Cityscapes in Watercolor: Plein Air on Location
Instructor: Wennie Huang
Supply List:
Watercolor Paints: (Liquid in Tubes preferred) but of course you can use fieidboxes with halfpans of watercolors as well.
RECOMMENDED COLORS (you don’t need to have all of the colors) - I use Van Gogh, Sennelier, Winsor Newton, and Rembrandt brands.
- alizarin crimson or any madder rose or similar color
- opera rose
- cadmium red light or vermilion
- burnt sienna or light red oxide
- venetian red
- gamboge
- cadmium yellow light, azo yellow or similar
- raw sienna
- viridian green
- ultramarine blue
- cobalt blue
- cerulean blue
- payne’s gray
- White gouache - optional
Brushes:
Buy what’s in your budget: Professional brands like Escoda, Winsor & Newton and Raphael make excellent brushes. Click on the links in blue for what I use:
Watercolor Paper
- 140 lb. Cold Press. Arches blocks - 9” x 12”, 10" x14”, or 12" x 12", (Green Cover)
- • Link for Arches watercolor paper block, 140 lb. /20 sheets - COLD PRESS, 9 x 12 inches or 10 x 13/14 inches (GREEN COVER) - any other paper is an inferior quality and paper is an extremely important component of a good watercolor (even more than paints): https://www.jerrysartarama.com/arches-watercolor-blocks ($38 for 9" x 12")
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 ($11)
- Or a fold-out palette that comes with your halfpans
Miscellaneous:
- Easel – totally optional but you can bring a lightweight collapsible easel – most of the time I paint without one but I will have one with me since It will be easier for everyone to see my demos if I use it.
- Small spray bottle for misting palette – I love this one ($10) – or something smaller is fine
- Two clear 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
- Wax or white crayon resist
- X-acto blade or similar for scratching highlights
- Viewfinder (handmade is fine - I will have some on hand, too)
- Straight-edge - triangle or ruler - the viewfinder edge can work, too
- Old used Metrocard for releasing watercolor paper from blocks
HIGHLY Recommended:
- Reusable thermos for water (for drinking, watercolor painting!)
- Sun Protection - HAT and or sun/screen (I prefer both since I like to shield my eyes from sun)
- Small folding stool here’s the one I use / or lightweight camp chair (optional - as we will have plastic folding chairs available for you as well)
- Satchel / Backpack / Tote for carrying supplies
- Medication for headaches/allergies
- Comfortable sturdy shoes or sneakers - waterproof is good as the grass can be wet in the morning
- Water-repellent wind-resistant anorak or jacket
- Dress in layers: weather can change dramatically