Watercolor Bookmarks Livestreams: preclass

Before we start…a little housekeeping

I retain the copyright to the content you are learning in class. That means…

1. Do not sell or give away the concepts from my classes – you may not re-teach my instruction contained or created within these lessons.
2. Do not post a video tutorial or step by step photo tutorial of your own redraw of class content.
3. Do not repost any handouts you receive in class.

However…I love to see students making strides and taking this teaching and personalizing it with your own skills.

1. DO make your own designs and develop your own style! I love that!
2. DO gift your creations made with these techniques, of course!

At the bottom of each lesson you’ll see some ways to share your homework and ask questions, so that’ll be handy for you.

Bonus: Ocean

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size, painted on an 8″ x 10″ and trimmed down to create 4 bookmarks. Daniel Smith colors: Yellow Ochre, Transparent Red Oxide, Ultramarine Turquoise, French Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Paynes Blue Gray. Baby wipes, and you’ll want a nice big mop brush and a small detail brush. Oh and a toothbrush!

July 2: Espresso

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size. 3 options will be painted; leave some extra room around them to trim off, and have 3 taped off. Have a few circle templates or a compass on hand. Daniel Smith colors: Transparent Red Oxide, Yellow Ochre, French Ultramarine. 

July 9: Home

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size. 2 options will be painted; leave some extra room around them to trim off, and have 2 taped off with sketches complete. Any fun colors will work, these will be fun illustrations!

July 26: Geode

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size. 2 options will be painted; leave some extra room around them to trim off, and have 3 taped off. Fun gemstone colors – pinks, yellows, teals, plus any metallic colors you might like to try out. And a waterproof pen. Maybe some gold pens too! 

July 23: Group

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size. 3 options will be painted for our undersea groups — schools of fish! Blues and greens of any kind can be used.

July 30: Ornate

4-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ size. 3 options will be painted, with one bonus elephant design demonstrated (sketch included). French Ultramarine and Transparent Red Oxide or Burnt Sienna, Aussie Red Gold, Sap and Hookers Green.

Paper

Good paper is important!  Choosing to work on student grade papers will hamper your results, create funky edges, and cause more blooms than a good high quality cold press or rough watercolor paper. It should be 100% cotton, sometimes called “rag” – if a paper doesn’t list that it’s made with cotton, avoid it.

Cold press vs rough? Again, personal choice. I get way better drybrush effects and beautiful edges on rough, but it can be challenging for small details. (Thus helping avoid getting lost in unnecessary detail!) Most people use cold press. (I don’t recommend hot press at all for this course.)

1. Arches
   1. Cold Press 9×12 pad BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS
   2. Rough 9×12 pad BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
   3. Cold Press 140lb full sheet, 22″ x 30″ BLICK   JACKSONS 
   4. Rough 140lb full sheet, 22″ x 30″ BLICK   JACKSONS 
2. Saunders Waterford
   1. Cold Press 140lb full sheet, 22″ x 30″ BLICK   JACKSONS 
   2. Rough 140lb full sheet, 22″ x 30″ BLICK   JACKSONS 

Watercolor Paints

I’ll be using my main 2025 palette, but can offer alternate colors as we paint if you’ve got different colors in yours.

1. Hansa Yellow Light BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
2. Aussie Red Gold BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
3. New Gamboge BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
4. Yellow Ochre BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
5. Quinacridone Rose BLICK AMZ  JACKSONS 
6. Anthraquinoid Scarlet BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
7. Imperial Purple BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
8. Transparent Red Oxide BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS 
9. French Ultramarine BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
10. Verditer Blue BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
11. Iridescent Electric Blue (Luminescent) BLICK AMZ  JACKSONS 
12. Cascade Green BLICK  AMZ JACKSONS 
13. Sap Green BLICK AMZ  JACKSONS
14. Chromium Green Oxide BLICK AMZ  JACKSONS 
15. Ultramarine Turquoise BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
16. Prussian Blue BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
17. Paynes Blue Gray BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
18. Moonglow BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 

General supplies

1. Grafix Incredible Art Board or Ampersand HardBoard (or use any hard surface you’d like) BLICK AMZ JACKSONS
2. White Artist Tape, 3/4″
3. Water container of some kind
4. Spray bottle – any kind of bottle is great, though I find that a small one that fits in the hand works better than something like a windex bottle.
5. Baby wipes, paper towels

Brushes

Natural hair brushes (I’ll be choosing from these to use during the Zoom sessions)

1. Winsor Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7 Round #8 BLICK AMZ JACKSONS 
2. Da Vinci Mottler Brush BLICK AMZ JACKSONS
3. Da Vinci Cosmotop Round 2 BLICK AMZ JACKSONS
4. Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round 4 BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS
5. Winsor Newton flat 3/4 sable one stroke brush BLICK AMZ
6. DaVinci Silverpoint Quill Brush AMZ

    

Synthetic brush options:

1. Silver Brush Black Velvet, Round 8  BLICK AMZ JACKSONS
2. Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #2 BLICK AMZ JACKSONS
3. Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #4 BLICK AMZ JACKSONS