Materials and Supplies

Class: Beginning & Intermediate Water Colors

Set of 12 or 18 Reeves Watercolors
Set of 10 nylon brushes and canvas brush case. Also, you can get a taklon brush set Loew Cornel If you want to buy nylon or very soft brushes separately it would be ideal to have the following numbers: 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 (round) and a big 13 or more flat.
9 x 12 watercolor pad or 11 x 15 paper (Strathmore or Canson, 140 lb, acid free)
A round palette tray style. If you want to bring plastic paper plates to make your color combination, please do!
Small Plastic cups
Small drop cloth or large towel to protect desk and working area
Roll of papertowels or cleaning rags/cloths
Apron/protection for your clothing

Alizarin Crimson A large tube of Titanium White (soft formula)

Burnt Sienna Yellow Ocher

Burnt Umber Ultramarine Blue

Cadmium Orange Sap Green

Cadmium Red Ivory Black

Cadmium Yellow Dioxazine Purple

A "Bristle" brush has stiff bristles, and a "Sable" brush is softer. A "Bright" brush has shorter bristles than a "Flat".(American Painter, Grumbacher or Princeton Brand).
# 8 and # 6 Bristle Bright Brush
# 8 and # 6 Sable Bright Brush
# 4 Sable Filbert Brush
# 8 Sable Round Brush
1stretch canvas -16x20
1Pad (40 sheets) disposable paper palette
Table top easel: Star Rite aluminum works well
1 can or jar for cleaning brushes
1 pint odorless mineral spirits or paint thinner
1 small jar artist linseed oil (NOT BOILED)
1 roll paper towels
3 small jars with tight fitting lids (baby food size)