Thursday, February 13, 2020

materials for watercolor

These are the watercolor supplies you will neede to have this coming week for the
watercolor segment of class!
  • painters white or black tape.

  • Workhorse Large White Folding Watercolor Handheld Travel Palette Tray or similar

  • Drawing Board about 23 x 31”— -Metal edge drawing board or
  • Airlite Drawing Board (a lightweight board with a resin impregnated
  • kraft honeycomb core permanently bonded for strength. The 23x31”
  • board retails for about $36.00) 
  • Watercolor supplies
  • Water color paper: 
  • • Arches, 140 lb. Cold pressed water color block, 10 x14” 
  • • 4 sheets (22x30) of Arches 140 cold pressed water color paper 
  • • 1 sheet, 300 lb Hot pressed water color paper 
  • • 1 sheet 140 lb hot pressed water color paper 
  • • 2 sheet 140 lb cold pressed water color paper 

  • Watercolor brushes 
  • Synthetic Kolinsky sable hair
  • • # 3- price $ 6.44 


  • • #5 price$9.28 or a #8 -price $27.05 
  • • #10 - price $ 35.57 


  • Watercolor paints 
  • (buy tube colors only) I recommend Winsor & Newton paint
  • Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red-light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow-pale,
  • Yellow ochre, Raw umber, Burnt umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna,
  • Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue, Olive Green, Hooker’s or
  • Viridian Green and Van Dyke Brown 
  • • Spray ( water) bottle 
  • • Watercolor Masking Fluid- 90ml or smaller 
  • •paper towels


  • Large( 36 oz or larger) plastic or other cup for water. 

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