MATERIALS - What you need to bring

 

Feel free to bring any materials that you would like but please include the following or similar:

 

Paper

(sizes approximate)

• A3 or 11” x 15” Watercolour pad or block either in Cold Press (Not) or Rough

  texture - this can also be used as a ‘drawing board’ when painting out doors.

 

• Drawing Sketch Pad: A4 (8” x 12”) or A5 (6” x 8”) - or similar

 

Brushes

• No: 12 & 6 Round

• 1” or 3/4” Flat

• Large Mop or Hake

• No. 3 Rigger

 

 

Paints

Either tubes or pans - ‘artist’ or ‘student grade’ - no cheap sets!

 

• 3 Primary colours - Essential

 

Cadmium Yellow - alternatives: Hansa Yellow Light, New Gamboge, Indian Yellow

Alizarin Crimson - alternatives: Permanent Rose, Rose Madder, Crimson Lake

Cobalt Blue - alternatives: French Ultramarine, Pthalo blue Red Shade

 

Other useful colours: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Payne’s Grey, Cerulean Blue, Prussian Blue, Sap Green, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium or Pyrrole Red

 

Other essential items:

Light weight plastic mixing pallet, Pencils (HB), Pencil sharpener, Eraser,
Spray bottle (spritzer), Collapsible water holder, Tissue/Kitchen paper, Sun hat, 

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GIFT VOUCHERS

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Gift vouchers can be made out for any course or workshop or any monetary amount towards a any event. Please email with details on what you would like on your bespoke gift voucher!

 

The voucher can then be posted to you or sent via email (pdf format) for you to print out.

 

4watercolourevents@gmail.com

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