Minimum of 5 sheets 140lb. 22x30 (or 300lb Your choice) Arches or Fabriano Artistico CP watercolor paper. (We will be cutting some of them) or equivalent quality paper that you already work with. If your flying you will need to cut in 1/2 or 1/4's; or bring Arches watercolor block 12x16 140lb. CP
Brushes:
Bring the brushes you are using already; for those who need advice on what to purchase, a good slection would be:
1" One stroke or flat wash
#12 round
#8 round
Robert Simmon's Sienna or Sapphire or Loew-Cornell golden taklon
Pigment Tubes :
Not cake, pan or liquid watercolors. Good brands that are available
Da Vinci, Daler Rowney, American Journey, Winsor & Newton and Holbein
Permanent Rose or Quin Red
New Gamboge
Aureolin Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Indanthrene (Winsor & Newton)
Alizarin Crimson
Sap Green or Thalo Green
Thalo Blue or Prussian Blue
Cerulean Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Siena
Misc :
Palette with cover (made for watercolors)
Hair dryer
Support board (for 1/2 sheet: size 16" x 23") and (large one if you like to work full sheet)
Sketch pad (11x14 at least): for sketching, drawing, and notes
Drawing pencils and soft erasers
Tracing paper: several sheets, min. size 11x14
2 large trash bags
Reference Material :
Bring your own resource material to work from (photos, sketches, etc.)
Photos, slides, drawings, etc. of the subject matter that appeals to you and that you normally work from.
Two objects that interest you enough to draw and/or paint. Each object should have a interesting shape without too much detail. (Ex. Fruit, vegetables, glass objects, pottery, metal objects etc.)
One piece of cloth: scarf, tablemat, etc. to use in still life.
Two all white object: have interesting shapes and large enough to put in a still life.
Your Work :
A few slides and/or photos, unfinished work, and/or finished work. These will be useful when I am discussing your work with you. You will have time to work on your own.
