​"In the effort to capture and record in paint one's sensations, there must be no handicap with the materials."
                                                                                                                         - Robert Henri

 WORKSHOPS   - Scroll down for Watercolor and Water-soluble Oils       I am always available for questions.  [email protected]                   

MATERIALS LIST - WATERCOLOR

Paints:  A warm and cool of each.  Transparent Rose  and Cadmium Red Light/ Cobalt Blue and Ultramarien Blue, Lemon Yellow, Quinacridone Gold or  Yellow Ochre.  These are just some examples.   There are many varieties of each. 

Brushes:  1”  wash brush and one # 12 round and a # 6 round for fine work.  Cheap Joe's Pseudo Squirrels are wonderful!

Paper:  140 lb. Cold Press (I like the Extra White Fabriano Artistico and Arches)

Water container:  Plastic divided containers are good as well as stainless containers.

Board:  A firm  board for your watercolor paper and four stainless bulldog or bankers clips to hold your paper in place.

Misc.  Kneaded Eraser,  a sponge, washcloth  to catch water from your brush, sketch book:  6 x 9 or 8 x 10 ,  pencil  3 B – do not use hard H pencils as they damage the watercolor paper and  a notebook to jot down my words of wisdom ;)

Camera:  I allow students to take photos during the demonstration.

Photo References: Bring simple photo references and enlarge them to 8 x 10 to make your drawing easier.  Better yet, do your drawing at home and then you can spend all your time painting !   

MATERIALS LIST -  WATER SOLUAB  LE  OILS
  
  PAINTS:   While there are many art supply companies selling the water-soluble oils now - I find some expensive.  I use Cobra and Lukas.  Jerry's 
  Artarama and other places sell them.  They are reasonable in price.  I find the Cobra a little more buttery but Lukas has some good colors too.    Explore!

  BRUSHES AND PALETTE  KNIVES:
   I use mostly Rosemary Co. brushes from England.  They are wonderful and used by very many professional artists around the world and really
  reasonable in price.  Try a few good quality palette knives to explore.  I like RGM Plus from Italy but Masters Touch is reasonably priced and     works well too.
 
  PALETTE:  Lots of options.  I keep it simple.  I use a simple glass surface about 9 x 12".  You can Google palette products.
   But you can also use a piece of glass, with an off white background of spray paint to keep your surface neutral  on one side. And simple put a piece of  
   making tape around it to protect sharp edges.  Palette papers are available also.  BRUSH CLEANER:  I use a clear jar of water with a little soap      added.  For ex.  Dawn - which has a grease cleaner.  Masters brush cleaner works well too.   Clear jar tells you when to change your water.

  SOLVENTS:  I do use a little gamsol (odorless solvent) to thin my washes in larger pieces.  I've discovered a wonderful product by GAMBLIN 
  Solvent Free Gel.  Mixes beautifully to control paint thickness, etc.
   SURFACES:  I like linen and wood panels for palette knife work.  Any cotton or linen surface will work for either brush of knife or combining      both.

  MATERIALS LIST - YUPO
  PAINTS:  Artist grade watercolor tube paint. (acrylic works too)  COLORS:  Transparent - Rose Madder Genuine, Quinacradone Gold,
  Deep Sap Green, Ultramarie and Indigo Blue.
 BRUSHES:   # 12 - 16 ROUNDS, 1" flat, synthetics work well.  I like Silver Black Velvet and Cheap Joe  Golden Fleece.
  PAPER:   YUPO Bright White (Not Translucent) medium weight 74 lb.  Cheap Joe's also has  pads as well as full sheets.

 
  
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