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Artist Materials

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Liquitex acrylics in tubes: 
​Artist Ben saber uses Liquitex heavy body professional acrylics. The tubes are available individually or as a set. 

The main colors used are shown below

Liquitex paint colors:

Ultramarine blue: 
Cobalt blue:    
Phthalocyanine blue: 
Dioxazine purple:  
Mars black:    
Burnt sienna:  
Deep magenta: 
Cadmium red: 
Cadmium orange: 
Cadmium yellow:   
Titanium white:  
Ivory black: 

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Apple Barrel acrylics in bottles: 

Some of the paintings were done using Apple barrel acrylics in bottles.  

20403   White: 
20471   Bright yellow
20764   Apricot
20748   Pumpkin orange
K2602   Bright magenta
20474   Petunia Purple
20433   Royal Violet
20411   Cobalt Blue
K2616   True Navy
20404   Black
20407   Hunter Green
20472   Leaf Green
2608    Country tan
20432   Nutmeg Brown
20401   Bright Red

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Brushes

Flat synthetic brush 41 mm wide x 38 mm long  is used for painting the sky when using large canvases

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Flat synthetic brush 20 mm wide x 33 mm long  is used for painting the sky on medium canvases

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Flat synthetic brush of about a 1/4 inch, 4 mm wide x 10 mm long is used for multiple purposes (first from the left)

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Fine Liner Brush 1.6 mm wide by 16 mm long is used for painting long lines specially trees (first from the left)

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Synthetic round brush 1.2 mm wide x 7.1 mm long is shorter than the liner brush and is used to paint fine detail  

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Fan Brush

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Palette

Artist Ben Saber uses a disposable paper palette 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm) in his video demonstrations but he recommends using aluminum foil on a piece of plywood or a reusable glass.

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Canvas:

Artist Ben Saber uses stretched cotton canvas, depth 3/4 inch thick in 11x14, 10x20, 16x20, 20x24 and 24x36 inches

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Easels

Artist Ben Saber uses mostly the French easel. It is usable both  in the studio and  the field. 

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