Watch video on materials - In 'Be prepared' module 1.
Brushes: Pro Arte round watercolour brushes:
sizes 12, 6, 2 and no 1 rigger
Stiff bristle brush (optional)
Paint: Student or professional watercolour tubes:
Ultramarine blue, Cerulean blue, Cobalt blue, Cadmium yellow and Burnt sienna
Gouache paint: Permanent white
White acrylic ink - optional
Paper: 140lb weight NOT surface watercolour paper (at least A3 size)
Board: Offcut of plywood or MDF - approx 1cm thick
Gum strip - approx 5cm wide (no thinner)
Palette - 'Daisy' style with big wells.
Pastel - Good quality white soft pastel (not oil pastel)
Clingfilm
Salt - table salt (other salts can be experimented with too)
Toothbrush - for flicking paint
Dip pen - for signing work (optional)
Water- soluble - coloured pencil (maybe a blue one)