21994 Watercolor: Beyond the Basics Supply List
April 12th – June 7th
From September 30 through
From April 8 through Friday, 10am – 12:20pm
If you are familiar with the basics of watercolor and would like to practice and develop your skills further, join this community of painters. We will have demonstrations, studio time, sharing work with peers and individual feedback.
Students will receive more information about the class one week prior to the start date.
Supply List:
Since this is a Beyond the Basics class, the instructor is assuming that students already have their own palette and a selection of their own brushes and watercolor paints.
If you want to broaden your color selection, here are some suggested watercolor tube paints:*
- Hansa Yellow by Graham (PY3)
- Quinacridone Gold by Daniel Smith
- Pyrrol Red by Graham
- Quinacridone Magenta by Winsor & Newton (PR122)
- Cobalt Blue by Graham
- Winsor Blue (Green Shade) by Winsor & Newton (PB15)
- Phthalocyanine Green by Graham
- Burnt Umber by Graham
- Burnt Sienna by Daniel Smith
If you want to broaden your supply of brushes, here are some suggestions:*
- 1” Flat wash brush
- #12 round
- #8 round
- #4 round
- ½” flat
*You don’t need to buy ALL of these! Just fill in some gaps from your own supplies.
Additional Supplies:
- Liquid masking fluid
- Inexpensive liner brush (for masking fluid)
- Sea sponges
- Arches Watercolor Pad (140lb, 100% cotton, 12 pieces 10”x14”) or smaller
- Masonite Board (a bit larger than your paper)
- Artist masking tape
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Paper towels
- 2 Water containers
- Scissors
- Water Soluble Graphite Pencil
Optional supplies to have available: an apron and hair dryer.
*Local art supply stores:
- I’ve Been Framed
- Artist and Craftsman Supply
- Blick Art Materials
- Columbia Art and Drafting Supply
*most of these stores will give you a student discount