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 Winton range or Daler Rowney’s Georgian. 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 or similar hogs hair 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. A thinner such as low odour artists turpentine, Sansodor, or Zestit. A medium such as Windsor and Newton’s Liquin Original. Or, if preferred, traditional artist’s linseed oil. Palette: depending on preference, a traditional wooden palette, a “tear off” palette, or white grease proof baking paper.