Watercolor Painting Materials

MARCIA RIEFF – STEP UP: BEGINNERS TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR

  • Please purchase the best quality materials you can afford. Quality does make a difference.
    Michaels and AC Moore have most of these items and you can also order through Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff catalog for wonderful inexpensive choices. www.cheapjoe.com or call for catalog 1-800-227-2788.If you have painted before, please bring the materials you usually use.
  • · PAINTS: One tube each watercolor paint- Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Sap Green and Lemon or Aureolin Yellow. Cotman at AC Moore or Michaels to begin with.
  • · BRUSHES: one 1” or 1-1/2 inch good wash brush and one #10 or 12 round brush. A rigger brush can be purchased now or later.
  • · PAPER: Arches 9 x 12 watercolor block – 140 lb.Cold Press (expensive so use your coupons) or you can purchase a full sheet or two of good paper from me at $1.00 each and it can be cut to the sizes we will work with for the whole workshop.
  • · PALETTE: Craft stores have inexpensive plastic palettes. Get one at least dinner plate size with divided sections. Even three section Styrofoam plates from the Dollar Tree work well to start.
  • · WATER CONTAINER: Plastic tubs from margarine or large yogurts will do or Dollar Tree/3 section divided plastic for leftovers is terrific.
  • · MISC. Standard Kitchen sponge (no rough side), paper towels or tissues, masking tape 1” size (try Dollar Stores for inexpensive roll).
  • · SKETCH BOOK

CHRISTINE FRIEDMAN – INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WATERCOLOR PAINTS

  • PAINTS
  • · Blues : Cerrulean, Peacock, Cobalt, Cobalt Turquoise, Ultramarine, Antwerp or Windsor, Holbein Blue Grey
  • · Green: Sap, Olive, Viridian, Windsor, Grumbaucher – Thalo Yellow Gr, Windsor Emerald
  • · Yellows & Reds: Aureolin Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cad. Yellow, Naples Yellow, Ochre, Cad. Orange, Cad Red , Permanent Rose, Windsor Red, Opera Pink
  • · Brown: Sepia, Burnt Sienna
  • BRUSHES
    · Robert Simmons or Lowell Connell ; 1” Flat, 1.5” Flat, 0.5” Flat, #14 Round, #3 Rigger
  • PAPER
    · Arches Cold Pressed 140 lb.
    · Lana Aquarelle 140lbs.
  • MISC.
    · John Pike Palette
    · Water containers
    · Kneaded Eraser
    · Pencil
    · Paper Towels/Tissue
    · Masonite Board 26 x 34 for full sheets or a half size board.

PEGGY DRESSEL – THE FIGURE IN WATERCOLOUR / PORTRAIT & THE CLOTHED FIGURE

  • · PAINTS
    Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Aureolin, Cadmium Orange, Rose Madder, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Dark, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Cobalt Violet, Viridian Green, Sap Green, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Black.
    · BRUSHES
    One or two Round-synthetic watercolor brushes – 5 to 7
    Large Round-synthetic brush- size 12- Short Handle- Pearl Fashion 500 or Pearl 308 (?)Flat brush-synthetic ¾ to 11/2”
    · PAPER
    Arches 1401b Cold Press Watercolor Paper 22” x 30”
  • · OTHER EQUIPMENT
    Roll of paper towels
    #2b lead pencil
    Staedtler Mars-Plastic eraser
    Kneaded eraser
    Two plastic containers for water
    Masking tape
    Foam core board or cardboard 15” x 20” space for mixing
    Hair dryer (optional)
    Sketch book paint
    One plastic large lightweight palette with a cover
    Spray bottle
    If you have paints, brushes and paper,
    Bring what you have to the first class.