Understanding Acrylics with Amy Faris: Materials and Techniques

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• Liquitex Heavy Body Paint in the following colors: Yellow Light Hansa, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Light, Quinacradone Crimson, Ultramarine Blue (Red Shade), Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade), Titanium White, Transparent Mixing White.
• The following Liquitex Acrylic Mediums in 8-ounce sizes: Gloss Medium and Varnish, Matte Medium, Matte Gel, Gloss Gel, Gloss Super Heavy Gel, Matte Super Heavy Gel, Slodri Blending Gel.
• One 8-ounce container of Liquitex Gesso
• Two palette knives, one with square end and one with triangular end
• The following Liquitex Freestyle brushes in sizes ranging from 4 to 8: Flat, Round, Filbert, Bright
• One soft fan brush
• One hardware grade painting brush, at least 2" wide
• One 12" x 16" Frederix Canvas Pad
• Compass, protractor and 18" ruler
• Containers for water
• Paper towels
• Masking tape
• Roll of freezer paper (for use as mixing palette)
• Small containers with tight fitting lids for storage of color mixes

Smaller Beginner Materials List

• Liquitex Heavy Body paint in the following colors: Quinacradone Crimson, Yellow Light Hansa, Phthalocyanine Blue (red shade) and Titanium White.
• The following Liquitex mediums in 8-ounce sizes: Matte Medium and Gloss Gel.
• One palette knife.
• One Flat and one Round Liquitex Freestyle Brush in a size 4, 6 or 8.
• One size 6 soft Fan brush.
• One 12" x 16" Frederix Canvas Pad.
• Compass, protractor and 18" ruler.
• Containers for water.
• Paper towels.
• Masking tape.
• Roll of freezer paper (for use as mixing palette).
• Small containers with tight fitting lids for storage of color mixes.

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Amy Faris

For seven years, Amy worked within the education program at Liquitex Acrylics and in this capacity presented technical demonstrations on acrylic paint at art schools in the NY/NJ area. She currently teaches at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft NJ, and serves as a member of technical staff at Winsor Newton.

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