The thrill of school supply shopping

I got to go out yesterday (which was a feat for me, since getting the van out in the snow is no easy task), and buy the supplies for my acrylics class.

I don't need any brushes, thankfully, or else this would have been a very expensive undertaking. It was still more money than I'd hoped it'd be.

I went down to Utrecht in Sacramento, a truly awesome store for REAL artists, not a framing store like Aaron Brothers has become. It's well over an hour away from my house, but worth it.

I had to get 10 canvas boards in 2 different sizes, a few different acrylic mediums, as well as a new palette and an assortment of primary colors.

The canvas boards were easy and surprisingly cheap. The mediums were uncomfortably expensive so I only got the bare minimum. I found a small butcher tray palette- the only kind I like to use anymore, as it always ALWAYS washes clean no matter how long the paint dries.

I was NOT able to find the primary colors she asked for. The only ones they had were sold out. I thought I knew what the primary colors were- I thought Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red, and Azo Yellow. I was only only 1/3 right. My professor asked that we get colors labeled Primary Red or Primary Magenta. Primary or Cyan blue. And Lemon or Azo yellow.

I was all confused, and then found this graphic that cleared it up for me.


She said she wanted us to have the purest tones to mix the truest secondary colors. My first lesson. In printing they use these colors- I never thought about it.

I only have tiny tubes of the colors, now. I'll have to order some online, I suppose.

It was fun getting all my stuff, though. I'm ready to paint!!! For real!!!