General Materials

BASIC PAINT SUPPLIES

Canvas/Wood: Any depth of canvas is fine (musem, gallery etc). In comparison to the splined option, the cheaper "stapled" backing is more likely to bunch up and stop laying flat. Check the course list for recommended canvas size or use what you have! Premade wood panels from usaoncanvas.com here
Easel/table/wall. For smaller paintings you can lay flat on a table. For canvases over an arm's length you will need a sturdy upright easel or you can place canvas suspended by nails/screws directly against the wall.
Paint. You'll need a collection of acrylic paint in a basic rainbow of colors. (ie any red, orange, yellow, green blue purple, white, brown & black.) Shiloh uses GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics but non fluid paints and brands besides Golden are workable. Review our specific Golden acrylic paint recommendations including the transparent colors needed for glazing.
Brushes. You’ll want an assortment, starting with a big ones like a Sash brush, a larger filbert, rounds, flats and one smaller liner brush for detail . A variety of sizes and angles are good. Be sure to get some hog hair brushes, they are stiff and perfect for the "scrubbing" method! Start with 5 and build up to around 30 brushes by adding a few to your supply with each course.
Spray bottles: fine mist and large spray
Paint palette (or use a plate or small canvas)
Also consider painting smock/clothes that you can get paint on, several jars for paint water, paper towels and also a few rags (old t-shirts rock for this)

Additional Recommendations

Palette Knife (medium size)
Black Gesso or White Gesso to layer on the canvas or board at the beginning of your painting (surfaces can absorb extra paint and gesso is cost effective.)
Liquitex gloss medium
Foam brushes (good for marking)
Drawing pencils, vine black charcoal + white chalk
Small container of glitter
Red thread and scissors
Candle, tea/coffee, chocolate and flowers for the Muse!

And, of course, special additions may pop up in the creative process during any class.

You will need the following for Jenafer Joy Prompts accompanying courses such as Creating the Year, Ritual, Anthropas, Codex, Imagine. Items in paranthesis are specific recommendations.

Journal with thick paper (Canson XL Mix Media Pads 9×12)
Basic collage supplies: scissors, glue (I use an Elmer's glue stick) plus random magazines or a collage image "stash".
Watercolor pencils in a short rainbow of colors (Highly recommend "Inktense" from Derwent)
Thick Waterproof Pen (Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens “B” Brush Nib in Black) You might toss in the (White Sakura Gelly Roll Regular Gel Ink Pen – 0.4 mm) as well.

Materials for Musea Courses

FOR PAINTING COURSES

FOR WATERCOLOR PAPER COURSES OR METACONITIVE DRAWING COURSES

Art Journaling Supplies