Supplies and prep for my January 2025 Color Connections class
You can work in a sketchbook or watercolor pad, or on loose sheets of paper, but high quality cotton watercolor paper such as Arches will give you the best results. Strathmore is not high quality but will be ok. You will need to pencil in the guidelines for your charts before we meet in class. I will send you directions on how to do this once you register for class.
Bring all of your watercolor paints that are high-quality tube watercolors, such as Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, M. Graham, Holbein. Have at least two of each of the primary colors of blue, red and yellow. My suggestions are those colors in the Daniel Smith Essentials 6-color set: Hansa Yellow, New Gamboge, Quinacridone Rose, Pyrrol Scarlet, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue. Please also purchase a tube of Phthalo Green (blue shade). My working palette is mostly primary colors, but I also use Quinacridone Gold, Phthalo Green, Burnt Sienna, Jane’s Grey (by Daniel Smith) and Buff Titanium. You do not need to own these colors to take the class, but feel welcome to buy one or two of them if you are curious to try something new. Jane’s Grey is slightly different than Payne’s Grey…either will work for class. Search the Daniel Smith website and you will find an article about Jane’s Grey. And an economical way to try out new paints is to buy half-pans of Daniel Smith watercolors from Blick or other retailers.
Size 8 round brush
An OmniGrid Quilter’s Grid is very helpful for penciling in your grids. You may also use a ruler.
Questions about supplies? Email Elizabeth here.
