My Fave Materials and where to buy

NEW TO WATERCOLOUR?

Here's what I recommend:​

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
​My list of faves at Jerry's Artarama
My faves at Jackson's Art UK
My fave Rosemary & Co Hake brushes


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