PLEIN AIR PAINTING SUPPLIES
Think lightweight & hands free as possible. Your gear should fit your needs. This kit is for small paintings 5x7" up to 9x12". Its lightweight, ideal for mobility, hiking and accessing hard to reach places. Excellent for workshops and all around versatility.
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** TIP ** Bring your pochade box into Wallmart and test drive a selection of backpacks to find the best fit for you.
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Contents of Backpack
1) Swiss Gear Backpack
2) Brush washer
3) Box of paint tubes
4) Tripod
5) Pochade Palette
6) Brush carrier w/ brushes
7) Wet Paint carrier w/ 2 panels
8) Palette cup
9) View Catcher
10) Ruby Beholder
11) Value scale
12) Palette knife
13) bottle of Gamsol
14) Brush holder
15) Paper towels
1) Swiss Gear Backpack
2) Brush washer
3) Box of paint tubes
4) Tripod
5) Pochade Palette
6) Brush carrier w/ brushes
7) Wet Paint carrier w/ 2 panels
8) Palette cup
9) View Catcher
10) Ruby Beholder
11) Value scale
12) Palette knife
13) bottle of Gamsol
14) Brush holder
15) Paper towels
POCHADE or PALETTE / PANEL HOLDER.
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There are many excellent pochade boxes that attach to tripods. Like a lot of painters, I have way too many and love all the gear. Open Box M. works for me when I want to paint small and prefer a lightweight, portable kit. This is the 8x10" model and allows for panels between (5x7") and (11x14"). I paid about $225. They make larger Palette / Panel holders to accommodate larger size canvas if you prefer. Again, get the gear thats appropriate for your intentions.
Here are some other excellent options:
Guerilla Pochades
Easy L
Alla Prima pochades
STRADA pochade
Google any of these and shop around. Try Amazon, Ebay and their respective websites.
**TIP**
Workshops are great environments to see what others are using and test drive the equipment and see it with your own eyes. The gear I use today took years of seeing what other artist were using and trying things out for myself. It takes some trial but it's fun exploring all the options. Yes, your credit card will burst into flames but it's so much fun.
Here are some other excellent options:
Guerilla Pochades
Easy L
Alla Prima pochades
STRADA pochade
Google any of these and shop around. Try Amazon, Ebay and their respective websites.
**TIP**
Workshops are great environments to see what others are using and test drive the equipment and see it with your own eyes. The gear I use today took years of seeing what other artist were using and trying things out for myself. It takes some trial but it's fun exploring all the options. Yes, your credit card will burst into flames but it's so much fun.
TRIPOD
I have kissed a lot of tripod frogs and wasted a lot of money on inferior, cheap, $30 tripods at Wallmart and Target. I use to go through about two a year. This small and lightweight Tripod is a workhorse and will outlast the cheapos by a longshot. I saw Marc Delessio do a demo with this and was impressed with how small, portable and lightweight it was. At about $200, this is one of my favorite tools. I bought mine at B&H Photo online but shop around..as always, try Amazon and do a simple Google search. CLICK HERE
PAINTS
* I will share with you the colors I use below but you should know that after years of experimenting with palettes, I have concluded that as long as you can make the color wheel with your paints, you're colors are perfectly suitable.
* Minimally, you only need the three primary colors plus white to make a color wheel; Red, Yellow and Blue. Anders Zorn used this palette with great success. The most commonly used palette is the Split Primary palette. It includes a warm and cool version of each of the three primaries...plus white.
* Color is a personal choice. Our unique matrix makes one color more emotive to us over another. "Viva la difference". So, if you prefer Alizeran over Quinacridone Red, thats fine, the important thing is to have a cool red amongst your palette.
* Go lightweight, bring only what you need. Half tubes from the studio are ideal to use in your Plein air kit.
* Minimally, you only need the three primary colors plus white to make a color wheel; Red, Yellow and Blue. Anders Zorn used this palette with great success. The most commonly used palette is the Split Primary palette. It includes a warm and cool version of each of the three primaries...plus white.
* Color is a personal choice. Our unique matrix makes one color more emotive to us over another. "Viva la difference". So, if you prefer Alizeran over Quinacridone Red, thats fine, the important thing is to have a cool red amongst your palette.
* Go lightweight, bring only what you need. Half tubes from the studio are ideal to use in your Plein air kit.
My Palette
1) Alkyd White (Winsor and Newton)
2) Cad Yellow Medium (Williamsburg)
3) Transparent Earth Yellow (Gamblin)
4) Cadmium Orange (Gamblin)
5) Cadmium Red Medium (Gamblin)
6) Quinacridone Red (Williamsburg)
7) Dioxazine Purple (Winsor & Newton)
8) UltraMarine Blue (Williamsburg)
9) Raw Umber (Williamsburg)
10) Transparent Red Oxide (Rembrandt)
* Use professional grade colors.
* There are many excellent brands, I prefer Williamsburg, Gambin and Winsor Newton and will mix and match.
