Gouache Painting Supply List
Jill Saur Fine Art
Paint: I use both Winsor & Newton and Holbein paints. I specify which brands for certain colors.
Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Red Light (W&N), Permanent Alizarin Crimson (W&N), Ultramarine Blue (W&N), Cerulean Blue (W&N), Chromium Oxide Green (W&N), Yellow Ochre (W&N), Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna (W&N) and Titanium White.
Brushes: I love using the Raphael Brushes with Gouache. These will get you started. You can always add more later. Be sure to get the right product number. These are the short- handled brushes. You’ll find them at Blick Art Materials online only.
Raphael 8534 Precision Brush – flat, size 12 short handle. Raphael 8534 Precision Brush – flat, size 10 short handle. Raphael 8534 Precision Brush – flat, size 6 short handle. Raphael 8504 Precision Brush – Round, Size 6 short handle. Raphael 8504 Precision Brush – Round, size 2 short handle.
Paper: Arches 140 lb cold pressed white paper in a 10”x14” block or Saunders Waterford 140 lb. Not (this is a pad).
Palette: Martin Universal Design Watercolor Palette, blue case on Amazon.
Medium: Winsor & Newton Water Colour Blending Medium (in bottle).
Bring paper towels and a rag for your brushes.
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
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