Franchevich, Cris – Watercolor Foundations

Watercolor paint: 

Professional grade in tubes or dry pans – student grade paint is NOT recommended

Reduced palette: 

• Alizarin Crimson/ cadmium red
• Ultramarine blue or indigo blue/ cerulean blue
• Aureolin yellow/ cadmium yellow 

Advanced palette:

• all the above colors
• Yellow Ochre or quinacridone gold
• Cerulean Blue
• Burnt Sienna 
• Ivory Black
• Undersea green (Daniel Smith)

Recommended brands: Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, M.Graham, Holbein, Sennelier, Da Vinci 

 

Brushes: 

Option 1 Economy set: Snap brushes 

• 1 round brush size 12
• 1 flat brush size 3/4” 

Option 2 Mid- priced set: Grey Matters brand

• 1 round brush size 12
• 1 flat brush size 3/4” 

Option 3 DaVinci brand, Cosmotop spin series

• 1 round brush size 12
• 1 flat brush size 16 

Travel brushes are very compact and portable, DaVinci Casaneo are my favorites 

 

Miscellaneous items: 

• pencil or mechanical pencil, HB or similar. Cretacolor pencil is my brand of choice 
• waterproof ink pen (fine and medium), Sakura, Staedtler or similar – for sketching 
• eraser 
• paper pad for drawing 
• portable container to hold water 
• absorbent cloth towels or paper towel 
• watercolor palette – for tube colors. I prefer metal but inexpensive plastic ones will be just fine 

 

Paper:

• watercolor sketchbook, pads or loose sheets, cotton paper is the best Suggested brands include: Hahnemühle, Arches, Fabriano, Canson or equivalent. Fluid is a very affordable option