Trust the Process Not the Plan: Watercolour Painting

Описание: I hope you enjoy this painting session with ‘no plan’. It is great to make a few marks and then let the watercolour and you decide what to do next. I keep things simple by only using a few colours. Enjoy!

To find out more about Watercolour Landscapes for Beginners click the link below:
www.scottswinsonclasses.com/courses

Paper: Arches Cold Pressed, 300gsm, Watercolour Paper, 100% Cotton

Paints: (all Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Paints)
Alizarin Crimson Permanent
French Ultramarine
Light Red

Brushes:
Holbein Hake Brush 2”
Holbein Hake Brush 1.5”
Holbein Hake 1” x 2
Size 12 Pure Kolinsky Round Sable
Chinese Calligraphy Brush – not sure what hair it is

Other:
Tweezers
3M Magic Tape to attach to the board and for the horizon line
Spray Bottle
Tissues
Bowel to tilt the board when dropping in watercolour

Happy Painting Everyone!

Paper - if you can afford it try and use Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper or any other 100% cotton paper. Sheets most of the time are the cheapest way to go. I can get Hahnemuhle sheets (53cm x 78cm) for $11.50 Australian from my local art store when buying them one at a time. This gives me 16 sheets of A5 which is much cheaper than buying a pad. If you can afford to buy 50 sheets at a time that can save you a lot of money!

Arches A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm 100% Cotton Pad: https://geni.us/Arches300gsmPad

Arches A3 Cold Pressed 300gsm 100% Cotton Pad: https://geni.us/Arches9x12Pad

Arches A3 Block if you wanted to use that instead of tape to a board:
https://geni.us/ArchesWatercolourPaper

Alternatives to Arches Paper:
Saunders Waterford Watercolour Paper Sheets 300gsm cold pressed 100% cotton from your local art supplies store. Or the links from amazon below.
Sheets of 425gsm:https://geni.us/SaundersWaterford
Block 9”x12”: https://geni.us/SaundersWaterfordBlock

Hahnemuhle Etching Paper Sheets 300gsm (75% cotton 25% high alpha cellulose)
https://geni.us/HahnemuhleEtchingPaper

Stonehenge Paper Sheets 20” x 30”: https://geni.us/StonehengePaper

Baohong Watercolour Blocks: Much cheaper than Arches and good quality paper
https://geni.us/bahongwatercolorblock


Any other 100% cotton, cold pressed, acid free papers

The other paper I use a huge amount is Rives BFK Etching Paper by Arches 280gsm, 100% cotton, white, 56cm x 76cm sheets: https://geni.us/RivesBFKEtching

Paints - you only need 6 colours for this course. You can use Winsor and Newton artist quality or Cotman student quality paints. You can use other brands but the colours and names will be different. The colours are:

Yellow Ochre
Paynes Grey
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Cobalt Blue
Light Red

You will also mix up a grey in a separate bowl using Cobalt Blue and Light Red

Cotman Student Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/cotmancobaltblue
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanlightred
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanyellowochre

Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Paints (If you can afford it I would encourage you to buy these!)
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/WinsorNewtonCobaltBlue
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/YellowOchreTube
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/LightRedTube

Brushes - you only need 6 brushes and a couple of cheap mixing brushes.

Size 12 Round Sable
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable Size 12 - Cornellisen (quite expensive over £150)
https://geni.us/PureKolinskySableSize
https://geni.us/IsabeyPureKolinsky

or
Synthetic Round Sable Size 12 - Micadore For Artists - roymac Revolution Taklon - ($20)
https://geni.us/SyntheticRound

Hake Brushes x 2
Holbein 2” Hake Brush (my preference)
Holbein 1” Hake Brush (my preference)
https://geni.us/HolbeinHakeBrush
or
Ron Ranson Large Hake Brush (about 2”)
Ron Ranson Small Hake Brush (about 1”)
https://geni.us/RonRanson

Flat Nylon
Long Flat Nylon (¾” wide and 1” long bristles) - Robert Wade Neef 980 Taklon Wash: https://geni.us/RobertWadeNylon


Fan Brush
Fan Brush (I own size 1’s mainly and a size 6) - can be any brand really - I own two Winsor and Newton size 1 fan brushes and an Art Spectrum Series 1000FAN size 6.
I would get Hogs Hair Fan Brushes as they make more interesting marks but that is always personal preference. Some cheap ones on amazon are on the link below:
https://geni.us/DugatoFanBrushSet


Small Round Sable
Series 7 size ‘0’ Winsor and Newton Finish Round Sable (lovely small brush but more expensive than synthetic): https://geni.us/Series7WinsorandNewton

A cheaper alternative to the series 7 round sable is: Size 00 Winsor and Newton Cotman Round
https://geni.us/CotmanRound00