The assignments in the course use a middle intensity pallet, where extreme or strong colors like cadmiums are used only sparingly to increase the intensity of much lower colors. This is the suggested list of colors for the course:
Cadmium Yellow Light
Yellow Ochre
Raw Umber
Viridian Green
Phthalo Blue
Prussian Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine Violet
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Titanium White
These colors are supplemental and not required for the assignments but will be useful
Additions to your colors after the course:
Dioxazine Purple
Venetian Red
Phthalo Green
Cerulean Blue
Terra Vert
Raw Siena
Cadmium Orange