material list for painting with water media class

1. #12 or #10, #8, #6 round watercolor brushes, 1” Flat

Brush (the flat should be synthetic, the rounds can be natural or synthetic; watercolor brushes have
short handles);

2. Heavy weight Foamcore or Gator board larger than your paper(just tape the edges all the way around
with duct tape. Works great and very cool!)

3. Watercolor pad (sketchbook) to work out ideas

4. Several sharp #2B pencils

5. Kneaded eraser or latex eraser

6. Water container: a plastic margarine tub or other plastic jar

7. Paper towels and box of tissues

8. Watercolor palette: approximately 11 x 15”. Don’t get anything fancy or too small.

9. Watercolor paper: 1 sheets 140-lb. Arches Watercolor paper (cold-pressed). Cut your sheet in
quarters for the first class. Colors:

10. WaterColors to Start with:

Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red or Napthol Red, Cadmium, Yellow, Burnt Sienn, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Rose

11. Other handy tools for later (optional):

Art masking fluid, Candle wax (uncolored candle), natural sponges, scraping tool, old toothbrush

colored wax sticks, pastels, Gladwrap, color pencils/crayons, cheap bristle brush, anything you have to
create texture

OTHER MATERIAL WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CLASS & ON THIS BLOG