Cheng-Khee Chee's Supply List

Palette:

• Any sizable (about 15x10) palette with a non-absorbent surface. John Pike palette is recommended.

Paper:

• Watercolor paper (cp 140 lb. 22x30, such as Fabriano, D'Arches, Kilimanjaro...)
• Strathmore 500 sereis illustration board, 22 x 30 or others with a hard surface.
• Unsized rice paper (for marbiling and monoprinting, Daniel Smith's Kozo Lightweight or Cheap Joe's Sekishu White are reccomended. See their catalog numbers below)
• Masa paper, 21 x 31 (for crinkling technique)

Brushes:

• 2" Wide flat squirrel, or other soft wash brush (Isabey or Cheap Joe's Natural wash brush)
• 1" Wide flat squirrel, or other soft hair (Filbert wash preferred)
• 1/2" flat squirrel, or other soft hair
• Rigger (a small brush with a long handle for lines, such as Cheap Joe's CJHS-5)
• Hake flat wash (Cheap Joe's YAFC5-3" wide) for wetting paper.

Color:

• Cadmium Red
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow Pale
• Colbalt Green
• Thalo/Winsor Green
• Cerulean Blue
• Thalo/Winsor Blue
• Colbalt Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Alizarin Crimson
• Violet (Winsor Violet)
• Raw Sienna
• Burnt Umber
• Sepia
• Indigo
• Liquid Sumi Ink
• These are suggested colors and palette arrangement

Mounting Board :

• Regular watercolor paper or any white cardboard for mounting work on Masa/Kozo paper.

Drawing Board :

• A piece of white enamel masonite (about 23"x32") for use in painting and monoprinting. This item is available in building supply stores. A 4'x8' sheet can be cut into 6 pieces of 24"x32" each.

Other:

• Natural sea sponge (for wet-lifting in saturated wet techniques. (Cheap Joe- sea silk sponge item# SS3)
• Regular sponge (for wetting or whipping out excess water)
• 6 or 9 well plastic muffin pan (Cheap Joe item# 101012 or 101013) for mixing colors.
• A piece of felt or used bath towel to serve as cushion for painting on Masa, Kozo, or others.
• Large paper clips to hold paper to board
• Metylan Cellulose Wallpaper paste (Instructor will prepare for class)
• Spray bottle and squirt bottle (water dropper)
• Hair Dryer and a roll of paper towels.
• Note: The instructor will bring some Masa and Kozo in cse you cannot get these papers in your area.