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Workshop: Dogs - Portraits and Movement with Al Kline

Join professional artist Al Kline as he walks you through painting an impressionistic portrait of a Boston Terrier. Al will then help you express movement of animals in your paintings with a study of a dog running. Filmed live from Texas on 12th January 2021.


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REFERENCE PHOTO: (PART 2)

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My Palette and Paint list:


Pencil/Pens

2B/4B Pencil or Mechanical Pencil

.05 and .07 Fine Tip Mechanical lead Pencil

Any watercolor, acid free pen (Such as Pigma Graphic or Pentalics) No SHARPIES

Small eraser or electric eraser


Papers

SketchBook (Hand-Book Journal - 90 lb watercolor paper)*

Saunders 140lb rough

Hahnemuhle 140lb rough

Arches 140lb rough (block)

*Any sketchbook of choice will be acceptable


Brushes

DaVinci small mop

Synthetic Rosemary Brushes or round brushes sizes # 8, 10,12,14

Anders Anderson Sword Brush or Vladislav Yeliseyev Signature Brushes

Small detailing brushes ( I use #8 and smaller escoda detailing brushes)

Cheap square brush


Palettes

John Pike Palette*

*Any ceramic/metal palette such as Holbein is also acceptable.


Paints (Tubes only)

Daniel Smith

Cotman

Winsor Newton

Lukas

*I prefer Daniel Smith and Winsor Newton watercolors


My Favorite Colors in my Palette

(My 3 must colors are Yellow Ochre, Cobalt Blue and Alizarin Crimson)


YELLOWS

Winsor Newton White Gouache

Cadmium Yellow

New Gambouge

Yellow Ochre

Gold Ochre

Quinacridone Gold


REDS

Cadmium Red (light) or

Anthraquinoid Scarlett

Alizarin Crimson


EARTH TONES

Raw Umber

Burnt Umber

Burnt Sienna

Quinacridone Burnt Orange and Burnt Scarlet

Van Dyke Brown


BLUES

Lavender

Cobalt Blue

Cerulean Blue

Dioxazine Violet

Royal Violet

Ultramarine Blue

Indigo


Miscellaneous

Spray bottles or atomizer

Paper towel roll or toilet paper roll

Langnickel K-4 Palette Knife (or any palette knife will do)

Matte Board to mount your watercolor paper with tape


"These are just my preferred supplies. You can substitute other materials in their place. Please do not use inferior watercolor paints or papers."

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