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Watercolor Paint: Tubes preferred. Pans okay if that is what you have already.

• Prussian Blue 

• Quinacridone Red

• Alizarin Crimson

• Lemon Yellow

Water Vessels and Palette

Vessels: Old jars, upcycled yogurt cups etc. Need at least 2

OR

Palette: upcycled white plate or Butcher Trays ($10.89), Plastic Wheel ($7.09)

Paper
Canson Watercolor Pad 12 x 18

Watercolor Brushes: (*see notes below if first time purchasing artist brushes)

• Round Brush size 8: Princeton / Round / Size 8 

• Round Brush size 6: Princeton / Round / Size 6

• Round Brush size 3: Princeton / Round / Size 3

• Princeton Size 1 Liner brush

Drafting Tools

• Mechanical .3mm 

• .3 mm HB Lead 

• Graphite Crayon 2b or similar 

• Prismacolor Eraser/Art gum pack

Misc.

• Artists tape 1” wide  or 1” blue tape. 

• Paper towels

Nice to have but not required as they are used infrequently. Some of these tools I will have in class if you would like to borrow them.

• Scrap paper

• X-acto knife 

• Masking Fluid Marker

• Brush cleaner

• Wash brush: Hake brush, large flat or mop brush (size 10+ or 1”)

• Mechanical eraser

• Ruler and cutting mat

• Old hairdryer

• Table salt

• Additional Watercolors: Payne's Gray, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, White

*How to shop for a brush: Watercolor brushes are categorized as such and come in different shapes, materials, and sizes. Shape examples are: Flat, round, liner, detail, filbert, etc. Sometimes the shape is labeled on the brush handle but not always. The size of the brush will be a number printed on the brush handle. Brushes can be very personal for some artists. I like to look for varying materials with different stiffness/softness (synthetic, natural etc.). Fan, angle, and other odd shaped brushes are typically not used much. Thus, I do not recommend buying brush or paint sets. They often contain items you will most likely never use. The most used shapes are round, flat, and small detail brushes like liners.

*Note on brushes: Please do not bring brushes used with oil paints. If you took great care of your Acrylic brushes they could be useful as long as their hairs and points are still neat.