Paint-Along – PreClass

Welcome to class! Before we get started, I wanted to share a few thoughts…

Note: The paintings in this class were filmed at the start of my watercolor journey – I was super excited about them, and now in 2022…I look at them and question myself! HOWEVER – that means they’re nice and easy. So please enjoy them, paint along…..and get started on your journey!

Supplies are important – but if you don’t have these, try what you DO have. You can always decide to try other paints or brushes later if yours don’t work. If you can’t see the video below, click HERE.

Supplies

If you have other watercolor supplies feel free to try them out – but know that results may differ. Affiliate links are used (which means I receive a commission at no extra cost to you).

• Brushes:
  • Silver Brush Black Velvet Brushes: I recommend both sizes, but if only getting one, the 8:
    • Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8 BLICK – AMZ
    • Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #12 BLICK – AMZ
• Watercolor Paper:
  • Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12
• Watercolor Paints: these are updated recommendations since the original filming.
  • Daniel Smith, Essentials 5ml Set of 6
    • Includes: Hansa Yellow Light, Quinacridone Rose, Phthalo Blue – Green Shade, New Gamboge, Pyrrol Scarlet, French Ultramarine.
  • Instructor’s palette is NOT necessary for this course! Use the colors you have; many students have completed this course just mixing from the 6 essentials.
    • Nickel Azo
    • New Gamboge
    • Aussie Red Gold
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Burnt Umber
    • Perylene Maroon
    • Anthraquinoid Scarlet
    • Pyrrol Scarlet
    • Quinacridone Rose
    • Imperial Purple
    • Moonglow
    • Cobalt Teal Blue
    • Iridescent Electric Blue
    • Cobalt Blue
    • French Ultramarine Blue
    • Phthalo Blue GS
    • Indanthrone Blue
    • Serpentine Genuine
    • Sap Green
    • Green Apatite Genuine
    • Perylene Green
    • Payne’s Blue Gray
    • Neutral Tint

• Palette is not required (you can squeeze blobs of paint on a plate or tile). Instructor uses metal palettes but a plastic one is okay too; be sure you have at least 3 decently sized mixing wells. (See a video on setting up a palette HERE)
  • Schmincke Watercolor Palette
  • Watercolor Half Pans
• Spray bottles (or use an empty household spray bottle – make sure it’s clean!)
  • Spray bottle
• Tools and more:
  • Erasers – Factis or Kneaded eraser
  • Ruler – any kind.
  • Ampersand Hardbord – optional (if painting outside of the sketchbook this is a good surface to tape your papr onto)

Palette

If you’d like to create a palette like mine, here’s more on how I set it up (see the blog post HERE) – pdf is HERE.

Downloadable sketches

…are located within each lesson.