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)

9” x 12”  to 11" x 15"  or A4 to A3 sizes

Watercolour paper blocks are recommended in cold pressed or rough surfaces.

Good quality recommendations include: Arches, Saunders Waterford, Bockingford, Meeden, Windor & Newton and Langton.

 

• 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!

Good quality recommendations include: Windsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Schmincke, 

Van Gogh, Sennelier and Daler Rowney

 

• 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, Scalpel, Masking Fluid, Spray bottle (spritzer), Collapsible water holder,

Tissue/Kitchen paper, Sun hat, Camping chair.

 

 

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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