Checklist for Painting with Acrylics

Look over this handy list of supplies before you start an acrylic painting. Whether you're taking your first art class or painting a masterpiece at home, this checklist gets you prepared.

• Brushes: You need a couple of sizes (small and larger) of each of the following:

  • Pointed round brush (#4, #8)

  • Flat (quarter inch and half inch)

  • Liner (#0000, #1)

• Palette Knife

• Paints:

  • White: Titanium White

  • Black: Mars Black

  • Red: Primary Magenta, Quinacridone Red or Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light

  • Yellow: Primary Yellow, Diarylide Yellow, Yellow Ochre

  • Blue: Primary Cyan, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalocyanine Blue

  • Orange: Pyrrole Orange or Cadmium Orange

  • Green: Permanent Green

  • Violet: Dioxazine Purple

• Palette

• Surface to paint

• Water container and water

• Paper towels

• A tote bag or toolbox to carry all your supplies