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WARMUP & MAIN LESSON

DRAWING TOOLS

  • Your favourite wooden and/or mechanical pencils in a range of grades from 2H to 4B.
  • Erasers: kneadable and Tombow Mono Zero 3mm.
  • Ruler.
  • Blending stump or tissue.
  • Compass or measuring tool.

  • Sketchbook or sketch pad (I use a Stillman & Birn Beta 270gsm).
  • 100% cotton watercolour or mixed media paper (at least 300gsm). I used an 8”x10” piece of 300gsm Hahnemuehle hot press watercolour paper for the warmup and a 640gsm block of Hahnemuehle hot press for the main lesson.
  • Watercolours: 2 of your favourite colours that play well together. I used Sennelier Phthalo Turquoise and Schmincke Payne’s Grey.
  • Gold watercolour: I used Daniel Smith Iridescent Gold and Interference Gold (optional) and Coliro Vintage Pearlcolor in Tibet Gold.
  • Round Watercolour brushes: very fine (0000-00), small (1) and medium (4).
  • Palette, paper towels and water jars.

BONUS LESSON

  • Sketchbook suitable for watercolour.
  • Pencil and erasers.
  • Watercolours of your choice.  I used Winsor & Newton Potter’s Pink, Schmincke Paynes Grey, Daniel Smith Quinacridone Deep Gold, Rose Madder Permanent and Naphthamide Maroon.
  • Metallic Watercolour: I used Daniel Smith Iridescent Gold and Coliro Vintage Pearlcolors by Finetec.
  • Watercolour brushes: a selection of fine to medium rounds; Princeton Velvetouch angular shader.
  • Palette, paper towels and water jars.