Workshop Materials List

•  watercolour paper (16 x 20 in or bigger 140 lb), or canvases, or cradle boards (or 1 sanded/gessoed masonite hardboard (should be at least 16” x 20” – 1/8 or 1/4 in thick). (thinner is better) or Dollar store has 16 x 20 in cradle boards that are cheap and good to paint on
• NB with acrylics, paper can be cheap (all-purpose 140 lb paper will suffice)
• Brushes – a variety of:  1”, 1 1/2”, 2” (dollar store, nylon or foam, house painting brushes, are acceptable – large is important!); some rounds; or normal watercolour bushes if you have them (I have some sponge ones that can be used)
• Any tools to move paint around (or collect these at yard sales & $ stores:  eg sponges, sponge rollers, credit cards, combs, spatulas, scrapers, turkey basters, eye droppers
• Paint – Acrylics:  1 Yellow (cool or warm, e.g. arylide or cadmium yellow); 1 or 2 Blues (cool or warm, e.g. phthalo or ultramarine); 1 or 2 Reds (cool or warm, e.g. quinacridone red, naphol, pyrole or cadmium red); 1 white or buff; bring along any other colours you have, or want to work in (I will provide the 3 primary colours -red, yellow and blue- I will also supply some small tiles to paint on)
• Everyone: Matte or gloss polymer medium & gel medium; white gesso; spackle, or “polyfilla”, or Durobond 90 (I use dry stuff) 
• Optional:  sand, very small pebbles, eggshells, or collage papers 
• Water containers with lids to accommodate large brushes (e.g. margarine tubs – one for each colour & several for water (in total at least 8-10) – this is important!  (you can buy cheap tubs at $ stores- I have a supply you can use) 
• Mixing palette (butcher’s tray or styrofoam tray will do); small jar of rubbing/isopropyl alcohol (available at $ stores – used to make corrections) 
• 2 Boards to be used as a support for paper (big enough for size of your paper/canvases) & plastic sheets to cover painting board(s) -you’ll be carrying paintings to dry stuff outside
• Sketch book; eg inspirational materials such as photos; drawings
• A cover-up/apron for good clothes;  rubber (latex) gloves;
• Large water spritzer (available at $ stores); plus supplies you already have on hand:  ink; crayons; pastels; coloured pencils; – optional:  old watermedia paintings (to work over and re-vitalize)