Brushes.
Flats: Princeton #20 Flat- 2” check online. (Swain’s art supplies also carries them, but not in large quantities ), 1” or 3/4” , 1/2”
Rounds: #8 , #14
Palette.
Large Metal (24 well) best for location, traveling and class work –
Anderson and Sons.
Call JoAnna at Tops Art Supplies - 213-380-8757. Or large plastic palette for studio work. They also have good brushes.
Paints.

I recommend Windsor Newton transparent watercolors - “Artists’
Water Colour”.
(Just starting the class and new to watercolor? All you will need is a limited palette of burnt umber and sepia.)
(large size if at all possible - it’s more economical)
Permanent Alizerin
Crimson 466
Cad Red 094
Cad Red Deep 097
Cad Orange 108
Napels Yellow 422
Cad Yellow Medium108 or New Gamboge
Yellow Ochre 744
Burnt Sienna 074
Sepia 609
Burnt Umber
Colbalt Green (Yellow Shade) 187 or Windsor Green (yellow shade)
Windsor Green (Blue Shade) 719
Intense Green 329 (not necessary)
Cerlean Blue 137
Prussian Blue 538
French Ultramarine 263
Thioindigo Violet 640
or if you can’t find W/N Thioindigo Violet 640 look for:
Art Spectrum - “Artist Water Coulor” (check Dick Blick online)
Ultramarine Voilet W22 or
Da Vinci “Permanent Artists’ Water Colour
Manganese Violet 254 or
Holbein - “Artists’ Water Colour”
Mineral Violet W312
Water Bottle or Jar.
plastic wide neck best but anything designed for liquids.
Watercolor Paper, notebook and tape.
(For best prices, I‘ve found www.dickblick.com but there are many other sites to check out. Swain’s in Glendale is also quick and good with their sales.)
1. cheap pad - 90 or 140 lb. cold press - large size. (not necessary, but while learning it’s easier on the pocketbook)
2. Arches 140 lb. cold press block 18” x 24”.
Or for larger size and more economical - Arches 140 lb. cold press individual sheets 22” x 30”.
(if you go this route you will also need a light weight waterproof plywood sheet 31” x 23”
+ clips to hold the paper. Or I’ll teach you how to stretch it with butcher tape.
3. Heavyweight paper spiral notebook or photo scapebook.
4. #230 drafting tape.
Cloth hand towel.
Easel.
Portable (for landscape painting only) - your choice. Just remember
you will need to carry it along with your other supplies.
Portable chair or stool.
To be used for landscape painting. Canvas fold up
works well. Swain’s has good ones.

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