30 Days WC: Preclass

In April 2025, a number of artists at Artventure wenth through this course “together” – meaning everyone posted their work on or around the day of the lesson throughout the month. There were no “rules” – you can skip days if needed, etc – but sometimes it helps to see in real time what others are doing, hear their questions, see the responses. 

It took me about 45 days to finish mine, and I’ve included them at the end of each lesson. Not for you to feel the need to paint something larger (I didn’t paint postcards for these) or with more advanced techniques since video was not recorded….but for a bunch of them I included some step by step photos. Sometimes that helps me to see what order an artist added layers, and I can apply that to other paintings even if not following an unsatisfying photo slideshow!

On the lesson for Day 30, I posted a YouTube video in which I went through each of the 2025 paintings to critique myself. Hope that’s something you’ll find helpful too!

-Sandy

PS Here’s the link for Artventure – it’s free to join!

This preclass lesson is all about the supplies! If you’re already watercoloring, you may have all that you need already.

Supply video:

Watercolor

You can use whatever colors you have! And whatever palette; shown in class is a Schmincke Watercolor palette with half pans/.

But the colors in the palette are as follows:

1. Daniel Smith watercolors:
   1. Nickel Azo BLICK  AMZ   JACKSONS
   2. New Gamboge BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   3. Aussie Red Gold BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   4. Yellow Ochre BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   5. Burnt Sienna BLICK   AMZ  JACKSONS
   6. Perylene Maroon BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   7. Anthraquinoid Scarlet BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   8. Quinacridone Rose BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   9. Imperial Purple BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   10. Cobalt Blue BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   11. French Ultramarine Blue BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   12. Cobalt Teal Blue BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   13. Phthalo Blue GS BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   14. Indanthrone Blue BLICK  AMZ   JACKSONS
   15. Serpentine Genuine BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   16. Green Apatite BLICK  AMZ   JACKSONS
   17. Sap Green BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
   18. Perylene Green BLICK   AMZ  JACKSONS
   19. Payne’s Blue Gray BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS

There are 2 pans of purples in the palette that you’ll see there; I’m only experimenting with them at the time of this filming. They’re both the same pigment as Imperial Purple, so you don’t need them – but just in case:

1. Winsor & Newton Winsor Violet (Dioxazine Violet) BLICK  AMZ
2. M Graham Dioxazine Purple BLICK  AMZ

Postcards

Postcards, Cold Press (these are Winsor and Newton which I like better than the Etchr ones used in class: BLICK  AMZ

Brushes

1. Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #6 BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS 
2. Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8 BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
3. Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Brush – Round 8 BLICK

Other

1. Spray bottle BLICK   AMZ  
2. White artist tape, 1/4” AMZ
3. Baby Wipes Container, Black
4. Pencil
5. Kneaded Eraser BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS