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) |Just 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) Amazon .
Daler Rowney Aquafine Brush - Rigger Size 03 (£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
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