Materials List
If you have painted before, and have comparable materials, bring what you have. I will have Academy Paints ($5/tube), Arches paper ($7.00 /sheet) and other supplies for sale at the workshop.
WATERCOLORS: 4 tubes good quality watercolors:
Permanent Rose, Red Rose Deep or Thalo Red
Cadmium Yellow Light or Pale
Ultramarine Blue and Thalo (or Winsor Blue Green Shade)
Note: Grumbacher Academy and Van Gogh are good quality student grade watercolors that are widely available. Cotman are not recommended. All “professional” and “artist”grade paints are very good.
They can all be used together.
PAPER: 140# Cold-Pressed 100% rag watercolor paper. Arches Recommended
1 full sheet (22” x 30”) cut or torn into quarters or Arches 9 x 12” pad
Note: If you have painted before and have good watercolor paper that is painted on one side, but don’t want to keep what’s on it, this is a good time to use the other side. Also, cheaper (watercolor)
paper can be used for the color mixing exercises.
BRUSH: Watercolor Brush (Need not be expensive, synthetic is fine)
Size 10 or 12 Round
PALETTE: A white plate with a plastic bag to fit is fine
(If you want to buy a palette, get a folding watercolor palette or a covered watercolor palette with a large mixing area. I use a folding palette (for traveling) and the “John Pike-Regular”
palette in the studio.)
OTHER NECESSITIES:
* Water containers (2) (deli tubs are good)
| | * Eraser: White Plastic and/or “Kneaded” |
* Small Misting Spray Bottle | * Sketchbook or notebook |
* Old tooth brush | * Hair dryer (optional) |
* Sponge | * 2B pencil |
* Support board max size 12” x 16” | |
(corrugated, masonite, plexi, plywood, foamcore covered w/ clear contact paper etc) | |
*Paper Towel, Tissues & Masking Tape will be provided.
Recommended Text: Watercolor: A New Beginning: A Holistic Approach to Painting
Available at http://www.annlindsay.org/book.html ($40 + $5 priority shipping)
If you are purchasing things for the first time, may I recommend Cheap Joe's Art Stuff in Boone, North Carolina: 800-227-2788 (www.cheapjoes.com)
Kits can be purchased in advance from Ann for $68 and include (4) 5ml tubes of Grumbacher
Academy watercolors, 2 full sheets of Arches 100% rag cold-press watercolor paper,
4 synthetic watercolor brushes: (3/4” flat, #6 & #14 rounds 1 script liner), 1 folding watercolor palette, a sponge, pencil, eraser and support board. You will need to bring 2 water containers, an old toothbrush, a small misting spray bottle and a sketchbook or notebook.
To purchase a kit or if you have any questions call or e-mail Ann 518-658-2960 / ann@annlindsay.org
