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Watercolor Must Haves. Watercolor supplies I have and use!

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Watercolor stock up for all skill levels! From paint to paper and accessories!
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Misc

Some of my favorite products I didn't know I needed until I had it! I was doing a watercolor class that used the same 15 colors for all of the projects in the class and I got this to use my tubes of watercolors and keep everything together and organi...
 
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Put all your favorite watercolors in one place! Especially if you're taking a class or doing a series that use the same colors!
Bower Bird 18-Well Ceramic Watercolor Palette
 
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I didn't know I needed until I had two on my art desk!  Makes life so much easier. More creating, less clean up.
Paint Brush Cleaner Rinser Cup for Acrylic & Watercolor

Brushes

Some of the best watercolor brushes that I've used

 
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Floral Brushes. Painting florals and leaves is one of my favorite topics. The Princeton brushes are affordable and work really well.
Princeton Watercolor Floral Brush Set
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Watercolor Brushes! The Princeton Heritage line watercolor brushes are the first ones I ever used and I continue to buy them and use them now several years later.
Princeton Heritage Series 4050 Synthetic Sable Brushes and Sets
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Favorite Premium Basic Watercolor Brush Set. The Black Velvet line of brushes are like luxury for me. They're so soft and so smooth, beautiful to paint with.
Black Velvet® Watercolor Basic Brush Set of 3, WC-3201S
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PRO Watercolor Brush Set. The Black Velvet line is one of my absolute favorite watercolor brush lines. They feel like luxury. They're soft and smooth and great to work with.
Black Velvet® PRO Watercolor Brush Set of 4, WC-3202S
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my FAVORITE watercolor brush for florals, leaves and more. I reach for this brush more than I do probably anything else.
Silver Brush 3012S-1/4 Black Velvet Dagger Striper

Paint

My favorite high quality watercolor paint

 
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Best primary colors! I have a huge collection of watercolor tubes, but the DS tubes are one of my favorites and produce beautiful beautiful pictures. This is a great variety of colors to start with. Primary colors in a cool and warm tone.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Tubes and Sets
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Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pan Set. For travel or on the go, a much more affordable option is getting a half pan variety set of really good watercolor quality paints and this is a great option
Daniel Smith Watercolor Metal Half Pan Set of 24 + 2 Bonus Items
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Inspiration

If you're looking for inspiration or want to expand your skills - picking a project from a book is a great way to learn and practice (especially if you're in a rut)

 
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one of my favorite watercolor books!  get inspired to paint on the daily!
Easy Watercolor Flowers: 45 Paintings for Beginners
 
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Great project book from an awesome content creator! If you haven't checked out Rebel unicorn Craft on social media you should, she's amazing.
Learn to Watercolor: 20 Beginner Lessons + Pad
 
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So much watercolor inspiration in this book! Landscapes are so rewarding, to learn how to apply the paint to paper and create the images. It's lessons that you can use to create your own overtime.
Watercolor Wanderlust: Guide to Painting Landscapes
 
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Great watercolor book. If you're not familiar with Sarah Cray and you're doing watercolor check out let's makeart.com. she's literally taught me everything that I know and was the instructor that gave me the courage to try it.
Watercolor Your Way: Techniques & Projects
 
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I go back to this book time and time again! All of the projects are animals and cabins and critters and creatures that you would see in the forest. I did a separate Journal of every project in this book and love love the outcome of it. I've always wa...
Watercolor With Me in the Forest
 
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One of my favorite watercolor books! Everything from instructions and techniques to achievable watercolor projects.
Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint in 30 Days

Paper

The basics of watercolor is having a good watercolor paper!

 
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Watercolor Travel Journal. Arches paper for me is like luxury. It is thick and fantastic quality, the paint moves beautifully on it. I like that this one is spiral-bound so you can use it with a half pan set on the go.
Arches Watercolor Travel Journals
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Best Watercolor Paper! This is my go-to for all of my projects. I use the pad for anything that I want to do my best with. It's always on my crafting desk ready to go.
Arches Watercolor Pad - 9" x 12", 140 lb, Cold Press, Fold-over, 12 Sheets
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Best Watercolor Block for Landscape Painting! This pad is a little bit larger size and I use this on special occasions when I know I'm going to make a landscape that I would like to frame or gift.
Arches Watercolor Block - 10" x 14", Cold Press, 20 Sheets
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Watercolor Journals! I love having little pocket watercolor journals, with my little case of six or eight colors. I've taken them on road trips and camping, when you get the desire to capture what you see in front of you this makes watercolor accessi...
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Art Journal - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 48 pages, Landscape
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Create and make your friends/family smile with homemade cards from your heart!  Great watercolor artist item.
Strathmore Watercolor Cards 5x6.875, 100 Pack

Starter Sets

Great way to get started with watercolor

 
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Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Travel Studio Case 20-Piece Set. I have a huge collection of Winsor and Newton tube paints and they are beautiful and vibrant on quality paper. This is a great way to get started with professional quality paints.
Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Travel Studio Case 20-Piece Set

Travel

Anybody else have the urge to paint while camping or sitting on a beach?  I often have the urge to capture the beauty in front of me.

 
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Travel Watercolor Brush Set. I love to be able to take my watercolors on the go, but I like to leave my favorite and good quality brushes at home so they don't get damaged. This case is a great set of brushes so you can have both, the best of both wo...
Jack Richeson Plein Air Travel Brush Set of 7
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one of my favorite travel pans cases! Create your own travel case with your favorite tube paint colors. I tend to use a mixture of two brands of professional tube watercolor paints, with this case I can build the pallet with my favorite and most used...
Transon Watercolor Palette 18 Wells Blue
 
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Fantastic travel brushes, the cap keeps the brushes in shape while stashed in a bag or case
tumuarta Round Synthetic Squirrel Hair Brushes Set №4,6,8