Class Supply List

PAINT: Small tubes, warms and cools. The list below includes warms and cools of each primary color as well as green. Feel free to bring in additional colors. Suggestions:

• titanium white
• cadmium yellow (warm)
• lemon / hansa yellow (cool)
• cadmium red (w)
• alizarin crimson (c)
• Ultramarine blue (w)
• Cerulean (c)
• Sap green (w)
• Viridian (c)

PAPER: Cold press vs hot press: cold press has texture, hot press is smooth, experiment with both. Should be at least 140 lb; 90 lb ripples too easily.

• Fabriano artistico hot press (individual sheets 22”x30”)
• Arches Watercolor Blocks or Pads (9” x 12” or larger)
• Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Blocks (cheap, good for experiments)
• Canson and Blick also sell cheaper watercolor papers

BRUSHES: At least one medium/large brush (size 10 or 12), one smaller (4 or 6), and one extra small (size 0). Both round and flat brushes are useful.

• Blick Masterstroke
• Winsor & Newton Cotman
• Princeton Series – Lauren, Heritage, or Neptune
• Raphael

PALETTE: Large watercolor palette (10”x 10” or larger) with individual paint wells.

OTHER

Pencils and erasers for sketching Artist/masking tape