As a watercolor painting instructor my goal is help you realize the best possible success in your journey to master the watercolor medium. I encourage you to have (at minimum) the following supplies with you when you come to my workshops or class. If you are not sure you want to make the investment right away, for a $10 fee for the weekend, I will let you use my paint and brushes, and will include a half sheet of 300 lb cold press paper.
BASIC SUPPLIES FOR THE BEGINNER to ADVANCED WATERCOLOR ARTIST
You can purchase supplies at your local art supply store, or order online. My three favorite online stores are:
JerrysArtarama.com
Palette: Any white plastic palette with wells for mixing colors. It must have a lid to preserve your paints.
Watercolor Paint: Start with high-quality, artist-grade watercolors. They offer vibrant colors and superior blendability compared to student-grade paints. Watercolors come in 2 forms: tubes and pans. Tubes of watercolors are already moist, with a pasty consistency that you squeeze into the wells of your palette and let dry before using. Pans of watercolors are like hard cakes of paint that need to be moistened with water to be used and usually come in sets. Either one is acceptable but I prefer tube paints. Any brand of artist grade paint can be used. I use Winsor Newton and Daniel Smith. Basic colors to start with are:
Alizarin Crimson
Cobalt blue
French Ultramarine
New Gamboge
Winsor Green blue shade
Permanent Rose
Cadmium Orange
Holbein brand Opera
Paper: Bright white or neutral white 300 lb. cold press paper. High quality artist grade like Arches, Fabriano, or Kilimanjaro. You will need half a sheet. If you have a board that you can stretch and staple your paper you can use 140 lb cold press. Have it stretched before you transfer the design.
Brushes: Synthetic or Natural short handle watercolor brushes. One large, 1" or 1.5" flat wash or large filbert brush. Round watercolor brush size 6, 8 or 10. Smaller brush for detail, round watercolor brush size 1,2 or 4. Bring any additional watercolor brushes you feel comfortable using.
Essential items everyone needs to bring:
2 Water containers similar in size to a plastic cool whip tub.
Mechanical pencil or #2 pencil
Box of plain/cheap tissues without any lotion.
Roll of paper towels
Squirt bottle with a pop up top to wet paint. You can usually find them in the cosmetic section where they sell sample travel items.
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