AMANDA BRETT WATERCOLOUR ARTIST
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My Fave Materials and where to buy

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NEW TO WATERCOLOUR?

Here's what I recommend:
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ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES - SUBSTITUTES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED
 
Paint - TUBE paints are more versatile
Artist Quality (14ml or 5ml) - ESSENTIAL
Recommended Brands: Winsor & Newton or Schmincke
  • Winsor blue (red shade) OR Winsor blue (green shade) OR French Ultramarine
  • New Gamboge OR Indian Yellow OR Quinacridone Gold
  • Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Permanent Rose
  • Burnt Sienna OR light Red OR brown madder

You’ll be able to mix every colour and tone imaginable using these pigments.

 
Brushes
The best watercolour brushes are very soft natural bristle but these student synthetic brushes are good substitutes. You can paint all your work with just 4 brushes and they will last many years if properly cared for: 
  1. Essential - the fattest round soft bristled brush with a good point you can get, size #18 or #20 
    Princeton Neptune round
    OR Raphael softaqua 
    OR da Vinci casaneo 
  2. Daler Rowney Sapphire S85 #10 or #12
  3. Rigger 
  4. ​2 inch hake
  
Watercolour Paper - essential
Fabriano Artistico, 300gsm, CP, 100% cotton rag, full sheet 76x56cm – 1 sheet
Bockingford is acceptable.

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SUBSTITUTES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED
Due to supply difficulties wherever you are in the world, please be happy with the colours and quality of paint, brushes and paper you have right now.
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You might get a different result from me - that's great - your work is already starting to have your unique style and you will be developing your own sense of colour!!
WHEREVER YOU ARE
IN THE WORLD,
GET MY
​RECOMMENDED WATERCOLOUR MATERIALS HERE
​My recommended watercolour materials are available online from these stores, anywhere in the world

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My Amazon USA store of Favorite Products
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My list of faves at Jerry's Artarama

My faves at Jackson's Art UK
My fave Rosemary & Co Hake brushes


I am an affiliate marketer and earn a small commission on your purchases from some of these links, thanks for looking!

Amanda Brett - Watercolour Artist

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Quality Guarantee: All my watercolours are painted with only modern professional grade watercolour paints on Museum exhibition grade watercolour papers, they are extremely lightfast and will become a family heirloom and passed down to subsequent generations. ALL art of ANY medium should be hung away from direct sunlight. If​properly cared for, watercolour paintings will last as long, if not longer, than oil paintings. I only paint on 100% cotton rag paper, mostly Arches and Fabriano, and frame to conservation standard with acid free materials.
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Watercolour Painting Holiday Workshop
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  • Home
    • News
    • About Me
    • More About Me & Watercolour
    • What I See
  • Gallery Shop
    • SHOP New Original Paintings
    • Shop Limited Edition Prints
  • Tuition
    • PaintBox Tips featured posts >
      • PaintBox Tips
    • Video Lessons
    • Weekly Watercolour Classes >
      • Feedback & Photos
    • student's page
    • Lessons featured posts >
      • Lessons
    • Workshops for your Group
    • Watercolour Magic on Youtube
    • FAQs >
      • My faves and where to buy
      • Resources
  • Contact
  • Join My Insider's List
  • Workshop Lucca Italy June 2022
    • Plein Air Supplies