Watercolor Supply List
Your monthly tuition will cover expendable watercolor materials I provide in class such as #2 pencils, pink erasers, masking tape, paper towels, plates, cups, loaner items, etc.
Here is the Watercolor Materials list, with some links of where to purchase. If you are purchasing in-store (Michael's, Jo-Ann, Hobby Lobby) be sure to use a 50% off coupon, though these tend to be for a single-item purchase only. Online stores I use are Amazon, Blick.com and Jerry's Artarama. Sometimes office supply stores, Walmart and Target carry items on sale. My favorite is Blick.com
** If they don’t look like the photos below you are not getting the right kind and they will not work properly in class!!! Text me a pic if you are ordering and aren’t sure!! **
Transparent Watercolor Paint Set
Pelikan Transparent Paint Set of 12
Do not get OPAQUE or GOACHE
Harder to find in-store.
Online: double set $55 Amazon
If unavailable try:
Cold-Pressed 140lb. Watercolor Paper
Arches Watercolor Paper 10 X 14 block ** Preferred
Online: about $45 Amazon
Art stores, check for sales or use a coupon!
OR
Strathmore Watercolor Paper 11 X 15 400 series (wire binding/pad)
Strathmore (or Canson) is more affordable but you only get 15 sheets. It is also not on a "block" so it will bend/buckle a bit more when painted on, and the student will have to tape it down before each picture.
2 Short Handle Brushes:
#12 Round
#2 Round
Round, short-handled, #12 and #2 size, with Synthetic/ White Sable bristles
Brand: Blick store-brand, Robert Simmons or Windsor & Newton University
#12 (main brush): Blick.com ($4) Blick.com ($9) or ($12) Amazon (a bit better quality)
#2 (detail brush): Blick.com ($4)…difficult to search on Amazon
Updated 9/1/26