Watercolor 101 Supply List

• Minimum of 5 colors of watercolor paint tubes or cakes in red, yellow, blue, burnt umber, and black (lamp black).

• 16 to 20 well palette tray

• 3 round brushes in size 10, 4, and 2.

• 1 oval wash brush size 3/4"

• 8x10 cold press watercolor paper or larger. It can be loose sheets, in a pad, or in a block.

* Optional supplies *

• 2 water cups for rinsing brushes

• Reusable microfiber or low lint towel for wiping brushes. Make sure it is fairly smooth, soft, and lint/fuzz free. 8) liquid mask/liquid frisket and application tool (old beat up brush, rubber tip brush made for sculpting clay, or Graphix incredible nib)

Drawing 101 Supply List

• 5-10 artist drawing pencils ranging from 2H to 8B. As long as you have an HB pencil and three to four #B pencils you will have what you need.

• Spiral bound sketch book/pad that is at least 7" x 10" or up to 9" x 12".

• Kneaded eraser and a plastic eraser such as a Milan 5020

• Pencil sharpener

* Optional Supplies *

• Various blending stumps and tortillons

• Low odor spray fixative

• Compressed charcoal or charcoal pencils. If you get this you need spray fixative.

Acrylic 101 Supply List

• Minimum of acrylic colors in red, yellow, blue, white, and black.

• 16 to 20 well palette or a flat, no well, mixing palette that is at least 7"x 9". Your palette can be plastic, glass, or palette paper.

• 2 to 3 canvas boards or stretched canvas sized 8" x 10" to 11" x 14".

• Flat brushes size 6 and 10, Filbert brushes size 4 and 8, Liner brush size 1, and a 1.5" to 2" chip brush.

• Liquitex freestyle small #1 palette knife or similar.

* Optional supplies *

• Additional canvas boards or stretched canvas. You may also try canvas paper in addition to at least 2 canvas boards/stretched canvases.

• Round brush size 4

• Water cup for rinsing brushes

• Reusable microfiber or low lint towel for wiping brushes. Make sure it is fairly smooth, soft, and lint/fuzz free.

Mixed Media 101 Supply Suggestions

• At least 3 colors of acrylic paint or other water based paint such as watercolor and gouache.

• Assortment of markers and gel pens (Sharpies, Microns, Gelly Roll, etc.)

• Assorted stamps and ink pads or stencils

• Decorative papers such as scrapbook paper

• Some sort of glue such as a glue stick, modge podge, or acrylic medium.

• Paper pad or journal with heavy weight mixed media, acrylic, or watercolor paper (at least 96lb/160gsm, preferably 184lb/300gsm).

• Assorted brushes to apply paint and glue. I suggest some cheap or old ones for the glue. Even more supplies:

• Gesso

• heavy textured acrylic mediums

• alcohol ink or other Tim Holtz brand products

• Art markers like Copic or Prismacolor

• Colored pencils

• Palette knives

• Anything you can think of to use in the journal or on the page is acceptable!