Paper size no bigger than 12X16 blocks or pads for beginning class.
These are the manufactures of paper that I recommend: Fluid 100, Arches
Watercolor Pigments
Colors- Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre or Raw Umber, Cadmium Yellow, lemon Yellow, Thalo Blue, French Ultramarine Blue, Magenta, Payne’s Gray
These are some of the manufactures of pigments I recommend:
Winsor Newton, Mission, Holbein, QoR
(You can purchase tubes of student grade if you cannot find artist grade)
Brushes
Rounds #4,8,10, filberts #6,8, flat shader #16, flat wash ¾ inch.
These are some of the manufactures I recommend for brushes:
Simply Simmons (inexpensive), Escoda
Masking fluid
Gum Arabic
Watercolor palette – Fusion palette is a great compact palette
Masking tape
Water vessels 2
Eye dropper
HB pencil
Kneaded eraser
Paper towels
Sponges
Tooth picks
Q-tips
Several art stores in town have what you will need on your materials list:
Family Hobby on 10th St. N.
Hobby Lobby on US 41
Michael’s on Pine Ridge Rd.
On-line Stores:
Dick Blick
Cheap Joe’s
Jerry’s Artarama
Any questions? Please contact me directly: rosemarie.kirk@aol.com