Catherine Hillis, WATERCOLOR SUPPLY LIST, 2010- 2011  
There is no substitute for good quality paper and paint.

Please feel free to use any supplies that you already have!  There is no need to purchase new supplies:  These are recommendations only.

Watercolor Paper: Arches, Artistico or Richeson 140 lb. cold-pressed paper , a board (to attach your paper to), and plain masking tape (for mounting paper to the board)
OR
One good quality watercolor “block” (Arches, Artistico, or Richeson brand, 140 lb, cold pressed, 11” x 14” or larger)

Accessories: Water container, paper towels, pencil and kneaded eraser, a spray bottle for water

Palette: The Richeson Covered Palette, the Stephen Quiller Palette or the Robert Woods Palette.

Brushes: One  #8 or #9 or #10 or #12  round brush
One 1” flat; one 2” wash brush
Any fine brushes that you like for detail work (riggers, or fine round tip brushes)
Trekell.com has economical brushes. I recommend the small rounds (#6 and lower) and the flats, but not the larger rounds.  Your discount code is:  HILLIS.

Tubes of watercolor paint:  Use only professional grade paints such as Cheap Joe’s American Journey, Richeson, Quiller, Winsor-Newton, Da Vinci, Holbein, Rembrandt, etc.  Cotman and Grumbacher Academy paints are student grade and won’t provide the tra nsparency you’re looking for.  Buy good quality paints and paper and your product will be first rate! If you already own watercolors, bring what you have and you can fill in later. Please try to have the bold, underlined colors. Feel free to use professional grade pan colors, too.

Bumblebee Yellow American Journey
Aureolin Yellow
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Quiller Quinacridone Rose
Red Hot Mama American Journey, or a medium red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Quiller Manganese Violet
American Journey Joe’s Blue
Quiller Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Quiller Cerulean Blue
Manganese Blue
Perylene Green
Viridian Green
Skip’s Green, American Journey
Andrew’s Turquoise, American Journey
Raw Umber Violet

As always, I encourage students to bring in their own watercolor supplies. Never feel compelled to make purchases if you can use supplies that you've already purchased.