1) Alkyd White (Winsor and Newton)
2) Cad Yellow Medium (Williamsburg)
3) Transparent Earth Yellow (Gamblin)
4) Cadmium Orange (Gamblin)
5) Cadmium Red Medium (Gamblin)
6) Quinacridone Red (Williamsburg)
7) Dioxazine Purple (Winsor & Newton)
8) UltraMarine Blue (Williamsburg)
9) Raw Umber (Williamsburg)
10) Transparent Red Oxide (Rembrandt)
* Use professional grade colors.
* There are many excellent brands, I prefer Williamsburg, Gambin and Winsor Newton and will mix and match.
EXTRA COLORS (Optional).
11) Burnt Sienna *(Pretty much does the same thing as Transparent Red Oxide but I like to experiment with various earth colors occasionally).
12) Sap Green
13) Pthalo Green
*(Although I prefer to mix my greens using Ultra marine Blue and Cad Yellow Medium, I will sometimes reach for one of these above greens to accent).
14) Titanium White.
*(This is the whitest white. I use it at the end of paintings to accent or to get a pop in contrast).
15) Liquin tubed
*(Liquin is a quick dry, Alkyd resin medium used to add to paint to make it dry quicker. I tube it myself and bring only what I need. I use it on rare occasions but have it as a luxury extra).
11) Burnt Sienna *(Pretty much does the same thing as Transparent Red Oxide but I like to experiment with various earth colors occasionally).
12) Sap Green
13) Pthalo Green
*(Although I prefer to mix my greens using Ultra marine Blue and Cad Yellow Medium, I will sometimes reach for one of these above greens to accent).
14) Titanium White.
*(This is the whitest white. I use it at the end of paintings to accent or to get a pop in contrast).
15) Liquin tubed
*(Liquin is a quick dry, Alkyd resin medium used to add to paint to make it dry quicker. I tube it myself and bring only what I need. I use it on rare occasions but have it as a luxury extra).
BRUSHES.
My Brushes
1) Small Round synthetic (Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series. For making thin lines, details or signature. (size 2)
2) Medium Round synthetic (Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series. For blending or softening edges. (size 6)
3) Small Round bristle brush.Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. For initial drawing, mark making and texture. (size 2 or 4)
4) Filbert bristle brush. Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. Primary painting tool. varied marks and expressive strokes. (Size 6 or 8).
5) Flat bristle brush. Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. Primary painting tool, varied marks, expressive and straight, chiseled marks.
* Brushes are as personal as paint colors. Experiment with a variety of shapes and hairs...Large, medium and small.
* I use about 3 - 5 brushes per painting.
* Ultimately, it comes down to sensitivity of touch, how much you load the brush, etc...Experiment.
* Don't bring old, hard crusty brushes. Toss them. Spend the money here and get good quality bristle brushes.
1) Small Round synthetic (Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series. For making thin lines, details or signature. (size 2)
2) Medium Round synthetic (Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series. For blending or softening edges. (size 6)
3) Small Round bristle brush.Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. For initial drawing, mark making and texture. (size 2 or 4)
4) Filbert bristle brush. Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. Primary painting tool. varied marks and expressive strokes. (Size 6 or 8).
5) Flat bristle brush. Robert Simmons Signet series 40F. Primary painting tool, varied marks, expressive and straight, chiseled marks.
* Brushes are as personal as paint colors. Experiment with a variety of shapes and hairs...Large, medium and small.
* I use about 3 - 5 brushes per painting.
* Ultimately, it comes down to sensitivity of touch, how much you load the brush, etc...Experiment.
* Don't bring old, hard crusty brushes. Toss them. Spend the money here and get good quality bristle brushes.
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BRUSH WASHER
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BRUSH WASHER
* I use this to clean brushes only. I use Gamsol in an additional palette cup to paint with, keeping the two separate.
*Brush washer is with GAMSOL, Oderless mineral spirits.
**TIP** Rather than swoosh a dirty brush in the washer and dirty the Gamsol, instead, pull as much color off the brush as you can with a towel or rag. Then dip your brush quickly in and out of the Gamsol. Just enough to wet the brush, then pull the remaining paint residue off the brush with rag or towel. Repeat until brush is clean. This will keep your Gamsol as uncontaminated as possible.
* I use this to clean brushes only. I use Gamsol in an additional palette cup to paint with, keeping the two separate.
*Brush washer is with GAMSOL, Oderless mineral spirits.
**TIP** Rather than swoosh a dirty brush in the washer and dirty the Gamsol, instead, pull as much color off the brush as you can with a towel or rag. Then dip your brush quickly in and out of the Gamsol. Just enough to wet the brush, then pull the remaining paint residue off the brush with rag or towel. Repeat until brush is clean. This will keep your Gamsol as uncontaminated as possible.
BRUSH HOLDER
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Palette Cup & Gamsol
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Ruby Beholder
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Value scale
View Catcher
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Wet Panel Carrier
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Panel or Canvas
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Shop towels and set up
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