Watercolor painting starts with good materials, you'll want sturdy watercolor paper—ideally 140 lb. cold‑press for everyday use or 100% cotton for smoother blending as you progress. You can start with a relatively small selection of reliable brushes ...
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Watercolor Paper
Paint Brushes and Palettes
Watercolor Paints
Watercolor Paper
Arches Watercolor Paper Pads
Arches Watercolor Paper Pad, 140lb, 9x12
There are lots of brands to choose from, I suggest trying a couple to find the one you prefer to paint on.
Watercolour Paper Pads & Blocks
I started with this watercolor paper pad by Artist Loft and it's a good one for beginners and I quite like it!
Level 2 Watercolor Pad by Artist's Loft
Meeden Watercolor Paper Pad, it's nice to paint on but I'd suggest waiting til you are a little farther along on your painting journey.
MEEDEN Watercolor Paper Pad
Paint Brushes and Palettes
You can get started with a basic set of watercolor brushes. A few round brushes in various sizes, a flat brush and some small detail brushes will get you going on your new hobby.
Small and Medium size watercolor paintbrush sets…
Watercolor Brush Set
Basic watercolor paintbrush sets, it just takes a few when you're starting out…
Watercolour Brushes
Various Flat Water Color Brush Widths
Flat Watercolour Brushes
Round Tip Watercolor Brushes
Round Brushes Watercolor
You'll need a simle paint palette tray for mixing your watercolor paint…
Paint Palette
Watercolor Paints
Watercolor paints come in pans or tubes. They can be purchased in various size sets and also a variety of colors and shades. You can find larger sets and even travel size and mini sets of watercolor paints.
This is the one I use. Meeden watercolor paint set, 24 colors, high extensibility, bright colors and you a little goes a long way.
MEEDEN Watercolor Paint Set, 24 Tubes, 12 ml / 0.41 oz
If you want to get started with just a few colors, grab a few of these Artist Loft tubes in the colors you'd like to work with.
Watercolor Paint by Artist's Loft™, 0.4oz., Color
I'm not too familiar with Gouache yet but I know a lot of people love to paint with this medium.
Watercolour and Gouache Paint for Artists
Take it with you when you travel, small watercolor paint tin…
Watercolor Travel Tin
Some more watercolor paint sets…
Best Watercolour Sets for Urban Sketching: Beginner to ...
