Jersey Shore Arts Center

Six Mondays | 10:00am - 12:00pm | March 16 - April 20 | Materials List | Class Fee $150

Using Watercolor, gouache, ink and colored pencils we will explore the world of mixed media. Learn how to incorporate gouache into your watercolors, see the power that inking can have on your paintings! Students should have some experience in watercolor.

PrintableMaterials List Mixed Media Watercolor Class with Philla Barkhorn

Watercolor and/or Gouache Paint 

Basic colors, a warm and cool red, yellow and blue is all you really need, but bring more if you have them. There are many brands, I like Winsor Newton & Daniel Smith. Suggested colors: Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue.

Nice to have: Payne’s Gray/Indigo, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Undersea Green (by Daniel Smith).  You do not need a complete set of both gouache and watercolor.

Get what interests you most and I will have both mediums to try in class.

Other Tools/Materials:

White plastic palette, the larger the better. Some people use a flat plastic serving tray.

Watercolor Paper, 140 lbs or more. 8 x 10 or larger is a good size

Watercolor Brushes - I like rounds size 12, 10, 8, 6 & 2, but you can get by with just two round brushes, size 10 & size 6. These sizes refer to Princeton Snap brushes, different manufacturers use different sizing.

A 1” flat brush 

Multiple containers for water 

Spray bottle for water (an old pump hairspray bottle works well) 

HB pencil, eraser. 

Paper towels 

Scrap watercolor paper for testing colors etc. 

There are a variety of options for paint, paper, brushes and miscellaneous items as it can get expensive. You do not have to buy everything!

Watercolor Paint

Less Expensive:

Winsor & Newton Cotman is student grade paint is a less expensive way to get started. The pocket set of 12 has plenty of colors to start. You may want to get an additional palette as the mixing area in this set is very small. Some people even use a plastic white plate or platter found at a home goods store. Watercolor set is approximately $22

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/winsor-newton-cotman-water-colour-sets-0069497000000

More Expensive:

Winsor & Newton set of 12 colors, professional grade, $70-75 

https://www.dickblick.com/items/winsor-newton-professional-watercolor-black-box-half-pan-set-of-12/

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/winsor-newton-professional-watercolor-sets