Materials List for Stoneflower Studio Watercolour Workshops

Stoneflower Studio Watercolour Workshops

The items listed below are my suggestions for a basic set of materials and equipment. They are the things I use most myself and would always take with me on a painting trip. If you already have an established kit and palette of colours you are happy with then please feel free to bring your own choice. A copy of this list will be sent to you when you book a place on a workshop.

Palettes, water pots and drawing boards will be provided but again you are welcome to bring your own. If you use tube colours you might prefer to bring your own palette so that you can save the paint you have squeezed out. If you are attending the 'Buildings in Watercolour' workshop you might wish to bring a lightweight sketching easel for outdoor work, weather permitting.

Colours – tubes or pans:

Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine
Cerulean
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Yellow
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Burnt Umber
Sap Green OR Olive Green
Winsor Violet OR Dioxazine Violet

Brushes:

Round brushes size 6, 8, 10.
These are suggested sizes. You will rarely need anything smaller than a 6 unless you are painting miniatures or highly detailed pictures (eg botanical illustration).

Paper:

'NOT' watercolour paper (also called 'cold pressed'). Minimum 140lb/300gsm to avoid excessive cockling.
Sheets of Bockingford paper will be available to purchase at the workshop.

Pencils etc:

HB and/or 2B and a sharpener.
Kneadable eraser (also known as a putty rubber). Avoid ordinary erasers as these damage the paper.

Recommended suppliers:

Shop: York Art & Framing, 7 Castlegate, York, YO1 9RN Tel: 01904 637619 www.artdeals.co.uk

Mail Order: Jacksons Art Supplies, 1 Farleigh Place, London N16 7SX Tel: 0870 241 1849 www.jacksonsart.co.uk

Mail Order: SAA, PO Box 50, Newark, NG23 5GY Tel: 0800 980 1123 www.saa.co.uk

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