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BOTANICAL ART & ILLUSTRATION PROGRAMColor Mixing for the
Artist January through July 2012
Instructor:Constance Sayas (email:
[email protected])
Note: A $5.00 prep and accessory materials fee will be requested
at first class.
Materials List
Water Containers: two, for dipping and rinsing brushes.
Paper Towels: for wiping of brushes and cleaning palettes. VIVA
works best.
Paint Brushes: two or more inexpensive watercolor brushes,
round, size #6 or similar.
Color Mixing Paper: I will be providing paper for extensive
color mixing exercises, however, you willstill need some watercolor
paper as described below:
Watercolor Paper: You will need some inexpensive watercolor
paper for practice mixes.
You can use a small watercolor pad such as Canson brand or a
watercolor block such as Arches(140#), size 9 x 12" or similar.
NOTE: "Hot press", a smooth surface designation, is the
preferredsurface you will be using in futurewatercolor classes.
However, cold press is more readily available inpads and is okay
for color mixing exercises for this class.
Palette: Bring a watercolor(NOT oil) palette with a minimum
number of 20 wells for holding watercolorpaint. A round palette
shape is helpful but a rectangular palette shape is okay.
Michael Wilcox Watercolors (12 x 16 ml tub sett) + Michael
Wilcox watercolor palette areavailable for sale in the classroom
for $180,-
Water Color Paint List: Select ONE of the four following brands
of paint.
1. Da Vinci Permanent Artists' Watercolors:Cadmium Red Medium;
Red Rose Deep;Cadmium Yellow Medium; Hansa Yellow Light;Ultramarine
Blue; Cerulean Blue;Phthalo Blue (rs); Phthalo Green;Burnt Sienna;
Yellow Ochre;Titanium White
2. Michael Wilcox Watercolors:(only available at
www.schoolofcolor.com)Cadmium Red Light; Quinacridone
Violet;Cadmium Yellow Light; Hansa Yellow Light;Ultramarine Blue;
Cerulean Blue;Phthalocyanine Blue; Phthalocyanine Green;Burnt
Sienna; Yellow Ochre; Titanium White
3. Winsor & Newton Artists Water Colours (NOT Cotman)
:Cadmium Red 094 (OR Scarlet Lake 603);Permanent Rose 502; Cadmium
Yellow Pale 118;Winsor Lemon 722; French Ultramarine 263;Cerulean
Blue 137; Winsor Blue 709 (rs);Viridian 692; Burnt Sienna 074;
Yellow Ochre 744;Titanium White
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4. Daniel Smith Extra-Fine Water Color:Pyrrol Scarlet 085 (OR
Cadmium Red Medium); Quinacridone Red;Hansa Yellow Medium (OR
Cadmium Yellow Medium), Hansa Yellow Light;Ultramarine Blue;
Cerulean Blue;Phthalo Blue; Phthalo Green (bs);Burnt Sienna; Yellow
Ochre; Titanium White
CLASS SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY AT
:*KOZOs, Jerrys Artarama, Guirys, Art Hardware, Meiningers,
Hobby Lobby
ONLINE ART SUPPLIERS:General:Art Supply Warehouse,
1-800-995-6778 www.aswexpress.com/Cheap Joes Art Stuff
1-800-227-2788 www.cheapjoes.comDaniel Smith 1-800-426-6740
www.danielsmith.comDick Blick Art Materials 1-800-828-4548
www.dickblick.com/Italian Art Store 1-800-643-6440
www.italianartstore.comMichael Wilcox www.schoolofcolor.com
Calligraphy, Illumination, Bookbinding, Conservation:
Hollanders 1-734-741-7531 www.hollanders.com/John Neal
Bookseller 1-800-369-9598 www.johnnealbooks.com/Paper & Ink
Arts 1-800-736-7772 www.paperinkarts.com/shop.htmlTalas
1-212-219-0770 www.talasonline.com/
*Kozo Fine Art materials (10 E. Ellsworth Ave., Denver) has a
20% discount for Botanical IllustrationProgram participants with
proof of registration. Bring your registration confirmation letter
from theBotanic Gardens.
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