MATERIALS LIST: White Blossoms Instructor: Connie Sayas
#08W BI605
(Students will choose to work EITHER in Water color OR Colored Pencil. Note the separate lists for Colored Pencil users vs. Water color users.) THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE FOR ALL STUDENTS: MATERIALS FEE: $5 payable to instructor on first day of class. DRAWING PENCILS: leads HB, 2H, and B; sharpener; kneaded earaser TRACING PAPER: 9" x 12" or larger (will only need a few pieces) WHITE BOARD: (11"x 14" or larger) such as foam core, to use as a back drop for your blossom specimen
NOTE! THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE ONLY FOR STUDENTS CHOOSING TO WORK IN WATER COLOR : ( colored pencils materials on page 3) WATER JARS: two PAPER TOWELS: (VIVA brand is good for absorption.) PALETTE: of choice WATERCOLOR PAPER: 140# HOTPRESS (or 300# hotpress if you prefer). You will need: four to six (9 x 12" approximate) pieces for painting exercises ; and one to two larger pieces for final class painting (size determined by your subject/composition). PAINT BRUSHES: Watercolor brushes "round"; sizes #2 & #6 or similar; preferably Kolinsky sable. Here are some good options: 1. Raphael Series #8404 round; (I recommend sizes #2 , #4 for this one.) Excellent brush that I use! (order at Italian Art Store, NY: 1-800-643-6440 www.italianartstore.com.) 2. Escoola Series #1212, round. (at Guiry's) 3. Winsor & Newton Series #7, round. (at Guiry's & Meininger's) 4. Robert Simmons, Sapphire #S85, round. Less expensive substitute for Kolinsky sable (at Guiry's & Meininger's) In addition, bring a couple of inexpensive brushes for mixing paint. WATER COLOR PAINT LIST: on page two.
(page 2 of 3) WATER COLOR PAINT LIST: Select ONE of the five following brands of paint. 1. Michael Wilcox Watercolors: (at KOZO-Fine Art Materials, 10 E. Ellsworth Ave., Denver OR at www.schoolofcolor.com, 1-888-794-5269 in a 12 set box) cadmium red light, quinacridone violet, cadmium yellow light, hansa yellow light (lemon yellow), ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, phthalocyanine blue, phthalocyanine green, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, titanium white 2. Da Vinci Permanent Artists' Watercolors: cadmium red medium, red rose deep, cadmium yellow medium, hansa yellow light, ultramarine, cerulean blue, phthalo blue, phthalo green, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, titanium white 3. Grumbacher Finest (NOT Grumbacher Academy) Water Colors: cadmium red light, thalo crimson, cadmium yellow light, cadmium yellow lemon, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, thalo blue, thalo green (blue shade), burnt sienna, yellow ochre hue, chinese white 4. Daniel Smith Extra-Fine Water Color: cadmium red medium, quinacridone red, cadmium yellow medium, hansa yellow light, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, phthalo blue, phthalo green (blue shade), burnt sienna, yellow ochre, chinese white 5. Winsor & Newton Artist (NOT Cotman) Water Colours: cadmium red, permanent rose, cadmium yellow pale, Winsor lemon, French ultramarine, cerulean blue, Winsor blue (red shade), viridian, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, titanium white
(page 3 of 3) NOTE! THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE ONLY FOR STUDENTS CHOOSING TO WORK IN COLORED PENCIL: DRAWING PAPER: Of your choice. Four to six (9 x 12") pieces for exercises and one to two pieces for final class drawing (size determined by your subject.) COLORED PENCIL LIST: (Use your brand of preference using similar colors.) The list below consists of colors equivalent to the watercolors we will use for "basic mixing". We can discuss this list in the first class. IN ADDITION bring all "light" colors that you already have that would be appropriate for pale blossoms: any light, pale or neutral colors that you have. BEROL PRISMACOLOR PENCILS FOR BASIC MIXING: poppy red - PC 922 magenta - PC 930 sunburst yellow - PC 917 lemon yellow - PC 915 true blue - PC 903 ultramarine - PC 902 indigo blue - PC 901 peacock green - PC 907 burnt ochre - PC 943 yellow ochre - PC 942 goldenrod- PC 1034 apple green - PC 912 violet - PC 932 orange - PC 918 white - PC 938 colorless blender - PC 1077