Supply List for Figure Classes and Workshops

Paints

Please bring the watercolor paints you are accustomed to using. At a minimum you will need a yellow, a red, a blue, and a way to get a dark. If you are unsure of what to bring, I suggest the following minimum set of paints.

• Raw sienna or yellow ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Cerulean Blue or cobalt blue
• ultramarine blue
• Cadmium red light, cadmium red, or quinacridone red

I recommend artists' grade paint in tubes. My favorite brands are Winsor and Newton, Daniel Smith, and M. Graham. There are many other high quality brands.

Brushes

• Pointed, round brush, Size 10 or 12
• Pointed, round brush, Size 8
• 1 1/2" flat brush

Other brushes are optional if you already have them. A size 6 round can occasionally be useful for touches of detail. A 1 1/2" or 2" synthetic flat can be useful for covering large background areas quickly.

Sable brushes are the best watercolor brushes, especially for figurative work, but they are outrageously expensive. Sable/synthetic blends, such as the Winsor and Newton Sceptre Gold brushes, are a good compromise, cheaper than a pure sable but still pricey in larger sizes. Synthetics, such as white sables or golden taklons, are the least expensive and work reasonably well. Choose what fits your budget.

Paper

Bring quarter sheets (11x15) and half sheets (15x22) of 140 lb, artists grade watercolor paper. Cold pressed paper is a good, all-purpose choice. Other finishes - rough, soft-pressed, or hot-pressed - are also acceptable.

Other materials

• Watercolor palette.
• 2 - 24 oz. or larger plastic containers for water (food containers work well)
• Kitchen sponge
• Medium/4B water-soluble graphite pencil
• Pencil (standard household pencil)
• Eraser - either white plastic or kneaded rubber
• White or neutral artists' tape, 3/4"
• Spray bottle
• Paper towels
• Masonite drawing board, gatorboard, or other rigid working surface
• Small sketch book