Required Supplies

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1. Gesso Gesso is a primer, it is used to prepare our surface before adding paint. We will use it for one of the techniques shown in the class. There are many brands, I prefer heavy body gesso, as it warps cardstock less than the more fluid ones.
2. Acrylic Paint I will be using paint in two lessons. Any acrylic paint will work. My favorites are Dina Wakely, Amsterdam (student grade line widely available in Europe)and Liquitex.
3. Watercolors I will be using watercolors in a few lessons. Any type of watercolors will work with the techniques shown in the class.
4. Embossing Powder I love embossing stamped images with watercolors. I use American Crafts white embossing powder, but any brand and color would work.
5. Embossing ink Used for embossing, like Versamark ink.
6. Stamping Ink Choose your favorite colors, I use a variety by Studio Calico's Color Theory, Hero Arts, Stampin' Up and more.
7. Stencils Stencils are one of my most used tools. Any will work for the techniques shown in this class, but I always recommend investing in stencils with basic shapes, like circles, triangles, as they are the most versatile.
8. Stamps Outlined images of flowers are my favorite to use with mixed media. I use a couple of sets by Mama Elephant and Altenew.
9. Modeling Paste This paste (also known as texture paste, embossing paste, molding paste) is another go to supply when using stencils and mixed media. I buy a big tub from the local art supplies store ( the brand I get is a German brand called Guardi, which is widely available in Austria ).
10. Gel Medium Great to use for resist techniques and as glue. It comes in different finishes, I prefer matte.
11. Colored Pencils I use Faber Castell Polychromos in the class, but any oil or wax based pencils will work.
12. Gouache Paint Gouache is basically opaque watercolor, and I use it in one lesson in the class. I usually prefer the look of watercolors for their translucency, but it's always fun to try new mediums.
13. Patterned papers and Embellishments I use my favorite companies, a mixture of Crate Paper, Maggie Holmes, American Crafts and Felicity Jane kits.
14. Cardstock My favorite is American Crafts white heavy weight textured cardstock.
15. Watercolor paper/mixed media paper When using lots of water, I like to use watercolor paper or any paper that can hold a lot of liquids without warping.
16. Transparencies I buy ink jet transparencies. They are great for adding different layers, and work so well with modeling paste and stencils.
17. Palette Knife I use the plastic ones by Ranger or cheap ones from the local art supplies store.
18. Brushes Any brush will work. Best is to have separate brushes for watercolors and separate ones for acrylic paint.