Materials List
- Stephen Kilborn Workshop - 2009
1. Easel - French
easel or whatever portable kind you prefer. You can trry one
of mine I have several types.
2. Board - A little
bigger than your paper, about 12" x 16" for 1/4 sheets
or if you want to do full sheets about 23" x 31". Masonite
or foam core. Masonite doesn't blow so much in the wind.
3. Bulldog Clips
- To hold paper to board.
4. Paper - 2 or 3,
22" x 30" sheets of 300# or 140# Hot Press Fabriano
Artistico watercolor paper. This Fabriano paper is the best.
You can even wash off a painting and reuse the paper. We will
work on 1/4 sheets (11" x 15" ). In the past I have
listed other papers, these are fine and it is good to try different
surfaces, but the 300# Fabriano just does not wrap, even the
140# works great with a little tape. The Hot Press is good for
putting the paint on more thickly. I like the 300# because I
don't have to tape it.
5. Brushes - Whatever
you are comfortable with. I use a few good quality "round"
watercolor brushes, some stiffer flats and sometimes acrylic
brushes. To put paint down thickly it is necessary to have some
firmer brushes. In my set that I am selling I have a #6 and #10
round with a half inch wash. I have been using Zoltan Szabo bristle
brushes recently.
6. Palette - I use
a Tom Lynch plastic one or a folding one for travel. Lately I
am favoring butcher trays (cheap and metal).
7. Paint - I use
DaVinci 37ml watercolors or gouache because they are inexpensive
and top quality. Gouache is a little more fluid and not as finely
ground as watercolor. Mostly I use watercolors because they have
more colors and you have the option of getting transparent effects.
Artisans art supply store in Taos is going to stock DaVinci watercolors.
Hansa Yellow Lt.
Cadmium Yellow Lt.
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Lt.
Red Rose Deep (Quinacridone)
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Phthlo Blue
Titanium White (
2 tubes )
or try Chinese white it is whiter but more transparent.
9. Sketch book -
This is very important. have a good sized one and some pencils
or what ever you draw with. A large felt tip pen would work well
to loosen up with.
8. Misc.- Umbrella,
paper towels, water container, sponges, spray bottle, berets,
sunhats, whatever you use.....
Ask if you have questions
about any of this material.
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