Art suppliers:   H and J crafts Louth, The Range ( Boston, Grimsby, Lincoln),  Ken Bromley (online)   WH Smiths  ( stock Winsor and Newton paints), Amazon ( online)

Watercolour Paper any size. If you are buying some I recommend - Arches rough 140lb (300gsm). It’s a bit expensive, so if you are looking for an alternative just go for a quality rough paper such as Bockingford, Langton or Fabriano. Avoid  Crimson and Blake paper (the Works), WH Smiths own brand  paper looks good but behaves badly too!

Sketch pad ( just cartridge paper)

Charcoal , Pencil 6B and rubber

Rag - such as a bit of an old t-shirt 

Board ,  Peg, Marg tub - for your paper, slightly bigger than your paper and peg to hold paper on board and a marg tub (empty!) to rest the board on. Alternatively just the paper pad and a marg tub.  

Brushes (just 2)   One big round one, no 14, 16 or 18 (this brush should go to a point when you wet it) and one small brush rigger no 3. Daler-Rowney Aquafine Watercolour Brush, Soft Synthetic Hair, Short Handle, Round, 14 (£15 ish) or 18 (£20 ish ) on Amazon . 16 Round Jacksons Studio Synthetic Watercolour Brush - £15 ish Amazon. Rigger brush - Winsor & Newton Brush, Wood, Transparent, no. 3 - 2 mm, round - rigging - brush, short handle £7 ish Amazon

Watercolour paints – tubes are better than pans. If you have got some already bring what you have; then we can work out any additional paints you might need.  Please avoid Crimson and Blake paints. If you haven’t already got paints and are starting out; I recommend from the

Winsor and Newton Cotman range:  Ultramarine blue ,  Raw sienna,   Burnt sienna,   Burnt Umber,  Alizarin crimson,  Cadmium red,  Lemon yellow,  Cadmium yellow

From the Winsor and Newton Artists quality range:   Paynes grey ( needs to be Artists quality )

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A few additional bits which aren't essential. 

Black waterproof ink  

Cerulean Blue w/c,  Intense blue w/c, Viridian green w/c, Sepia w/c

For flowers...  permanent rose or rose madder (pink),  Winsor violet,  Scarlet lake (red),  Mauve,  sap green