Monday, May 5, 2008

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Mini Kits

Want to travel extra light?

Here are my suggestions for a minimal and very portable kit.

2 brushes
#10 or larger round
1" flat watercolour brush (1/2" for the timid, 1 1/2" for the brave)

Watercolour Journal - this is a coil or bound booklet of watercolour paper - it is essential that the paper be of artist quality i.e. Arches or American Journey

Small folding palette such as Hommee (Heritage now manufactured by Alvin) as shown below

Watercolour paints as listed below or a cool and warm red, blue and yellow, plus any of your favorite neutrals. If you are working in a smaller format you may find that you have enough colour for journaling if you fill your palette ahead and just bring small tubes to refill as needed.

Sketch book and 2 pencils - and or a thin and a fine marker

Small water bucket (folding or collapsible)

Extras may include tissue, pencil sharpener and a small pack of watercolour pencils. Slip everything into a small pack with your lunch, camera and binoculars.


Paints Colours

You may certainly fill your palette with your favorite colours, but by request, here is a list of my choices. I use and recommend Holbein products if you are purchasing paints, otherwise any artist quality paint in tubes will work.

Cobalt Blue
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Marine Blue (PB15) AKA Winsor Blue, Phthalo Blue, Perm Blue

Bamboo Green (PG36) AKA Phthalo Green, Winsor Green
or Hookers Green
Rose Violet (PV 19) AKA Quinacridone Violet
Cobalt Turquoise

or Cerulean Blue
French Ultramarine Deep
Cadmium Yellow Orange


*colours that I also used occasionally: Holbein Leaf Green, Vermilion, Cad Yellow (or Hansa Yellow or Aureoln, Cad Red, Cobalt Violet Lt. Shadow Green
Specialty opaques rarely used- Holbein Jaune Brilliant 1&2, Holbein Blue-grey


I will bring large tubes as I use a lot of paint and like it freshly squeezed. However, you may prefer to fill the wells of your palette with colour ASAP and allow it to firm up before packing and just bring small tubes.

Be sure to seal your palette in a zip-lock bag and place your tubes in a sealable plastic box as shown in the supply information.