CONSERVATORY

Watercolor "How To" Workshops
Material List

Instructor: Catherine Hearding

This material list applies to all Watercolor "How To" Workshops listed below.

 

Professional Grade tube watercolors, good choices of brands include:

Winsor Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, M. Graham

Recommended Colors:

  • Lemon Yellow or Winsor Lemon
  • New Gamboge
  • Permanent Rose
  • Cadmium Scarlet or Cadmium Red light
  • Winsor Red or Pyrol Red
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Prussian Blue Ultramarine Blue
  • Cerulean Blue

Brushes:

  • 1” wash brush
  • ½” flat watercolor brush
  • # 10 or #12 round watercolor brush

Paper:

140# cold press watercolor paper
preferably a watercolor block (Arches, Fabriano, Lanaquarelle, or Winsor Newton) 9” x 12” or larger

Additional Supplies:

  • 2 containers for water
  • Paper towels/ rags
  • Palette (plastic or butcher’s tray enamel)
  • Palette knife
  • Drawing pencil
  • Spray bottle

 

Controlling your Watercolors
Monday, June 16
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Creating Exciting Textures
Monday, June 23
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Painting Trees and Rocks
Monday, June 30
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Painting Water and Reflections
Monday, July 7
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Similuating Light and Creating Shadows
Monday, July 14
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

 

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