batteries that have been dumped into landfills. Their sale has been regulated in the EU since 2006, and their disposal is heavily regulated, but difficult to enforce.

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