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Supply List:
Experienced watercolor painters: Bring your regular watercolor set and supplies. Unless you find color mixing difficult, it is not necessary to have the same color palette as me.
Beginning watercolor painters: I use Daniel Smith, however I suggest Koi or Van Gogh for someone just starting out and not wishing to spend a lot of money. Reeves, Artist Loft, and other very cheap brands can be difficult to work with as the pigments tend to separate as they dry. Go for a small set of 8-10 tubes, rather than a large, cheap set.
Paper:
8x10 or 9x12 pack of 140 lb. Cold Press Watercolor Paper.
Arches is, of course, the best, however, if price conscious, Fluid Watercolor Paper is recommended.
Paint:
Quinacridone Magenta
Cadmium Red (or Pyrrol Red)
Cadmium Yellow (or Azo, Hansa, or Indian Yellow)
Ocher Yellow
Phthalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue (or Cobalt)
Burnt Sienna (Optional, can always mix a brown!)
Payne’s Grey
Brushes:
One to three long rounds (Comes to a point) size 6, 8 or 12 (Princeton Velvetouch at Spokane Art Supply is a good choice)
One rigger or script brush.
One of the following: a large flat, a mop, hake, or wash brush.
Other:
Masking tape or blue painter’s tape
Support - you may need something to tape your paper to. A piece of wood, foam core, or clayboard works fine.
Mixing Palette
Water container
Pencil
Eraser
Hair dryer (optional)
