Michael's Watercolor Class supplies
PAPER: I highly recommend working on a good quality paper like Arches. I use 140 lb. cold press quarter-sheet size 15x11. Use whatever kind you prefer.
PAINTS: Tube paints any size, Divinci, American Journey or Winsor Newton are good brands, but any brand will do. The colors you need are: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Blue, Antwerp or Phthalo Blue, New Gamboge, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna. Optional: Cadmium Orange, Hooker’s Green or Violet.
PALETTE: One with deep wells and a cover to keep paint moist. My favorite is Cheap Joe’s and the Pike palette.
BRUSHES: Must have a 1” flat, ½” flat #8 or #10 round. Optional: #4 rigger, or script or liner, 2” hake or flat, old tooth brush, short bristle brush.
ODD & ENDS: Sketch book, water bucket, graphite paper, paper towels, X-Acto knive, cutting mat or plexi-glass 12x18, soft leaded pencils (3-9B), kneaded eraser, masking fluid, spray bottle and pieces of plastic wrap.
PAINTS: Tube paints any size, Divinci, American Journey or Winsor Newton are good brands, but any brand will do. The colors you need are: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Blue, Antwerp or Phthalo Blue, New Gamboge, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna. Optional: Cadmium Orange, Hooker’s Green or Violet.
PALETTE: One with deep wells and a cover to keep paint moist. My favorite is Cheap Joe’s and the Pike palette.
BRUSHES: Must have a 1” flat, ½” flat #8 or #10 round. Optional: #4 rigger, or script or liner, 2” hake or flat, old tooth brush, short bristle brush.
ODD & ENDS: Sketch book, water bucket, graphite paper, paper towels, X-Acto knive, cutting mat or plexi-glass 12x18, soft leaded pencils (3-9B), kneaded eraser, masking fluid, spray bottle and pieces of plastic wrap.