MIXING  WATERCOLORS                                                 Instructor:  Cherie Ann Gossett

Class Description:  Learn to quickly & easily mix watercolors  -- saving aggravation, making remixing to match easy, & saving expensive pigments.  Use a six pigment basic palette.  Understand watercolor pigment characteristics, to achieve the results you want.  Lots of hands-on exercises -- the whole idea is to achieve mastery  for yourself.

MIXING WATERCOLORS / Supply List                                                         

Paints: See attached lists of required lightfast tube paints.  9 paints are required, 3 paints are
optional.  Click here to view the Winsor & Newton and M.Graham sets.
Click here to view the Michael Wilcox and Daniel Smith sets.
   
Watercolor Paper: 9" x 12" cold press 140 lb. water color paper in block or pad.
   
Watercolor Brushes: One (1) round watercolor brush, #4, synthetic/sable blend, short handle, such as
Winsor & Newton Scepter Gold 101 Series
or Robert Simmons Sapphire series
One (1) round watercolor brush, #4 or #6, cheap and/or old, short handle, for mixing
   
Palette: Plastic or porcelain palette with at least 12 wells plus mixing area(s).  Preferably
round such as Jones Color Round II palette; Stephen Quiller Traveler Palette,
Stephen Quiller Porcelain Palette; or Cheap Joe's Round Watercolor Palette
   
Water containers: Two (2) jars or other water containers
   
For wetting palette: One eye dropper or small spray bottle
   
Paper towels: For cleanup or brushes & palette
   
For measuring: One (1) 1" clear plastic ruler
One (1) protractor
Mechanical pencil & eraser
   
Note taking: Notebook or sketch pad for taking notes (there will be handouts).
Pencil or pen.
   
Some vendors for paints & other supplies:
  Sarnoff's
Arizona Art Supply
Michael Wilcox
Daniel Smith
Cheap Joe's
Dick Blick
Near Campbell & Grant,   520-795-1229
Oracle Road catty corner to Tucson Mall,   520-388-5555
School of Color,   www.schoolofcolor.com
www.danielsmith.com
www.cheapjoes.com
www.dickblick.com
     
If questions, please email Cherie at verdidesign@msn.com 

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