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Watercolor Supplies
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items A curated list of the watercolor painting supplies I personally use, truly enjoy, and feel confident recommending to fellow artists and anyone looking to explore watercolor more deeply.
This has to be my favorite watercolor paint - they are rich, easy to rewet and some colors flow so amazingly! Roman Szmal only creates full pans but you can get them in a set or by them as singles which is great for building your own palette - highly...
Roman Szmal Watercolor: Aquarius Paints and Sets
You have to check out their Super Granulation paint, so interesting and beautiful, my favorite would have to be Volcano Brown. (affiliate link)
Schmincke Horadam Watercolor
My favorite everyday cellulose paper - cheap and great quality. (affiliate link)
Canson XL Watercolor Pads
The (white one) hot press is lovey and smooth - Great value 100% Cotton paper that performs really well. Paul Rubens Hot Press 100% Cotton Paul Rubens Watercolor Block. The Black one is cold press. (affiliate link)
Paul Rubens Watercolor Block
I love Daniel Smith paints, they are rich and pigmented and perform really well. They also have some unique paints that are worth checking out like their Sodalite Genuine, Undersea Green and Green Apatite Genuine etc. (affiliate link)
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Tubes and Sets
Jackson's Icon Watercolor Brushes Quill 777 series Synthetic Sable Mix. These are probably my all-time favorite brush for watercolor. They are soft and springy, hold water well, and just make painting delightful. My most used sizes are #10/0, #3.0, #...
Jackson's : Icon : Sable Synthetic Mix Watercolor Brushes : Series 700 / 702 / 777 / 7776
Another of my favs, just makes such beautiful marks an lays paint on with intent. (affiliate link)
Princeton Aqua Elite 4850 Oval Wash 3/4
Travel dagger brush in particular is super handy! (affiliate link)
Rosemary & Co Artists Brushes
These are great little brushes for watercolor and Gouache.(affiliate link)
Creative Inspirations Dura-Handle Flat Long Handle
Super CHEAP but great brush for wetting down your paper etc - I keep one in my travel kit for wetting my paper on the go. (affiliate link)
Taklon Flat Brush 2/Pkg
These are my favorite waterbrushes for paiting out and about. (affiliate link)
Pentel Aquash Water Brushes and Sets
Wonderfully fun paints, the colors are so creamy and lovely to play with - they are different to traditional watercolors - you can check out my YT video where I dry them out. (affiliate link)
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paint Pans and Sets
Perfect for quick mixes and keeping leftover paints dust free. (affiliate link)
Ceramic Palette 5 Layers
Great for mixing multiple washes and colors. (affiliate link)
8 Inch Porcelain Watercolor Palette
Great for adding white back into your paintings - it is super thick but can be watered down. It is opaque and I like to use it instead of white gouache in my watercolor paintings. (affiliate link)
Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White Fine
Amazing for removing liquid frisket / masking fluid
Crafter's Toolkit CT218 Glue & Residue Eraser
This thing is soooo handy! I have it on my srt desk and it is such a breeze to clean up, even after spilling fountain pen inks and watercolor paints! (affiliate link)
Oversize Transparent Silicone Mat