Materials for Svetlana’s Watercolour class

Paper: Very important Please bring stretched 300gm high quality watercolor paper: Archers 100% cotton Cold Press 300gm or more. I’m now using only Archers paper as it handles my technique the best and makes easier to lift colour from it. I have problems with sizing with other brands of paper in the past. Sometime I have spare and could sell you some.

Wet your paper first for minimum 15 minutes before stretching. We are going to use lots of water, so we don’t want the paper to buckle! Best board to stretch your paper on is Gatorfoam available from Art supplies shop using water-soluble brown paper tape.

Pallet: plastic with the lid. Idealy like my one. The bigger cells the better; Pigments should be readily accessible consistency of thick cream, so there are no interruptions once we begin to paint. ( I cant give you supplier yet, I bought it overseas, but Drawing room is trying to stock one) Brushes Large and small watercolor brushes with good point I suggest: NEEF 4600S squirrel mix, size 12,8 and 4 (Drawing room) Da Vinchi Filbert (cosmotop) size 12, 16 & 24 (Gordon Harris) And absolute luxury (but not necessary): Alvaro Castagnet Wash Brush NEEF 4880 size 1,1/2” and 2” (Drawing room) Lifting brushes: NEEF 95, Bright, size 1 and Galleria Filbert, size 8 (Drawing Room) Miscellaneous: Masking Fluid, Spraying bolttle, paper tissues , pencil and eraser, Watercolor paints, Daniel Smith unless says otherwise Aurelion New Gamboge or Indian Yellow in Schmincke Quinacridone Gold Perinone Orange Quinacridine Pink or Primary Red Magenta in Maimery Organic Vermilion Permanent Alizarin Crimson Quinacridine Burnt Orange Cobalt Blue French Ultramarine Ultramarine Violet Sap Green Viridian Pthalo Green YS Sometimes I use other colours, but they are optional for this workshop, Fell free to bring your favorite colours and brushes. Mention that you are my student and receeve 10% off in the Drawing room