Art Classes - Watercolor Classes - Supplies
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| ON A BUDGET? The below are "suggested" supplies. If you are on a budget, purchase 4-5 "professional" watercolor TUBES (not Cotman) and a good brush. A size 8-10 is good of Pure Sable or, Robert Simmons Whi painting_classes.html te Sable. Paper should be 140# (Arches is best).
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Paper
 
Arches or Fabriano sheets 22x30" Cut in 1/2 or 1/4.
Watercolor Blocks are fine but expensive.
Backing board or foam core to support the paper if you use sheets along with spring grips or bulldog clips or plastic clamps. Canson (Cheap Joes) makes full sheets that are about $29 for 25 sheets compared to Fabriano and Arches which coat about $65.00. |
Palette
Cheap Joes
400 Regular Watercolor Palette $9.15 |
Brushes
Natural Sables or Robert Simmons are fine. Don't go overboard, just buy a few brushes.
Sizes to start with:
Flats: 3/4" 1"
Rounds: Size 8, 10 and up
1/5" Wash brush optional
Liner brush |
Pigments - Professional Watercolors
American Journey(Larger tubes) or Winsor Newton
Choose a varied assortment of pigments. An example is the jeanne dobie palette:
2 : aureolin (PY40), cadmium yellow (PY35), cadmium orange (PO20), cadmium red (PR108), indian red (PR101), light red (PR101), alizarin crimson (PR83), rose madder genuine (NR9), ultramarine blue (PB29), cobalt blue (PB28), phthalocyanine blue RS (PB15:1), phthalocyanine green YS (PG36), viridian (PG18)
see: http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/palette4u.html
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Easel
Should be adjustable to adapt to watercolor painting which lays flat.
Other Supplies:
Water Bucket/Can
Paper Towels, Sponge
Photos or some scenes to paint |
Brushes:
They should be brushes specifically for watercolor to hold the necessary water and paint. They should retain their shape when wet. There are many good synthetic fiber brushes on the market. Golden Fleece brushes have quality and are reasonably price.
- * Two flat brushes, choose a 1/2", 3/4" or 1"
* Round brushes, three or four, size 6, 12, 28, and possibly a 32 (Robert Simmons, Goliath Brush)
* Wash brush, 1" or larger
* Rigger or Script liner, a brush with long, thin bristles for fine lines
* Scrubber, an old oil brush would suffice for scrubbing out or lifting color
* Toothbrush, for spattering effects
Other Supplies and Tips:
* Watercolor Palette: These are usually white plastic with a lid and contain
wells for paints as well as wells to mix colors. The price for a good palette
will be between $7 and $20. I recommend the Cheap Joe Palette priced at $7.95
available from Cheap Joe's Art Supply Catalog for beginning students. My
personal palette is a Robert Woods and costs about $17. When you put your
paints on your palette for the first time, arrange them according to color and
temperature and use a black marking pen to write the name of the paint by each
well until you are familiar with your palette.
* Natural sponge
* Water containers, yogurt or cottage cheese carton, cut off soda bottle.
* Paper Towels
* Masking tape and or bulldog clips to secure paper to support
* Gatorboard, light plywood, etc. for a board to support your paper if not using a block of paper.
* A small hair dryer
* A large tote bag to keep your supplies together
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