| 140-lb, or 260-lb Hot Press Watercolor Paper - Fabbiano Artistico, Arche, or Winsor Newton |
| Strathmore Drawing Paper #400-7. Spiral Bound, Acid Free, Regular Surface, Size 14 X 17 |
| Tracing Paper Pad - Lightweight and sheer inexpensive generic brand - 19" X 24" ( 50 Sheet Pad) |
| Newsprint Sketching Paper - 19" X 24" (50 Sheet Pad) (Optional) |
| 18 X 26 or 16 X 24 Foam Core to tape your paper to for support, or a large piece of firm cardboard. |
| Watercolor Palette (Dick Blick item # A03001-0010 Large Folding Palette Box) |
| Two Plastic Water Containers |
| Paper Towels and Tissues |
| Graphite
Pencils Regular or Mechanical: 2H, 2B, 4B, HB, and Sharpener |
| Divider (Shaped like a compass w/ 2 sharp points instead of one). |
| Soft Carbon Charcoal Pencils 4B to 6B. General's, Faber, etc |
| Kneaded Eraser |
| Magic
Rub Eraser |
| Small
Hand Held Flashlight - 1" Diameter |
Watercolor Brushes: One or two each of Sizes: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5
Suggested Brands: Hecht 999 - or select Raphael Series 8404;
Note: Winsor Newton Series 7 are okay to use. Lately, new purchasers find the brushes do not hold a good
point as the bristles split, they have a weak snap and fewer
bristles.
We offer the finest Kolinsky Sable watercolor brushes with great points and snap. We have 13 sizes for sale.
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| One
or Two Old Brushes for mixing paints |
Professional grade watercolor paints
The following section lists colors with excellent lightfastness (1) and transparent quality (T) with a few exceptions. They are an example of what I refer to as the Four E's: Excellent lightfastness, Excellent transparency, Excellent ASTM rating, and Excellent Page or Wilcox rating. I have listed choices by different manufacturers for ease in purchasing: Da Vinci (Da), Gumbacher Finest (G), Grumbacher Academy (GA), Holbein (H), Schmincke (Sc), Winsor Newton (W), Winsor Newton Cotman (WC).
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Please
do NOT purchase all of these colors. Bring to class whatever
paints you have. Add to your supply with ONLY those where
you see an asterisk(*) and build your supply as you learn
in class the colors that will make up your personal pallette. |
Phthalo
Green *
(Da) (G) (1) (T) |
Viridian*
(S)(1)(T) |
Phthalo
Blue*
(Da) (1) (T) |
Cobalt
Blue
(H)(1)(T) |
Ultramarine
Blue*
(H)(1)(T) |
Cerulean
Blue*
(H)(1)(T) and (W)(1)(O) |
Mineral
Violet
(H) (2) (T) |
Permanent
Magenta
(H)(1)(T) |
Perylene
Maroon
(W)(1)(T) |
Permanent
Rose*
(W)(1)(T) |
Cadmium
Red
(W)(1)(O) |
Indian
Red
(H)(1)(T) |
Rose
Dore*
(W)(1)(T) |
Quin
Red*
(W)(1)(T) |
Cadmium
Yellow
(W)(1)()) |
Aureolin*
(H)(Sc)(I)(T) |
Hansa
Yellow*
(W)(1)(T) |
Quin
Gold*
(W)(1)(T) |
Lemon
Yellow
(H)(W)(1)(O) |
Yellow
Ochre
(Da)(WC)(W)(1)(SO) |
Raw
Umber*
(Da)(WC)(GA)(W)(G)(1)(T) |
Burnt
Umber
(Da)(WC)(GA)(W)(G)(1)(T) |
Raw
Sienna*
(Da)(WC)(GA)(W)(G)(1)(T) |
Burnt
Sienna*
(G)(H)(W)(1)(T) |
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