Water Color

Beginners – Intermediates

Instructor Robin Harvey

Tuesdays

1:00pm – 4:00pm

April 9 through May 28

$120 – 8 week course

Class Supply List

• 2 sheets of Gemini Watercolor Paper #140 lb. (available for purchase at Wasem’s) quartered.
• A hard board (plywood or Gator Board to mount your paper on. Board should be at least 4″ bigger than the paper.
• An assortment of water color brushes (1″ wash brush to fine liner brush. Include a round, wedges, and flat brushes of assorted sizes). Bring what you have. Beginners start off with a set of assorted sized of Water Color Brushes.
• A cheap water color brush for masking (the size that comes with children’s watercolor sets).
• Salt shaker with salt in it. Different types of salt if you have them (table, course, canning, and rock salt).
• Small water spray bottle.
• 2 deep containers for rinse water.
• A multiple slotted pallet with a large space in the middle for mixing, the more slots the better.
• Paper towels
• Q-tips, toothpicks, a couple of nails, plastic wrap, Exacto knife.
• Hand-held hair dryer (VAC has some, but you will need one at home).
• Masking fluid (check to see that the bottle is not dried up).
• Paint – try to buy the best quality of tubes you can. Look for artist as opposed to student quality. I am a fan of Holbein brand. All brands have different names for colors so buy:
  • Cadmium Red or Permanent Red (True Christmas like Red)
  • Cadmium Yellow or Azo Yellow (Clean bright Yellow)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Raw Umber or Van Dyke Brown
  • Sap Green
  • Hookers Green
  • Phthalo Green or Viridian Green
  • Cad Orange
  • Gambose

Bring a sample of your water color work if you have painted before.

Make sure to tell Wasem’s that you are a student for a 10% discount

Sign up now to hold you spot.  Class feed are due prior to class.