Supply list for Elizabeth Terhune:

  • 140 lb. Cold Press -- 10" x14" (or thereabouts) or 10 sheets, 22 x 30 watercolor block
  • Brush Sizes: round #10 or 8, and round #4 or 3 (sable or sable/synthetic or nylon; recommended brands: Winsor-Newton & Lowe-Cornell for sable/synthetic blends brushes)
  • Palettes, plastic or porcelain minimum of 10 wells/depressions with ample flat surface area for mixing colors (lids help preserve paint) or 8x10 enamel pan
  • Plastic water containers (2)
  • Small palette knife
  • Sketch book
  • Paper towels (Bounty)
  • Small sponge
  • Masking tape or artists tape
  • Pencil and eraser
  • Pencil and eraser

Paints: Watercolor paints in tubes small tubes, artist-grade (good brands: Daniel Smith, Winsor-Newton, Graham, Holbein, Schminke or Old Holland). Bolded hues are mandatory, the others are optional.

Red: Alizarin Crimson; Napthol Red or Cadmium Red medium
Magenta: Quinacridone Magenta
Yellow: Hansa Yellow medium, Hansa Yellow light, New Gamboge, Aureolin
Blue: Ultramarine Blue; Cerulean Blue; Pthalo, Prussian or Indigo
Violet: Ultramarine Violet, Manganese Violet
Green: Hookers Green, Viridian
Brown: Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber