Participants will need to have the enclosed drawings (to be provided upon registration) on their watercolor paper and masked prior to the first day of the workshop.
Suggested Supplies:
Main Supplies:
Paper – 1 sheet (22×30) of 140 lb. or 300 lb., cold press, artist grade (100% cotton) watercolor paper (Arches and Fabriano are my preferred brands). I will use Fabriano 140lb. Cold press. You will only need a 15”x21” for the 1st painting and an 11”x11” piece for the 2nd image. Bring paper to test colors and try techniques.
Brushes – At least two round watercolor brushes that come to a good point – a size #16 or larger, plus a #6 or #8, and a small flat #2 or #4 brush for lifting. If you have other brushes, please bring them. (My current favorite brushes are a #16 or #20 blend (½ synthetic/½ natural) – Silver Black Velvet brushes (a little more expensive).
A 3/4” or 1” Mop brush by Royal #sg1400 (looks like a soft, fluffy, makeup brush) is good to have, too.
Paint – Most of the paint I use is by Daniel Smith and a few from Holbein. D.S.’s paints are very vibrant and easily re-wet. The colors I suggest having for the paintings are: Indanthrone Blue (bring tube), Phthalo blue (G.S.), Ultramarine, Cobalt, Perylene Green, Burnt Umber, Quin. Coral, Quin. Lilac, Perm. Alizarin Crimson, Pyrrol Scarlet (or Cad Red), Transparent Pyrrol Orange, Quin. Gold (bring tube), New Gamboge. Also, please bring the colors you normally paint with in case there is a mix you like better than the ones I have chosen.
Note: Due to the size of the background water, we may need a lot of paint, so I have requested you bring your tubes of Indanthrone and Quin. Gold.
Other Supplies:
– A board to staple or tape your paper to. STAPLE: I use Gatorboard or gatorfoam (foam core with a hard surface) or TAPE: you can use a white, corrugated plastic sign (for garage sales from Home Depot or Art store) or Masonite.
– Something to lean your board on, that is about 2″ to 2 1/2″ high.
– Palette with plenty of room for mixing.
– Masking tape to tape paper down on edges (I use the High Adhesion masking tape by Scotch #2020 from Home Depot’s paint department. It says ‘Strong Adhesive’ inside of the roll)
– Removable Masking fluid or frisket (make sure it doesn’t say ‘permanent’.)
– Paper towels (Viva brand with smooth surface) OR I now use white Flour Sack Towels from Target, cut larger towel into four smaller. They are machine washable.
– 2 water containers (plastic or glass, should be about 5” or 6” high and around a 3” opening)
– Spray bottle (if you want for wetting your paint or your paper)
– Pencil #2 and white or kneaded eraser (I use a mechanical pencil with HB lead to transfer drawing)
– Note book or sketch book for notes, color testing, sketching
