Class Supply List

PAINT

Small tubes, warms and cools. The list below includes warms and cools of each primary color. Feel free to bring in additional colors.

suggestions:

• cadmium yellow (warm)
• lemon / hansa yellow (cool)
• cadmium red (w)
• alizarin crimson (c)
• Ultramarine blue (w)
• Cerulean (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. size: 9” x 12”

• Arches Watercolor Blocks or Pads
• 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

Plastic watercolor palette (around 10”x10”) with individual paint wells.

OTHER

• drawing board (Foam is a cheap option)
• Pencils and erasers for sketching
• Artist/masking tape