Supply lists for all of our classes: online, in-person; all ages.

Lyn Diefenbach’s Supply Lists

Lyn Diefenbach’s – Floral in Oil

Materials list
Before the workshop starts you need to watch my video : What Every Artist Needs to Know

https://vimeo.com/452078840/9f8c1bd5ea is the link for it

This 45 minute video covers how I deal with the fundamentals of painting – Line, Value, Color and Edge. It is important that you watch this before the workshop so that you understand my approach

Please come with your canvas toned with acrylic paint in a colour appropriate to your subject and the SUBJECT DRAWN UP with a pastel pencil BEFORE the class.

As to what colour to tone the canvas – this is dependent on the color of the flower. If the flower has a yellow centre, use cadmium yellow light. If not, tone the canvas with a colour that is in general the mid tone of the flower.

Brushes
• Flat, size 1” soft brush for blending
• a small pointed brush
• Sizes 8, 10 and 12 Art Basics series 877KF or Rosemary and Co Masters Choice Filbert 276 sizes 8,10 and 12
Note: These are the brushes I use. You might have your own favorites

Paints
Bring the oil paints that you have. I cannot recommend specific colors because each person will have a different subject. Here’s a list of my “work horses” for florals (by no means does this mean that you have to buy them all):

sap green,olive green, viridian, winsor green, cadmium lemon, cadmium yellow, Indian yellow, burnt sienna, naples yellow, alizarin crimson (cad red, winsor red deep if you are painting a red flower), permanent rose, purple madder, cerulean blue.

Most of the above colours are Winsor & Newton Artist Colours. Art SpectrumFlinders Red Violet and Australian Gold are also good. The white I use is a “Winton Soft Mixing White” put out by Winsor & Newton. This is a transparent white (zinc/titanium 50:50 mix) which stays wet on the palette for a few days.

1 stretched canvas. The shape will depend on the composition of your subject. Be realistic in the size that you tackle.
Odourless solvent (Gamsol)
Gamblin Galkyd Slow Dry Medium
Paper Towels
Kneadable eraser
Easel
Drop Sheet
Mixing palette knife
LARGE Palette – I use white painted masonite available from hardware stores. Size around 45 x 70 cm

Reference Photos – make sure these are clear, large enough to work from and have a good play of light and dark. If you are doing your own printing from a computer, make sure that you use photo quality paper NOT plain paper. Or, use your iPad

Lyn Diefenbach – Pastel Animal Portraits

Before the workshop starts you need to watch my video : What Every Artist Needs to Know

https://vimeo.com/452078840/9f8c1bd5ea is the link for it

This 45 minute video covers how I deal with the fundamentals of painting – Line, Value, Color and Edge. It is important that you watch this before the workshop so that you understand my approach

Materials List

Paper : I like to use Fisher 400, UART 600 or Ampersand Pastelbord or PastelMat – 1 piece (eg 18 x 24” or 16 x 20”).

I suggest, with regards to size, to use no smaller than 16 x 20”. You may use the full sheet if you wish.

Pastels : bring a selection of darks, mids, lights and brights.

Backing Board : bring an extra sheet of pastel paper to cushion the board

¼” Angle Brush to brush away unwanted pastel or make corrections

Willow Charcoal

Masking tape

Easel

Dropsheet

Paper towel

Kneadable eraser

Reference Photos make sure these are large, clear images preferably with a good play of light and dark. If you are doing your own printing from a computer, make sure that you use photo quality paper NOT plain paper. Or, use an iPad.

Lyn Diefenbach – Pastel Waterways/Landscapes

Before the workshop starts you need to watch my video : What Every Artist Needs to Know

https://vimeo.com/452078840/9f8c1bd5ea is the link for it

This 45 minute video covers how I deal with the fundamentals of painting – Line, Value, Color and Edge. It is important that you watch this before the workshop so that you understand my approach

Materials List

Paper : I like to use Fisher 400, UART 600 or Ampersand Pastelbord or PastelMat – 1 piece (eg 18 x 24” or 16 x 20”).

I suggest, with regards to size, to use no smaller than 16 x 20”. You may use the full sheet if you wish.

Pastels : bring a selection of darks, mids, lights and brights.

Backing Board : bring an extra sheet of pastel paper to cushion the board

¼” Angle Brush to brush away unwanted pastel or make corrections

Willow Charcoal

Masking tape

Easel

Dropsheet

Paper towel

Kneadable eraser

Lyn Diefenbach Oils Workshop – Landscapes and/or Waterways

Materials list

Before the workshop starts you need to watch my video : What Every Artist Needs to Know

https://vimeo.com/452078840/9f8c1bd5ea is the link for it

This 45 minute video covers how I deal with the fundamentals of painting – Line, Value, Color and Edge. It is important that you watch this before the workshop so that you understand my approach

1 stretched canvases. The shape will depend on the composition of your subjects. Be realistic in the sizes that you tackle.

Oil Colors (I prefer Winsor & Newton Artist Quality but bring what you have). The list below is a guide only. You do not have to buy everything – but bring what you have and include any other colors you might wish to use.

Winsor Green (or Pthalo Green)

Sap Green

Olive Green

Cerulean Blue

French Ultra

Cobalt Turquoise

Cadmium Lemon ( or Lemon Yellow)

Yellow Ochre

Naples Yellow

Purple Madder

White (Winton Soft Mixing)

Burnt Sienna

Ivory black

Burnt Umber

Medium: Gamblyn Alkyd Slow Dry medium

Brushes

Bring your favourite brushes. The list below shows what I use.

For drawing and fine detail choose one of the following:

Rosemary & Co Pure Sable series 91 size 8

Silva Renaissance 7110 Sable Cats Tongue Size 8

Small pointed brush for drawing

For General Painting choose one group from the following:

Art Basics Series 877KF Sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12

Rosemary & Co Filbert Series 276 sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12

Also Art Basics 125 Dagger Taklon Brush Size 1/2

Pallette Knife

Artist’s Odourless solvent (Gamsol)

Masking Tape

Paper Towels

Easel

Drop Sheet

LARGE Palette – I use white painted masonite available from hardware stores. Size around 45 x 70 cm or you can use throw away artists paper pallettes that can be taped to the table

Reference Photos – make sure these are clear, large enough to work from and have a good play of light and dark. If you are doing your own printing from a computer, make sure that you use photo quality paper NOT plain paper. Or, use your iPad

Lyn Diefenbach – Pastel Florals

Materials List

Florals:

Before the workshop starts you need to watch my video : What Every Artist Needs to Know

https://vimeo.com/452078840/9f8c1bd5ea is the link for it

This 45 minute video covers how I deal with the fundamentals of painting – Line, Value, Color and Edge. It is important that you watch this before the workshop so that you understand my approach

NB PLEASE come with your composition ALREADY DRAWN up in a PALE PASTEL PENCIL or in a color pertinent to your bloom. Focus your composition more on one or two blooms so that it is more of a portrait of a flower.

Paper : 1 sheet (eg 18 x 24” or 16 x 20”) of UART 600 or white Ampersand Pastelbord or Fisher 400 paper. I suggest, with regards to size, to use no smaller than 16 x 20”. You may use the full sheet if you wish.

Pastels : bring what you have. Include colors suitable to your subject.

Backing Board : Not required for Ampersand Pastelbord

For UART 600 and Fisher 400 put another sheet beneath the one you are working on.

¼” Angle Brush – this is to brush away unwanted pastel.

Bulldog Clips

Easel

Paper towels

Kneadable eraser

Drop Sheet