Thursday, April 4, 2013

Watercolor Supply List



Watercolor Supply List

Instructor: Gordon Meggison
Paper:  140lb Cold Pressed Arches Watercolor Paper Block suggested size 10”x 14”
Paint - BEST: Winsor & Newton PRO grade NOT  COTMAN ( it has fillers) 
Cadmium Red, Alizarin crimson or Genuine Rose, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue , 
Indigo, Horizon Blue, Olive Green, Sap Green, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, 
Cadmium Orange , Cadmium Yellow, Bismuth Yellow, 
Pallet pan - Medium size folding plastic palette large or medium size is best not small
Brushes - #12 Sable, (Simmons will work-not too expensive) 1" Nylon Synthetic or Hake Brush ( a Japanese Brush for washes)
Windsor Newton Masking Fluid
Low adhesion masking tape painters style 1" or drafting tape
#2 pencil 
kneaded eraser
Small Kosher Salt in a small shaker
Flat 3” X 5” kitchen sponge (not the kind with coarse scrub texture on backside)
Plastic wide base water cup 
Plastic saran Wrap (Optional)
Paper Towels
Scrapers- this can be a variety  of objects, I can go over them in class, clay tools, palette knives, burnishers etc all make different marks into wet washes

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