Artist Materials
The following are the painting supplies needed for beginners and advanced painters. If you are a beginner I recommend:
and choose the 6 piece set. You will be able to mix any colors from this set. If you prefer to have premixed colors you might want to select the 12 tubes set or higher.
Artist Ben Saber uses Heavy Body Liquitex acrylics in tubes. You do not have to use Liquitex acrylics as there are similar brands that are less expensive and do the same job.
The colors used are the following:
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Titanium white 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Mars black 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Ivory black 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cobalt blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Phthalo blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Ultramarine blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Raw sienna 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Dioxazine purple 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium red medium 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium orange 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium yellow medium 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Deep magenta 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Titanium white 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Mars black 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Ivory black 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cobalt blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Phthalo blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Ultramarine blue 2 oz or 4.65 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Raw sienna 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Dioxazine purple 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium red medium 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium orange 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Cadmium yellow medium 2 oz
Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics, Deep magenta 2 oz
Brushes
Flat synthetic brush 41 mm wide x 38 mm long (second from the left) is used for painting the sky when using large canvases
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Flat synthetic brush 20 mm wide x 33 mm long is used for painting the sky on medium canvases
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Flat synthetic brush of about a 1/4 inch, 4 mm wide x 10 mm long is used for multiple purposes (first from the left)
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Fine Liner Brush 1.6 mm wide by 16 mm long is used for painting long lines specially trees (first from the left)
Synthetic round brush 1.2 mm wide x 7.1 mm long is shorter than the liner brush and is used to paint fine detail (first from the left)
Fan Brush
Palette
Artist Ben Saber uses a disposable paper palette 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm) in his video demonstrations but he recommends using aluminum foil on a piece of plywood or a reusable glass.
Canvas:
Artist Ben Saber uses stretched cotton canvas, depth 3/4 inch thick in 11x14, 10x20, 16x20, 20x24 and 24x36 inches
Easels
Artist Ben Saber uses mostly the French easel. It is usable both in the studio and the field.
