Winstead, Leo – Fantasy Art

  • 1 Graphite pencil (H or HB)
  • Plastic Eraser
  • 18-24” ruler
  • Graphite transfer paper
  • 1 sheet of Layout bond paper (18”x 24”) or a roll
  • Tempered Masonite – approx. size 12” x 16”
  • 60 grit sand paper
  • paper plate or other disposable palette

Acrylic Paints (Liquitex Heavy Body, Utrecht, or Golden) in a single pigment:

  • Titanium White (PW6),
  • Pthalo Blue (PB15),
  • Quinacridone Red (PV19),
  • Azo Yellow Orange (PY83),
  • Burnt Umber (PBr7)

Brushes:

  • #24 Flat (width 31/32”) for block-ins
  • #4 Bright (width 5/32”) for rendering
  • #0 Round (width 1/32”) for fine details

“Imaginative Realism” by James Gurney, the text on which the class is loosely based, is a virtual encyclopedia of illustration techniques.