Watercolour Materials
Acrylic Materials List
WATERCOLOURS
I can recommend the following art supplies:
Paper:
Arches Hot Pressed, Medium 21cm x 41cm Block pad.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B01DIKVSPY?ie=UTF8&th=1
Cheap Paper for practicing, and for making cards.
ARTEZA 9x12" Expert Watercolor Pad, Pack of 2, 64 Sheets (140lb/300gsm),
Brushes: Watercolour Mops:
SELECTED SPECIFICALLY BY ARTIST JOSEPH ZBUKVIC
Aquario Brushes - Mop #14 and Mop #18
Chisel Flat, a
Golden Taklon Wash Brush Set Sizes 1/2", 3/4", 1"
Smaller Mops:
PAINT BASICS
Introduction Set – 5ml tubes:
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolours
(This intro set is a good selection to start with, although consider adding burnt umber and burnt sienna)
Daniel Smith 285610005 Extra Fine Essentials Introductory Watercolor, Blue/Transparent/Yellow, 5ml
Below: Individual tubes 15ml
Lemon yellow
Permanent Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Perylene Scarlet
Carbazole Violet
French Ultramarine
Manganese Blue Hue
Permanent Green
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Moonglow
Black
Palette
My favourite folding paint palette:
As an Australian Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
My social media:
Website: http://www.shirleypeters.com
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/shirleypetersart
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShirleyPeters
Buy prints on canvas for a unique gift!
Prints of paintings: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/shirleypeters.html
Below is a full List of my watercolors; although not all are in in my current palette
Lemon yellow
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue
Aureoles
French Ochre
Permanent Orange
Perylene Red
Quinacridone Magenta
Alizarin Crimson
Moonglow
French Ultramarine
Pthalo Blue
Indathrone Blue
Cobalt Blue
Manganese Blue
Cobalt Teal Blue
Undersea Green
Sap Green
Green Apatite Genuine
Perylene Green
Burnt Tigers Eye Genuine
Transparent Red Oxide
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Sepia
Paynes Grey
Lamp Black
ACRYLIC MATERIALS
Beginner Acrylic Paints:
Non-Toxic Chroma Chromacryl Acrylic Paint Tubes 10 Pack, Assorted Colour,
Not the five tube set that I bought, but still good value for 10 tubes.
Top Quality Paints:
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Set Heavy Body
Medium
Liquitex Professional Medium
Beginner Brushes:
Royal & Langnickel Royal Zip N’ Close Gold Taklon Variety 8-Piece Brush Set
Advanced Brushes:
I recommend Rosemary Brush Sets:
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/gift-sets/set-100-acrylic
Basic Canvas:
Academy Art Supply 12 X 16 inch Acid Free Stretched Canvas 6-Pack
Top Quality Canvas:
Choose from your local art supply shop, or stretch your own!
I’ll have a video on that soon.
or, try this one:
Markin Arts Master Series 1.5” Profile Swedish Solid Wood Acid/Discoloration Free 100% Grade A 15oz Heavy
Weight Cotton Titanium Acrylic Gesso Primed Professional Artist Stretched Canvas 24x30”
Which colours?
My all-time favourite paints, regardless of medium.
(2 of each: yellow, red, blue, brown, black and white)
Lemon yellow
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Black