One of the things I love about watercolor is that you can take it around with you everywhere.
No hauling around huge bags of paint. All you need is a little artist quality set of your favorite colors, a few pieces of watercolor paper or journal, a paintbrush and pen or pencil, and you’re ready to roll!
It’s so simple and direct, it just compels you to create wherever you are. I often bring my little set to the beach, or on a nature hike, and whip it out when I feel the urge to create.
I doodle and explore shapes and colors I see while out, and then bring them back to the studio to use later on in my paintings.
One thing I wanted to show you in this class is that you really don’t need tons of colors to create some amazing effects. The best thing is to get a few of your favorite colors in good quality, artist pigments, and start from there.
Here is a little video explaining about the supplies we will be using and why, followed by the supply list with some useful links…
Supply List
You don’t have to go buying everything on the list, many things might be substituted for materials you already have! Below is a list of tools I will be using, along with links. Don’t hesitate to ask me in the Facebook group if you have any questions!)
- Watercolors *(I don’t use many colors in this class! I mainly use JD’s small bright set of 12, but please use what you have and most especially, the colors you love!)
- Watercolor paper * – preferably 300gsm (both cold press and hot press if you want to explore the differences of painting on them with me)
- A couple paintbrushes: * (I normally use 3 sizes, large 12 round for washes, a medium round 8, and a 2 for details.) If you don’t have any yet and are looking for good ones for watercolor check out the Princeton Neptune
- a straw and rubbing alcohol
- color pencils in various shades that you have your watercolors*
- A fine-line ink pen (I use the carbon ink pen from platinum) *
- A white ink gel pen (I use the Uni-ball Signo pen from Mitsubishi)
- Some pretty collage papers, for the bonus lesson – (optional)
- A wooden panel, gesso or wood primer, mat gel medium, a brayer, a fixative spray, and Dorland’s Wax medium – for the bonus lesson (only necessary if you want to try the technique of mounting your watercolor onto the wood panel the bonus lesson)
*essentials for this class