Recommended Supplies

Below is a list of my choice of recommended tools needed for watercolor painting. They are easily available in craft stores, like Hobby Lobby, and even online stores like Amazon.com. Materials for Acrylic painting are listed at the end of this page.

Paper

watercolor paper you varies in texture and weight. 

Textures

Hot-pressed paper: smooth, even texture

Cold-pressed paper: medium texture

Rough- rough texture

weights

90lb- thin

140lb- most common

300-lb thick, study

Recommendation

Arche cold Pressed watercolor paper 300/m - 140lb 12sheets (100% cotton)

Bee watercolor paper

Paul Ruben's watercolor paper 100% cotton

Paint

Winsor& Newton Cotman watercolor

Brushes

Brush Shapes

Brushes are designed in various shapes and sizes. Each brush is used to create different strokes, fills, and techniques.

Types of brushes:

Round-most versatile; holds plenty of water for broad strokes and coms to a fine point for detailed work.

Flat- stiffer rectangular shape; good for washes or linear strokes

Dagger-flat and angled; used for painting over washes or details with the sharp corner.

Wash-like a larger flat brush; used to wet the paper or create large, sweeping strokes.

Mop-wide but comes to a fine point, good for thin and wide strokes and for blending.

Detail-There are many other specialty brushes to explore!

Brush Care

Watercolor brushes are softer and more delicate than acrylic brushes and need proper care.

1. New brushes should be rinsed with warm water before their use.

2. After that, always use cold water to rinse your brushes.

3. Wet your brush before dipping it paint.

4. Do not let your brushes sit in water.

5. Rest your brush on a dry towel or sponge.

6. Once your brushes are completely dry, store them, bristles up, in a jar

Princeton snap brushes, round 16, 12, 6, 4 and 2

Robert Simmons brand is also good.

Palette and small jar to hold water

 You should bring your own paper (canvas) , paint and brushes. 

For acrylic painting, the materials are the same as above but instead of paper and brushes, please bring a canvas and brushes meant for acrylic paint. If you need some extra color paint you could barrow mine.

Thanks.

Arrangement( Palette )

please squeeze a bit of each various watercolor paints in tubes into your  palette and let them dry. That way you can save time and it's more convenient for you.

Also you could use Cake(or Pan) paints

Cake watercolors are concentrated blocks of pigment and binder. When water is added, the color becomes activated. Colors are lifted out of the pan and applied to surface.