Getting Your Space Ready!

Intuition Painting® Classes with Montine

I’m so glad you are taking this creative adventure into intuitive flow!

This page helps you prepare your studio space and gather any additional supplies you’ll need in advance of the course, since painting begins in the first session.

 

Where You Paint:

There is not one "right way" to create your space.  However, you will want the following elements to gain the full benefits:

  1. Good lighting

  2. Complete privacy

  3. An unobstructed area to stand and paint

  4. The basic supplies listed below

Basic Supplies Needed:

1) Paints

NOTE: DO NOT ORDER WASHABLE TEMPERA PAINT FOR THIS CLASS.

Prang Ready-to-Use Tempera Paint

This 12-bottle set of opaque, tempera paint is ideal for our process. Tempera paints that have a creamy texture and strong opacity are easiest to apply and cover paintings. I prefer premium grade over student grade options. PLEASE avoid using washable tempera paints.

Outside of the US, I prefer these brands: Prang, Scola, or Giotto.

NOTE: If you cannot obtain tempera paints, acrylic paints are a close substitute. The biggest difference is that you cannot manipulate acrylic paint once it has dried, whereas dried tempera paints can be reactivated with water.

2) Paintbrushes

Royal and Langnickel 12-Piece Brush Set in Vinyl Pouch

You will need a few different sizes of brushes, all with a springy tip that bounces back well and mostly round so the paint flows well. Watercolor brushes work well with tempera paints. A nice set could include 3 sizes of round brushes: tiny (0-2), medium brush (6-8), and large brush (10-12), a large house paint brush and a mop brush, plus a small flat brush (4-6), and a large Filbert (12).

3) Paper Options

4) Palettes

Set of 2 compartmentalized plastic palettes

The palettes linked above are great and they come as a pair. Many items can serve as a palette so long as they are white or clear and have no texture where the paints will be mixed. Some examples are plastic plates, glass or ceramic plates, and pie tins.

5) Easel

Standing while painting is preferable. Your painting may grow, so the confined area of a "regular" easel is not recommended. Find a wide, tall, smooth surface where you can attach your painting. Below are a number of options:

  • A blank wall covered with plastic sheets taped up (10x25’ 6mil Plastic Roll)

  • 8’x4’ piece of plywood or foam board (Available at Home Depot or Lowe’s)

  • Large cardboard sheets or flattened delivery boxes taped to the wall

  • Sliding glass doors, shower walls, the side of a refrigerator

  • 6’ plastic folding table leaned against a wall

6) Studio Items

  • Wide tape for hanging and taping pages together. Scotch Masking tape.

  • Good lighting (both for your painting and yourself on camera)

  • Old sheets or drop cloths as needed

  • Table to hold supplies

  • Jar of clean water

  • Rags or paper towels

  • Scissors

  • Blow dryer (optional)

Optional Items: