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Supplies – introduction to landscapes

Below are the list of supplies that you’ll need for this watercolor course.  These products are some of my favorite, tried and true watercolor supplies that I know you’ll love! These are the same set of supplies I like to use for all of my watercolor courses.

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Supplies You’ll Need

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Sketcher's Pocket Box

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Sketcher's Pocket Box

  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours are a range of water colours that are made to our high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives
  • Cotman Water Colours possess good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties
  • This popular pocket-sized plastic box features an integral mixing palette in the lid
  • This water colour set contains a pocket brush and 12 Cotman Water Colour half pans: Lemon Yellow Hue, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Red Pale Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Ultramarine, Intense Blue (Phthalo Blue), Viridian Hue, Sap Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Chinese White
  • 12 colors (plus 1 brush and tray)
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Watercolor Round Brush Set (Includes sizes we will use)

Watercolor Round Brush Set (Includes sizes we will use)

  • Transon round watercolor paint brushes are also suitable for acrylics, inks and gouache. Round are great for detail, wash, fills, and thin to thick lines. Check seller name before purchase.
  • Professional round brushes - Made from GOAT HAIRS and HIGH-GRADE IMPORTED NYLON. NATURAL GOAT HAIRS have great liquid holding ability, SOFT and SMOOTH blending with high-grade nylon gives you perfect sable-like spring back and be able to hold its shape, more AFFORDABLE than genuine kolinsky and sable hair. These brushes do not compromise their quality.
  • Sturdy and Durable - Nickel plated copper ferrules, more DURABLE and double-crimped to the handle, NO WOBBLING.
  • Ergonomic - Well balanced wooden handle finished with champagne-colored metallic finish. Smooth touch, comfy control, it brings you great joy while painting.
  • Brushes come in 8 popular sizes:#1, #4, #5, #8, #10 #12, #14, #16 . Meet all your basic needs for round brushes.
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Pencil for tracing (I also like to use blue erasable pencils for sketches, but it's not necessary)

Pencil for tracing (I also like to use blue erasable pencils for sketches, but it's not necessary)

  • For works in progress that may need some reworking along the way, these leads erase with ease.
  • Strong, medium coloring points deliver vibrant colors.
  • Offers a safe way to let your child color his/her art works.
  • Perfect for illustrating, animating and all your other unfinished business.
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Payne's Gray Watercolor Tube

Payne's Gray Watercolor Tube

  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours are high quality, yet affordable, delivering trusted performance.
  • Series: 1/Color Code: 465
  • Permanence Rating: A - Permanent
  • Transparency / Opacity: T
  • Lightfastness Rating: ASTM II - Very Good
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Arches 9x12 cold press watercolor paper (high quality watercolor paper)

Arches 9x12 cold press watercolor paper (high quality watercolor paper)

  • The long fibers in Arches natural white 100% cotton watercolor paper provide timeless beauty and an inimitable touch; this rich paper is available in multiple sizes and 3 revered textures: cold press, hot press and rough
  • All Arches watercolor pads for painting are pH-neutral with a harmonious natural grain and no optical brightening agents; each sheet is easily removed from the edge-glued pad
  • Arches water color paper is the only paper in the world to be gelatin sized "to the core”; it increases the luster and transparency of colors while preventing paints from penetrating into the paper and makes blending, overlay or paint removal easy, wet or dry
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Winsor & Newton, Intense Blue, 8ml tube to replace Cerulean Blue (Intro to Landscapes)

Winsor & Newton, Intense Blue, 8ml tube to replace Cerulean Blue (Intro to Landscapes)

  • Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours are high quality, yet affordable, delivering trusted performance.
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Scotch Painter's Tape (to tape down watercolor paper to plastic board or table top)

Scotch Painter's Tape (to tape down watercolor paper to plastic board or table top)

  • Versatile solution for protecting surfaces that require a little extra care when preparing to paint
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Kneaded Eraser

Kneaded Eraser

Best for helping to lighten tracing lines.

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Watercolor Flat Brush (One-inch)

Watercolor Flat Brush (One-inch)

  • Brushes are perfect for watercolor technique painting needs
  • A variety of synthetic and natural hair bristles
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