FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PAINTS –American Journey from Cheap Joes, Holbein and Schminke
PALETTE –" my can’t live without colors"
Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Quinacradone Gold,, Cadmium Red, Permanent Rose, Quinacradone Magenta, Viridian (strong; only for mixing),Deep Sap Green, Ultramarine, Cobalt. Cerulean and Indanthrone Blue. The Quinacradone colors are beautifully transparent.
PAPER –Fabriano and Arches 140 Cold Press Extra White (through Cheap Joes) These papers are very high quality and worth the price. I only use Extra White. I do not care for Canson or Strathmore papers – they just don’t work as well as the better papers - spend a little more for good quality – it will make ALL the difference.
BOARD AND CLIPS – Bulldog clips or other stainless clips. My board is a piece of plastic corrugated board cut to size at Home Depot. I get it the size of a 1/2 sheet of w/c paper plus 1/2" all around. Easy to clean, lightweight, great for outdoors and lasts for years.
BRUSHES - Art Supply companys such as Cheap Joe’s Jerry's Artarama sell 'Silver Black Beauty watercolor brushes that are reasonable and very popular with watercolorists. Also Cheap Joe's has a line call Pseudo Squirrel that is wonderful and holds lots of water and soft bristles.
EASEL – My easel setup is through Sun-Eden.com. Very light weight and very well made.
I have the tripod, adapter and shelf. For table work a wonderful adjustable easel - Creative Mark Table Easel, Jerry's Artarama and a smaller and very easy to use holder for your backboard an Ipad or computer holder from Amazon about $15. Search Crabclaw, laptop stand holder riser computer stand.
WATER CONTAINER – a three part plastic container that is divided into three sections. It will hold clean water, dirty water and a sponge to absorb extra water on your brush. The Container Store has wonderful three part containers.
SPRAY BOTTLE – You will need a small spray bottle to spritz your paints as they will dry up a little in between painting sessions. Stores carrying travel supplies have several. I now often keep my palette in the frig in a plastic bag if I cannot paint for a while
CART –Smart Cart on wheels available from Amazon and some craft stores. Holds everything and perfect for carrying supplies to workshops and classes.
SKETCH BOOK – I love the Aquabee Sketch books – they are wonderful for sketching and for doing value studies. They take watercolor washes as well. The 6 x 9 is perfect. Cheap Joe Catalog. But any sketching book will work.
MISC. I like soft 3B pencils that do not mar or scratch the soft surface of watercolor paper and kneaded or my favorite a Moo eraser from Cheap Joe’s.
ART SUPPLY CATALOGS –
Cheap Joe’s Art Supply – www.cheapjoes.com
Dick Blick – www.dickblick.com
Jerry's Artarama
Please order the catalogs and study them. You will gain a great deal of information about materials. AND, do sign up for their email announcements – great for sales and free shipping announcements.
RECOMMENDED READING – Check your library or buy used from Amazon for good prices.
Mel Stabin – Simple, Fast and Focused (out of print – try to purchase online and through Ebay) and The Figure in Watercolor.
Robert Henri – The Art Spirit - This book is a MUST.
Richard Schmid – Alla Prima – Richard is an oil painter but this is the best instructional book I know that applies to all mediums – Expensive – put on your birthday wish list.
Ann K. Lindsay – Watercolor–A Holistic Approach --PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS
“I wish you joy in your painting.”
~ Pat
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PAINTS –American Journey from Cheap Joes, Holbein and Schminke
PALETTE –" my can’t live without colors"
Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Quinacradone Gold,, Cadmium Red, Permanent Rose, Quinacradone Magenta, Viridian (strong; only for mixing),Deep Sap Green, Ultramarine, Cobalt. Cerulean and Indanthrone Blue. The Quinacradone colors are beautifully transparent.
PAPER –Fabriano and Arches 140 Cold Press Extra White (through Cheap Joes) These papers are very high quality and worth the price. I only use Extra White. I do not care for Canson or Strathmore papers – they just don’t work as well as the better papers - spend a little more for good quality – it will make ALL the difference.
BOARD AND CLIPS – Bulldog clips or other stainless clips. My board is a piece of plastic corrugated board cut to size at Home Depot. I get it the size of a 1/2 sheet of w/c paper plus 1/2" all around. Easy to clean, lightweight, great for outdoors and lasts for years.
BRUSHES - Art Supply companys such as Cheap Joe’s Jerry's Artarama sell 'Silver Black Beauty watercolor brushes that are reasonable and very popular with watercolorists. Also Cheap Joe's has a line call Pseudo Squirrel that is wonderful and holds lots of water and soft bristles.
EASEL – My easel setup is through Sun-Eden.com. Very light weight and very well made.
I have the tripod, adapter and shelf. For table work a wonderful adjustable easel - Creative Mark Table Easel, Jerry's Artarama and a smaller and very easy to use holder for your backboard an Ipad or computer holder from Amazon about $15. Search Crabclaw, laptop stand holder riser computer stand.
WATER CONTAINER – a three part plastic container that is divided into three sections. It will hold clean water, dirty water and a sponge to absorb extra water on your brush. The Container Store has wonderful three part containers.
SPRAY BOTTLE – You will need a small spray bottle to spritz your paints as they will dry up a little in between painting sessions. Stores carrying travel supplies have several. I now often keep my palette in the frig in a plastic bag if I cannot paint for a while
CART –Smart Cart on wheels available from Amazon and some craft stores. Holds everything and perfect for carrying supplies to workshops and classes.
SKETCH BOOK – I love the Aquabee Sketch books – they are wonderful for sketching and for doing value studies. They take watercolor washes as well. The 6 x 9 is perfect. Cheap Joe Catalog. But any sketching book will work.
MISC. I like soft 3B pencils that do not mar or scratch the soft surface of watercolor paper and kneaded or my favorite a Moo eraser from Cheap Joe’s.
ART SUPPLY CATALOGS –
Cheap Joe’s Art Supply – www.cheapjoes.com
Dick Blick – www.dickblick.com
Jerry's Artarama
Please order the catalogs and study them. You will gain a great deal of information about materials. AND, do sign up for their email announcements – great for sales and free shipping announcements.
RECOMMENDED READING – Check your library or buy used from Amazon for good prices.
Mel Stabin – Simple, Fast and Focused (out of print – try to purchase online and through Ebay) and The Figure in Watercolor.
Robert Henri – The Art Spirit - This book is a MUST.
Richard Schmid – Alla Prima – Richard is an oil painter but this is the best instructional book I know that applies to all mediums – Expensive – put on your birthday wish list.
Ann K. Lindsay – Watercolor–A Holistic Approach --PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS
“I wish you joy in your painting.”
~ Pat