HOLDING YOUR HAND

This informative class will help any beginner to decide what materials to buy to get them started!

Take this inspiring creative journey with Kate ,she will hold your hand and to help the individual to gain confidence.

Kate will initially explain the materials she will be using in most of her tutorial videos.(also listed below )

This video is designed for the absolute beginner but there are 2 class projects that the more experience might enjoy to gain more confidence. Kate will discuss and demonstrate a few basic techniques such as painting wet on wet or wet and dry,she will also help you with tips on paint mixing , consistency and application.Followed with lifting skills and paint control .Kate will share her scrapbook library of tricks and tips to demonstrate and encourage you to get started.

Finally Kate will demonstrate how to paint a simple flower and as an added bonus to help you practice some more she will do a demonstration of how to paint an beautiful apple

List of Materials .

ADVISORY EQUIPMENT

Paint comes in 1/2 pan, full pan, or tubes.

I would buy tubes from the Winsor and Newton or Daler Rowney manufacturers if you have a choice

You might struggle using pans of colour later as it is difficult to mix large quantities for skies etc but if thats what you already have then thats fine...you can always buy the odd tube of blue!

Paints I use in section 1

French Ultramarine
Burnt Sienna
Raw Umber (Daler)

Paints I use in my normal painting kit

French Ultramarine
New Gamboge /Indian Yellow (or Quinacridone gold)
Aureolin/Lemon yellow
Burnt Sienna
Rose Madder or Quinacridone Magenta
Raw Umber-I only use Daler Rowneys version of this colour as it remains dark when diluted and is non staining.If you cant find this use the darkest brown you have.
Raw sienna
Manganese blue (transparent) or cerulean

*Cadmium red and yellow
*Prussian Blue/Indigo
*Crimson Alizarin
*Colbalt

*Not absolutely necessary but can be useful!

BRUSHES-

I prefer to use Acrylic hair brushes on the whole and they are cheaper than sable!. I recommend you start off with this type.

Rounds; acrylic haired (not sable/hog)- No 12

I use Rosemarys brushes Designer range for my No 12 round (only available from Rosemarys Brushes direct)

and Pro-art Prolene Plus 007 Acrylic No 12 round watercolour brushes are great, readily available but a bit more expensive funnily enough.

Flat; acrylic haired (not sable/hog)- No 4 (and 12 or depending upon labelling- 1cm and a 2cm)

Mop headed brush (soft hair )

SUNDRIES

Drawing board-MDF or Plywood A2-3 size

Masking tape-2 inch wide- no less

Mixing palette –with flat mixing areas or white china plate and old jar lids

2 large Water containers(size of a childs seaside bucket is ideal)

Kitchen towel/paper

Pencils e.g. 2B and sharpener/rubber and watercolour pencils if you already have them

Hairdryer*

PAPER

-A selection of A4,A3, Bockingford ‘NOT’ watercolour paper- or Seawhite or Langton

preferably 140lb- 200lbs

NB If you go to any art shop –ask for advice- especially regarding papers- the whole business can be very confusing if you are a beginner.

Aduky Pappoe

Children's content creator

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