I invite you to use what you have and the colours that you love or inspire you but for your reference:

General:

Paper: These are some brands I can recommend

- Canson XL Watercolor Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)

- Fabriano 1264 Watercolor Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)

- Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper Pads ( 140 lb. / 300 gsm. These come in different sizes)

Acrylic Paint:

I’m going to use lots of different consistencies and brands of acrylic paint. These are some of the ones I use

- Amsterdam Standard Series Acrylic Paints

- Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints

- Produart (Local brand)

- Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint

- Utrecht Artists' Fluid Acrylic Paints

- Golden High Flow Acrylic Paints

- Liquitex Professional Acrylic Inks

- Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists' Inks

- Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Inks

Mark Making Tools

Paint Markers- My favorite brand is Uni Posca Paint Markers

Brushes or Catalyst Tool

I use a variety of brushes and you can use whatever brushes you normally use for acrylics, but I suggest you have at least these

  • Big brush

  • Medium brush

  • Small brush

  • A dedicated brush for Glue or Mediums

  • A dedicated brush for Gesso

  • Matte Medium,

  • Gel Medium,

  • White Glue

  • Clear Gesso

  • Collage Papers

  • Gold Leaf and Adhesive Size to Gule it down

  • Alphabet stamps and inks

  • Hand-made stamps

  • Foam Sheets

  • Bone Folder or Wood Spoon

  • Gaffer's Tape

  • Scissors,

  • Craft Knife,

  • Straightedge,

  • Cutting Mat

Others Things You Might Need:

  • Heating Tool or Hairdryer

  • Spray Water Bottle

  • Washi tape

  • Paper towels

  • A water container to wash your brushes

  • A water container for clean water

  • A container to mix your colors in

Each project has a more detailed supply list below.

Symbols & Themes

  • Notebook: To journal and sketch in. We will also need a pen or pencil to write our ideas down.

  • Scissors

  • Collage Papers

  • Craft Foam Sheets

  • White Glue

  • Brush for Glue

  • Cardboard

Limited Supplies Sketchbook

  • Sketchbook- I’m going to be working on a 140 lb watercolor paper. (300 gsm. ) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)

  • Acrylic Inks: Carbon Black, Quinachrodone Magenta, Prussian Blue Hue, Iridescent Rich Copper

  • Acrylic Heavy Body: Greenish Blue, Prussian Blue, Fluorescent Magenta, Titanium White Fluorescent Pink, Gold

  • Acrylic Paint Markers: Gold, Aqua Green, Light Pink, Pink, Coral Pink,White,Purple

Cards

  • Paper-I’m going to be working on a 9x12, 140 lb watercolor paper. (22,9x30,5 cms.300 gsm.) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)

  • Acrylic Heavy Body: Oxide Green Teal, Fluorescent Magenta, Fluorescent Orange, Carbon Black, Turqoise Green Deep, Turquoise, Titanium White

  • Acrylic Inks: Prussian Blue Hue, Light Violet, Iridescent Rich Copper, Primary Yellow, Fluorescent Red

  • Felt Markers: Violet

  • Collage Papers

  • Matte Medium

  • Clear Gesso

  • Bone Folder

  • Straight Edge Craft Knife

  • Acrylic Paint Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Wax Crayons

  • Matte Gel Medium

  • Alphabet Stamps

  • Stamp Ink

  • Your Symbols Your Stamps

Concertinas

  • Paper: I’m going to be working on a 35x25 cms. 300 gsm watercolor paper. (10x14 inches aprox. 140 lbs ) You could also use mixed media paper. I suggest something over 98 lbs. (160 gsm.)

  • Brushes: Calligraphy Brushes or Bamboo Brushes- Large, Medium, Small

  • Fluid Acrylics: Cyan Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade), Green Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Gold Green

  • Acrylic Inks: Turquoise, Quinacridone Pink, Teal, Titanium White, Light Violet, Fluorescent Red

  • Acrylic Heavy Body: Phthalo Turquoise, Bright Aqua, Green, Payne’s Grey, Fluorescent Magenta, Light Aqua Green, Turquoise Green, Oxide Green, Light Rose, Neutral Gray 5, Venetian Rose, Fluorescent Red, Titanium White

  • Colored Pencils: Ice Green, Orchid, Rose Carmine Light Magenta, Light Cobalt Turquoise, Rose, Peach, Pink Madder, Lake Magenta, Light Purple, Pink, Aquamarine, Ivory, Lime Green, White, Cobalt Turquoise, Light Green, Violet, Light, Green, Lilac, Pale Sage, Light Aqua

  • Acrylic Paint Markers: White, Fluorescent Pink, Aqua, Green, Lilac, Pink

  • Collage Paper

  • Matte Medium

  • Matte Gel Medium

  • Scissors

  • Craft Knife Straightedge

  • Cutting Mat

  • Bone Folder

  • Gaffer's Tape

  • Big Hardware Brush

  • Parchment Paper

  • Bulldog Clips

  • Mechanical Pencil or Graphite Pencil

  • Skewer or Empty Pen

  • Clear Gesso

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