 brushes
Round Sables or Synthetics also called "White Sables"; #6, #8,
#12 or #14. Robert Simmons Series #785 and Winsor and Newton Sceptre Series
#101 are good. Flats: Winsor and Newton #965 excellent, 1" (1 1/2",
2") Rigger; #6, Winsor and Newton Series #860 or Robert Simmons #750.
I use Winsor & Newton Series 7, #9, Isabey Kolinsky #8, The R. Simmons
series gives very good results and is less expensive. Cheap Joe’s
and Daniel Smith each have very good kolinsky rounds. (See Art
supply sources.) My current favorite brushes are Cheap Joe’s
Dragon Tongue series, #18, #16, for large pieces, #12, #8, #6, #4.
paper
Arches watercolor paper, 140 Cold Pressed (CP) good for class.
(I also use 300lb and Rough.) Imperial size 22"x30" can be
divided into 1/4 sheets or 1/2 sheets.
palette
Robert E. Wood (with deep wells) or John Pike palette. I use
Wood palette daily and Holbein folding palette for travel.
paint
Winsor and Newton Artists' Watercolors, Holbein, Daniel Smith,
Da Vinci
current
palette:
Cadmium Yellow Pale WN
Winsor Yellow WN
Viridian, DS
Permanent Rose WN
Cadmium Orange WN
Cadmium Scarlet WN
Manganese BlueNova, Holbein or Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue WN
French Ultramarine Blue WN
Antwerp Blue WN
Quinacridone Gold*
Quinacridone Burnt Orange*
occasional
use:
Aureolin Yellow DS
New Gamboge
Quinacridone Sienna DS
Winsor Red
Winsor Blue (GS)
Winsor Green
Permanent White (snow)
(W&N Designer's Gouache)
Cobalt Violet Da Vinci
Sap Green
additional
use:
Daniel Smith Quinacridones*
Quinacridone Pink*
Burnt Sienna WN
Raw Sienna WN
Ultramarine Turquoise
Ultramarine Violet
I use some specific Daniel Smith paints, some Winsor & Newton and
Holbein. Bring what you have.
sketchbook
Your
Choice: Aqua Bee #808 9x12 or any similar. Anything economical.
watercolor
paper support
Gatorboard cut to fit 1/4 and 1/2 sheets.
miscellaneous
Masking tape (artist's tape) or staples for gator board (regular
stapler, not staple gun), spray bottle (empty hairspray is good), water
container, soft pencils (4B, 6B), eraser (white Factis, soft), masking
fluid (optional W&N colorless), Kleenex, single-edged razor blade,
natural "silk" sponge, "elephant ear" sponge, and
a hairdryer are helpful. |
