Watercolour Paper

Comes in many forms'Not', 'Rough' and 'Hot pressed' Not pressed is the most popular, Hot pressed is ideal for Botanical and detailed work and Rough works well in Landscapes.Watercolour Paper comes in different weights 90, 140, 200 and 300lbs. 140 been the most popular. Pads and Blocks whats the difference? A 'pad' each piece is loose and a 'block' comes ready stretched and you work one piece at a time, when you have finished the watercolour painting take a small knife and take the paper off the block

 

Paints

Watercolour paints come in tubes and pan sets. Tubes are ideal for working indoors, and most popular a greater richness of colour and tone can be obtained. Pan sets are ideal for working outside. Watercolour paints come in Student and Artist Quality.Different makes can be mixed.

 

Brushes and Pencils

A couple of good brushes can be all that you need to start Watercolour painting. Brushes come in many different hairs Sable, Goat, Kilinsky Sable and man made.There are many different shapes Flat, Round, Rigger and Fan to name a few. Watercolour brushes come in many sizes from 00 to Size 25. 2B Pencils are ideal for a watercolour sketch and range up to 9B. Watercolour pencils come in many colours and can be used in a watercolour painting for cetain effects, they can also be mixed to ontain different colours

I recommend

Winsor and Newton Student or Artist Quality tubes.

Ultramarine, Permanent Rose, Raw Sienna

Burnt Sienna, Gamboge Yellow and Cobalt Blue

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I recommend

1 inch flat Hake brush

Size 12, 8 and 4 Round Sable Mix

Size 6 and 4 Sable Rigger

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