Materials with Shanna Kunz
Please watch a free tutorial on the materials that Shanna uses in her art lessons
SUPPLY LIST
Oil Paint. Below are Gamblin Colors
- Titanium Zinc White
- Naples Yellow
- Cad Yellow Light
- Cad Yellow Deep
- Cad Red Light
- Quinacridone Magenta
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Cerulean Blue (hue is fine)
- Sap Green
- Pthalo Green
- Transparent Earth Orange
- Asphaltum
- Quinacridone Violet. (these two mixed together, asphalt and violet, create a Raw Umber Violet. Daniel Smith makes this color mixed)
- Portland Warm Grey (optional)
- Portland Cool Grey (optional)
- Radiant Blue (optional)
- Yellow Ochre
- Raw Sienna
- Torrit Grey when available
- Neo Megilp
- Gamsol
- Gamvar Varnish (I use satin)
BRUSHES. Click here to shop Kunz Brush Set
- I love to use Princeton Brushes.
- I have a combination of Aspen and Catalyst lines.
- Small, medium and diamond shape palette knives
9650 Series Snap – Golden Synthetic Brush Series
1 inch wash A new brush series that’s determined to get you to like it. We think you’ll like the way they look. We know you’ll love the way they perform. Snap! ™ Brushes are fun, but not frivolous.
Aspen Series Aspen™ – Synthetic Bristle
Princeton’s Aspen™ combines several important benefits to artists: the brush retains its shape for control and placement of color, paint releases and glides evenly off the synthetic hairs. The brush can be used with all acrylic and oil paints including water-soluble oils. The non-glare ferrule makes Aspen™ perfect for outdoor painting. A beautiful brush only surpassed by its performance.
- 1 #10 Flat
- 1 #8 Flat
- 1 #6 Flat
- 1 #6 Bright
- 1 #2 Flat
- 2 #4 Flat
- 1 #2 Round
- 1 #6 Round
- 1 1 inch watercolor brush Flat #9650W
- Wedge- Silicon Wedge #1
Royal Brush Company
- LP1 Palette Knife
- Wipeout Tool
SUPPORTS: Canvas or linen panel
I like to use Claessens 66 single oil primed linen mounted to gatorboard
- Paper towels
- Apron
- Palette – plastic, glass or wood – approx 11×14
- Easel
- Notebooks & Pen
- Notanizer App on your phone or iPad
- Photo editing App on your phone or iPad
- Gamsol Holder/Cleaner]
I’m so excited for this course to start. Thank you for all your hard work on putting the course website together. I learned so much last year’s course. This year it will be double. Thank you!
Thank you Kathy. We’ve had a few hiccups but we are working on solutions. Glad you back with us here at Inspired to Paint
Glad to be back. Excited about the course. I learned so much last year. Thank you for all your hard work.
Looking forward to this Course Shanna. Still getting myself organised with colours!
Let me know if I can answer anything for you!
Hi Shanna, In your concept lesson on oak trees you used a rubber stick to scrap out thin limbs. It is not in your or Elizabeth’s material list. What is it and where can I get it.
Thanks
Vivians
can we see a close up of the make up applicator you use to lift? Can’t see it on Amazon
. Is it sponge?
Hi
I am very new to painting and struggling to find a course that I can follow “step by step” to learn. I’m no artist, but want to learn. I am a medical specialist and have no free time for myself . I’m going to try out your free “two” painting videos and see how I do. I however have a good feel about your coarse and looking forward to see how it goes
Hello Cornel! Starting to paint is very scary! It takes courage to jump into something new and develop confidence. Jump in with both feet and just get the paint down to the canvas. Always remember you are exploring, researching, playing and don’t get expectations of perfection too soon (I know, easier said than done). Start with a limited palette. This coming month I will be demonstrating a limited palette painting. It takes a bit of struggle out of color mixing and let’s you explore the paint, the drawing, the process. Start with a Titanium white, an Alizarin Crimson, an Ultramarine Blue, a cad yellow light, a burnt sienna and a black of some sort. I actually don’t use black, but most do. And be sure and look for the color theory classes on the course,they will help. Do you draw much? That is always a great help for perspective, form, and composition. Let us know if we can help as you go!
For years I have wanted to paint. Years ago I took one class using oil paint so I am a beginner. Lately I have worked with watercolor. When I see your expanding lists of lessons, etc. I don’t know where to start! Could you suggest the first five or six lessons or videos to get started with. I so admire your works and want to dive into this!
RaNae, We suggest starting with the concept lessons then watching the full length tutorial that goes with that concept lesson. The videos are listed by most recent first so if you scroll down to the last one that would be the first one I would suggest watching.
Could you leave a link to your brushes and canvas, please!
Can you use water missable oil paints?
Absolutely! The water missible paints have a medium as well that works like my neomegilp medium. After the painting dries, it is considered a full out oil painting and can be glazed just like any other oil painting. I suggest my good friend Lori McNee’s blog Fine Art Tips for more info on the Cobra line of paint. She covers anything you might need to know.
Thanks Shanna,
That’s great news on the water missable paints, I checked Lori’s site and looks like I can get her water mixable oil paints there and brushes on your site also.
I’m going get one of your videos but before I do I have question, I watched your free video, wow what a beautiful job, but I noticed when you were mixing your paint and selecting different brushes there was no audible instruction, was this because this a free video and you do talk the student through the video step by step? Thank you!
Hi Steve! Yes, we give through instructions throughout ever video. We tell you the why of things as well as describe technique, color and composition. If you decide to give us a try, be sure and use VIPUPGRADE so you can watch it for $10 for the first full month. You can cancel at ANY time during the course, no contract to sign at all! We hope you enjoy!
Shanna
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Hi, just wondering what brand of paper towels do you recommend? I’ve been using Costco brand paper towels and it sometimes leaves a trail of lint all over my canvas when I tone/wipe with it.