You will receive lots of help and advice, through demonstrations from your tutor, plus one to one guidance and creative work within a supportive group setting. Please do not purchase equipment/materials until your course has been confirmed. What you need to bring to the first session: - A4 or A3 cotton canvas pad. Please not paper with a pad with a canvas texture pressed into it – real canvas is best. A good example is Pebeo Pop Art 100% Cotton Canvas. Paints - such as Winsor and Newtons Galleria range or Daler Rowney’s System 3 range. Colours: Essential: Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Ultra Marine Blue, Viridian Green (or Phthalo Green, but not both!), Also useful: Permanent Rose (very helpful for flower painters), Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre. A selection of Winsor and Newton or Daler Rowley acrylic brushes. At least a number twelve, a number ten, and a number six. Long flat or filbert brushes are very versatile, but you might also like to buy a small number two round brush for detail. Palette: You can buy an acrylic “stay wet palette” which is very useful and prevents your paint drying out, or you can make your own with a white plate, grease proof paper and kitchen roll. Jam jar for water. HB pencil and sharpener – Eraser.