Over the nine weeks, we will look at various aspects of this style of working. The equipment needed is the same as for watercolour plus waterproof ink - black. It is an excellent introduction to watercolour painting, a more forgiving way to start, but a lovely style in its own right. Tutor: Mr P Parker.
Equipment you need to bring:
Black Waterproof ink
Brushes
Sable Hair mixture or Nylon. Rounds.
Pure Sable, while the best, are very expensive.
Three or four will do. Sizes 2, 6, 10, 12 would be a good start.
A rigger brush and a broad mop brush would also be useful to have. More so, the Rigger.
Paint
I use tube colour squeezed out into the pans in my paintbox.
It is the most economical way to do it. The paint then goes hard like a pan. The colour can then be made workable with ease, with water.
Paint
Cadmium Yellow / Lemon Yellow / Raw Umber
Cadmium Red / Alizarin Crimson / Burnt Sienna
Cerulean Blue / Ultramarine Blue / Cobalt Blue
Other colours I use are Burnt Umber Payne's Gray / Raw Sienna / Cobalt Turquoise.
If you do not have all the colours, the six in Bold type will do.
What you then have is cold and warm of each of the three primary colours, this will let you mix all the colours you will need.
Colour
Colour is personal, but you will with time, find your range to work with what best suits your needs.
That said, most artists have a similar palette.
You can start with a Six colour Palette; this works well.
Other Colours make mixing quicker. Some are more opaque or transparent, so giving a different feel to a mix.
Implements
A few things and matchsticks. These are for ink Drawing.
Mixing Dish, White China or Enamel works best.
Two small jars for water.
Liquid Masking Fluid. To protect any areas of your paper, you need to keep white.
Masking Tape. To tape paper to board.
Pencils HB 2B 4B. To draw and trace down.
Putty Rubber. These will not damage your paper surface.
Piece of rigid board large enough to stretch A3 sheets on.
Kitchen Roll.
Craft Knife. Pen Knife.
Blotting paper.
Natural sponge.
Archers or other cotton paper 140lb pads.
This is only a suggested range of materials and paint for those in need of help. Please feel free to use whatever you would at home.
Paper
I paint on Arches 100% Cotton paper 140lb and 300lb.
To start 14 x 10 inch, 140lb Rough would be excellent. The paper comes in Rough -Not - and Hot Pressed. Rough is well Rough! Hot Pressed is very smooth and Not falls between the two, an intermediate surface. Rough or Not is the best choice. If buying full sheets cut them into four. Each would then be 15 x 11 inch. But it comes in pads and blocks; a block is 20 sheets of paper glued around all four sides and pre-stretched. You paint on the top layer you cut it off when finished, you then have a new sheet set to go. Blocks are more expensive but are convenient.
That said any Cotton paper would do.
Cotton paper is quite expensive, but it will make the painting process a lot more controllable and allow you to overpaint with ease.
You can use a cheaper paper for pen and wash work, 140lb or 200lb Bockingford works well for this.
The above is only a suggested list of materials and paint. But feel free to bring what you have, and we will work from there.
The paper is the key; I would get a few sheets of cotton paper. The painting will be more controllable! and less stressful!
All the above may sound a lot, but it can fit into a shoulder bag, and you're ready to go!
