Required Materials

Fluid Colours:

• Hansa or Benzimidazolone Yellow
• Napthol Red Light
• Cerulean Blue (or Cerulean Blue Hue)
• Bone or Ivory Black

Heavy Body Colours:

• Titanium White

Mediums:

• Golden Gloss Medium (essential) and a small container to hold it.
• White Gesso (any)
• *Bring any other mediums that you might have, gels, pastes, etc. to try; they are all fun and we will discuss their benefits and drawbacks.

Substrates:

• A variety of supports - these can be stretched canvas, canvas boards, birch panels that have been sealed with acrylic gel medium - sizes between 9x12 and 16x20 are most manageable. A minimum of two, and no maximum.

• Disposable Palette Paper
• Masking tape
• Scissors
• A few sheets of watercolour paper for exercises

An assortment of brushes, both bristle and synthetic.

• Essential:A ¾”angle brush, a ⅜” angle brush, a round brush (size 6 or 8), and a size 2 liner brush.

• An old metal fork, an old gift card, and some clean soft rags
• Vine charcoal (a few pieces)
• Inktense pencils (Willow and Bark are my favourites)
• A China Marker (black or white)
• Shop Cloth (Blue cotton paper towel)
• A spray bottle - my favourite is a giant Zep one with an adjustable nozzle from Home Depot, not a wee delicate mister!
• Your phone or ipad and a charger, and a few resource photos of your favourite landscapes.