Practical Watercolour

Just teach me how to do it!  

Step by step guided projects for watercolour beginners and watercolour challenges for the more advanced.  You will grow and develop your own style and gain confidence in your work.

Please choose artist quality paint (*essential colours)

• Ultramarine Blue*

• Alizarin Crimson Permanent *

• Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre*

• Cadmium Red

• Lemon yellow or Auriolin

• Cadmium Orange or Hansa Yellow

• Burnt Sienna

• Cobalt Blue

Brushes (as listed or similar)

• Pure Squirrel mop Windsor and Newton size two or three or “Neef” Squirrel Mix about size 16

• “Neef” Squirrel Mix size 8

• “Neef” Squirrel Mix size 2 or a rigger

• Water colour paper: Archers 185 or 300 medium or similar cotton rag paper

• 2b pencil and sketch book,

• Kneadable eraser

• Cotton rag

• Masking tape

• Waterproof firm support board

• Masking fluid (optional)

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