Materials List

  • Paper- 1 sheet of Arches watercolor paper, 260lb cold press, (I’ll demonstrate on 1/2 sheet -20×26”)This paper can be tough to find. Cheap Joe’s carries it. We’ll also have some available to purchase at the workshop.
  • Painting board- 3/4” sealed plywood board to stretch your paper. ( I use a 24×30” piece of birch-faced 3/4” plywood, sanded and sealed with polyurethane)These are not commercially available, so you may want to make your own. (My teenager makes awesome painting boards.) We’ll have her boards pre-stretched with paper available to rent or purchase at the workshop.
  • Palette - I use a Quiller palette, but any large watercolor palette will do.
  • Water containers - at least 2
  • Paper Towels
  • Brushes
    • 3 Round watercolor brushes, pick a small, medium and large, also a 2” flat wash brush
    • 1 small, cheap brush for masking fluid.
  • Masking fluid
  • Paint - Daniel Smith Art Supply offers an incredible range of juicy, brilliant watercolor paints. With the 100+ colors they have to choose from you’ll have an adventure experimenting with the perfect palette to match your expression. Here is a short list of colors I am currently using and recommend for the workshop. Feel free to add any other colors you like.Cadmium yellow light, Cadmium Lemon, New Gamboge, Cadmium orange, Perinone Orange, Cadmium Red hue, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Carbazole Violet, Quinacridone sienna, Indigo, French Ultramarine, Pthalo Turquoise, Pthalo Green, Manganese Blue Hue, and Opera
  • Any other watercolor supplies you normally use.

Before you rush out and spend a fortune on art supplies, check with us. We may be able to offer a less expensive alternative.

We should have all of these supplies available at the workshop.

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