Watercolour Supply List - 2025

Nora MacPhail

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PAPER - 9x12” Fluid Brand Cold-Pressed Watercolour Paper Block. It has an orange cover.

Of course, an artist quality watercolour paper that you are familiar with is fine.

WATERCOLOUR PAINTS - 7 COLOURS

I use Winsor & Newton Paints: The Artist Quality are recommended.

• Yellow Ochre

• Cad Yellow Pale/Light

• Cadmium Red

• Permanent Rose (or Alizarin Crimson)

• Cerulean Blue

• Ultramarine Blue

• Burnt Sienna.

• OPTIONAL - Opera Pink (fun neon pink)

PALETTES - A medium to big palette with a lot of mixing spaces. I use a plastic folding palette which is nice since it closes and protects the paint.

BRUSHES - Sizes 6 and Size 10. I use the Princeton brand called Velvet Touch (long round). They are available at Above Ground on McCaul. They are synthetic brushes that come to a fine point.

BOARD - Masonite Boards are light and affordable. Any board that does not absorb water.

PENCILS - 4B OTHER - Paper towels, Masking Tape, pray bottle and kneaded gum eraser.

NOTE - PLEASE HAVE YOUR PAINTS SQUEEZED OUT, IN THE COLOUR WHEEL ORDER, A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you.

Nora