Artist's Back to Basics

Just a Girl

MATERIALS

• Pure Cotton Duck Canvas –18 x 24 inches. Triple Primed with Acrylic Gesso; acid free; staple free edge.

• Artists’ Acrylic Paints: White; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Red; Burnt Sienna; Raw Umber; Cobalt Blue.

• Art Spectrum Oil Paints (Professional Quality): White; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Red; Burnt Sienna;

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