Watercolor Boot Camp Recommended Materials List

Paper:  2 full sheets (22’ x 30”) of 140 lb cut into 4 pieces each, or a block of watercolor paper approximately 11” x 15”  Don't get anything lighter weight than 140 lb.  If you are using a watercolor paper block you have a built in easel.  A block is 12-20 pieces of watercolor rubber cemented together and onto a piece of heavy cardboard. 

Paints:   Get a tube of each of the following if you don’t already have them:

          Winsor yellow, aureolin yellow, Azo yellow, OR transparent yellow

          Burnt sienna

          Burnt umber

          Cadmium red or scarlet lake

          Permanent alizarin crimson

          Permanent rose

          Cobalt blue or ultramarine blue

          Phathlo blue (GS) or Winsor blue (green shade)

          French ultramarine blue

          Phathlo green or Winsor green

          Hooker’s green

Palette:  I recommend a regular watercolor palette with 16 or more individual wells for colors and a large mixing area.  If you don’t have one I will have a stack of Styrofoam plates you can use.

Water containers:  A half gallon container or larger.  Recycle something.

Brushes: 

          A No. 14 natural bristle or blended bristle short-handled round watercolor brush.    If you can’t get a No. 14 get a No. 12.

          A No. 7 or No. 8 natural bristle or blended bristle short-handled round watercolor brush. 

          Make sure you get watercolor brushes, not "watercolor and acrylic" brushes. Watercolor brushes have short handles, and are designed to hold a generous amount of water.

         IF IN DOUBT DON’T BUY IT.  If you can’t get everything don’t worry about it.  I’ll share. Call if you have questions.  Terry Denson, 727-698-2285.