Watercolor Painting (Beginner/Intermediate)
Instructors: Allison Maletz, Carla Aurich, Eva Nikolova, Wennie Huang
Supply List Allison Maletz:
- Hard Pencil or Mechanical Pencil (HB or 2H)
- Kneaded Eraser
- Paper 9x12”-11x14”
- Tray/Palette - A metal travel palette with a lid and at least 12 wells for different
- Option 1 ($11-24)
- OR: Option 2 ($22)
- A range of Watercolor Brush Sizes varying from round and flat: 0 round, 4 or 6 flat, 10 round, 20 Flat, for example (you will know them from oil brushes because the bristles on water-based brushes are very soft to the touch.) I recommend:
- 1 water container, a plastic cup or coffee tin (anything out of the recycle bin will do.)
- Watercolor paint tubes. I would recommend buying a box of 8-15 small tubes of all the basic colors. ***At the very minimum you must have primary colors:
- Cadmium Red Deep, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Lamp Black, and Burnt Umber. (No White, Naples Yellow, or “Flesh Tint”) I recommend opening the tubes of paint in the store to make sure the colors look “primary” aka, that the red is really RED and not an orangey red, etc.
- Colors I use (and you can add them to your palette in this order - This is not mandatory, mainly for those who are curious): Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Crimson, Deep/Perminant Red, Alizarin, Opera, Vermilion, Deep Yellow, Light/Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ocher, Olive Green, Sap Green, Shadow Green, Viridian, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt, Prussian Blue, Violet, Payne’s Gray, Black.
- Right now, in the demos I'm using Sennelier and Holbein
- I love this brand, and recommend it to all my students :
- Shinhan Pro Watercolor
- Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint set
*Avoid: Reeves and Michaels Brand (Artist’s Loft) Paints - They are very frustrating to work with, and have no longevity.
- Kitchen Paper towels
- Masking Fluid (I have no brand allegiance.)
- Rubber Cement Eraser (to remove masking fluid)
Optional:
- Clamp Light or desk lamp or ring light for additional light:
- Blow Dryer
Supply list for Carla Aurich’s class:
- Watercolor paint tubes Recommended: small tubes of artist grade Winsor-Newton, Holbein, Schminke or Old Holland. Please avoid colors called “tint” or “hue.”
- Aurelian Yellow
- Lemon Yellow
- Cadmium yellow
- Alizarin crimson
- Cadmium red medium
- Magenta
- Phalo or Viridian green
- Cerulean blue
- Ultramarine blue
- Yellow ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Paynes Grey
- Paper
- 11 x 14 140lb cold press paper smaller blocks and pads (various sizes)
- Brushes, a variety of brushes (sable and nylon) Recommended brands: Winsor-Newton & Lowe-Cornell for sable/synthetic blends brushes
- round brushes #10, #8, #4,
- flat wash brush ½” or 1”
Additional Items:
- Palette: plastic folding watercolor palatte, at least 10 wells/depressions with ample flat surface area for mixing colors.
- Plastic water container
- Sketch book
- Paper towels (Bounty)
- Small sponge
- Masking tape
- Pencil and eraser
Supply List for Eva Nikolova:
- Watercolor brushes: Flat brush 1"; round brushes: #6, #8, #10, #14 (Recommended brands: Princeton Velvetouch; Silver Black Velvet)
- Watercolor paper 8”X 10” or 9” X 12” 140 lbs. weight (Recommended brand: Arches block not pad - cold press – green cover)
- Cheap watercolor paper for practice
- Covered/ folding palette and a plastic 10- well paint tray (or ice cube tray)
- Watercolor paint tubes: Sepia; Ultramarine Blue; Phthalo Blue; AZO Yellow ; Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Rose (Recommended brands: Daniel Smith; Winsor & Newton; Schmincke; M.Graham; Da Vinci)
- Containers for water, 2 (anything from the recycling bin will do)
- Small sketch pad
- Graphite pencils: 2H and 6B
- Plastic eraser
- Kneaded eraser
Wennie Huang Supply List:
Watercolor Paints: (Liquid in Tubes preferred)
RECOMMENDED COLORS (a few more colors than listed on the website - it’s ok if you don’t have all of the colors) - I use Van Gogh, Sennelier, Winsor Newton, and Cotman brands.
Essential Colors:
- alizarin crimson
- cadmium red light or vermilion
- burnt sienna
- cadmium yellow medium or hansa or azo yellow
- ultramarine blue
- cerulean blue
Highly Recommended Colors:
- permanent rose or opera rose
- lemon yellow
- raw sienna
- viridian green
- cobalt blue
- payne’s gray - optional
Brushes:
- #8 Sable watercolor round w/good tip
- #10 Sable watercolor round w/good tip
- ¾” - 1" watercolor flat - sable or synthetic
Buy what’s in your budget, below are links for what I use:
Watercolor Paper:
Palette:
- White enamel metal palette (butcher’s tray) for mixing liquid paints or the white mixing surface that comes with your paint kit NO plastic circular palettes and any palettes which are not white: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/butchers-tray-palettes ($9.99)
- White porcelain dish can be used in a pinch
- NO plastic circular palettes or any palettes which are not white
Miscellaneous:
- Small spray bottle for misting palette
- Two clear glass or plastic containers for water
- #2 Pencil and eraser
- Small sketch pad, pencil and eraser to make thumbnail sketches
- Bounty or Viva Paper towels or Kleenex for blotting
- 1/2" Thin Artists Tape