I promised the latest attendees that I would post here a list of the items we generally use in our watercolour classes - so here it is:
Tubes of Winsor and Newton Artists’ Water Colours (NOT
Cotman or anything else) in the following colours:
French Ultramarine
Cerulean
Blue
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Light Red
Cadmium
Yellow
Scarlet Lake
Alizarin
Crimson
Two useful additions would be:
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Palette
Any white container / plate would do. I personally prefer ceramic, but not necessarily one from an art shop: I use dinner plates, hors d'oeuvres dishes, egg trays ... If painting out and about and on holiday, I use a fold-away enamel palette which is light and compact.
Paper:
At Ferndell, we have used a couple of different papers, but I think that Bockingford NOT 140 lb (300
gsm) is the best option as it performs very well but is relatively inexpensive.
The best way
is to buy precut loose sheets, e.g. ½ or ¼ sheets. To start, I would definitely
recommend ¼ sheets.
Brushes:
At Ferndell Studios, we provide Daler Rowney prolene
brushes, but I use Pro Arte prolene brushes. Both are good.
A size 12
round covers most eventualities, but a rigger would be a useful supplement.
Miscellaneous:
You will
also need a board to work on. You can buy specially made ones from art
suppliers, but any rigid lightweight board would do. Sarah's husband has
cut MDF boards for us at Ferndell and they are fine. Size: big enough
to tape down a ¼ sheet of paper and leave a good margin all around.
Masking
tape, wide, is also needed to tape the paper to the board.
A 2B pencil
and putty rubber (for sketching out your painting), and a craft knife or pencil
sharpener completes the kit.
If you've any queries, don't hesitate to contact me, by commenting on
this blog, or by e-mailing or messaging me (diggle_l@yahoo.co.uk, 07908
664471).
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