Below is a list of equipment that Geoff uses throughout all of the tutorials.
PAPER
For all of these projects I have used either Saunders Waterford Rough, 300lb (640gsm) or Arches Aquarelle 300lb (640gsm) NOT.
PAINTS
I always recommend tubes as opposed to pans, as it is easier to create fluid washes.
The main palette I have used in these tutorials are listed below. I have grouped them in blues, yellows and reds, with viridian being the only green straight from a tube that I use.
- French Ultramarine
- Cobalt Blue
- Cerulean Blue
- Phthalo Blue
- Raw Sienna
- Aureolin
- Lemon Yellow or Cadmium Lemon
- Naples Yellow
- Primrose Yellow or Lemon Yellow Nickel Titanate
- Indian Yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Light Red
- Cobalt Violet
- Rose Madder
- Viridian
- Opaque White or White Gouache
Don’t worry if you haven’t got all these exact colours, there are others you can substitute.
BRUSHES
If you have a few watercolour brushes you should be OK, the basic set I use is as follows:
- Round No. 16, 12, 8, 4 and 2.
- Flat 1” and 0.5”
- A Liner Writer
MISCELLANEOUS
- Palette, with generous mixing areas and the facility to keep fresh colour separated from mixed colour.
- Bottle of masking fluid
- Putty rubber
- B or 2B pencil
- Rule
- Drawing board
- Masking Tape