Material Lists

Michelle Allen

• Hot or Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper
• Acrylic or Acryla Gouache paints to mix or that are already mixed to match the #coloricombo palette: Pink, Sap Green, Deep Teal and Sea Green plus White.
• Hard Bristle Brushes- Size 2 & 6
• Derwent Inktense pencil or Water Color pencil in dark pink or red & dark brown. If you don’t have these, a regular colour pencil will work.

Kenzie Elston

• Sketchbook
• Arteza Cold Press watercolor paper
• Holbein acrylic gouache paint
  • Lilac
  • Smalt Blue
  • Opera
  • Coral Red
  • Scarlet
  • White
• A variety of brushes.
• My favorite sketching pens are MUJI 0.35mm
• I demonstrate repeat patterns using Adobe PhotoShop

Georgina Forbes

Paints & Inks

Watercolour – I used Winsor & Newton Watercolour paints in the following colours, but you can choose any watercolours in these shades:

• Banana – Aureolin Hue (Yellow)
• Raspberry – Permanent Rose (Hot Pink)
• Rose Pink – Created by mixing Opera Rose & White Gouache
• Wine Red – A mix using Tyrian Purple (small amount) and Quinacridone Magenta Acrylic Ink

Acrylic Inks – Liquitex Acrylic Inks in the following colours:

• Banana – Cadmium Yellow
• Raspberry – Quinacridone Magenta
• Rose Pink – Fluorescent Pink (mixer) + Titanium White
• Wine Red – Quinacridone Magenta

Brushes & Tools

• Brushes – A variety of round and fine detail brushes
• Synthetic Brushes – For ink and mixed media applications (I used my Lordy Dordie Brush Set with 7 synthetic travel brushes)
• Water Jar – For cleaning brushes
• Brush Holders – To keep tools organised

Pens & Markers

• Life of Colour Paint Pens – in shades of Raspberry, Banana, Rose Pink, and Wine Red
• Uni Posca Pens – in shades of Raspberry, Banana, Rose Pink, and Wine Red

Paper & Palette

• Watercolour Paper – Heavyweight, textured paper for vibrant washes (Arches Aquarelle Watercolour Paper /
  300gsm / Rough)
• Mixing Palette – For blending watercolours and inks
• Paper Towel – For dabbing excess paint and cleaning up
  Inspiration & Extras
• Australian Native Flowers – Banksia, Waratah, and other dried florals for reference
• Pencil & Eraser – For sketching out your floral design before painting

Charlotte Hamilton

• Pencil - I’ll be using a Lamy Mechanical or any HB pencil.
• Eraser - I will use a Faber Castell putty eraser
• Watercolour paper (I will be using Canson XL watercolour paper)
• Watercolours - any set of watercolours is fine, I have a Daler Rowney one and a Winsor & Newton set.
• Brushes - I use synthetic brushes, a Size 4 and 6 round - but please
  use what you have.

Julie Hamilton

My lesson is all about experimentation. Please feel free to use what you have on hand and are excited to create with.

• Watercolor paper 140 lb 22”x 30” cold pressed
• Mat board (end pieces of sketchbook)
• Parchment paper
• Watercolor paints- limited palette
  • Vermillion
  • Pyrole yellow
  • Pthalo blue
  • Sap green
  • White
  • Paynes gray
• Mixed media tools: (mark making) aqua brush, neocolors, stabilo pencils, watercolor pencils, intense pencils, posca pens
• Watercolor brushes - variety size and shape
• Watercolor palette for mixing paints
• Spray Bottle
• Shop towels or paper towels
• Matte medium (collage and glue for end pieces)
• Bone Folder or knife (blunt edge)
• Cutting mat and Exacto knife
• Scissors

Tansy Hargan

• Cold Pressed (NOT) or Rough watercolour paper
• Medium-sized round watercolour brush (Size 6 - 8), natural or synthetic, with a good capacity for holding water and a fine point when wet
• A limited palette (3 - 5 colours) of highly pigmented watercolour paint (pans or tubes, whichever you prefer).
  • I use my own Tansy Hargan watercolours available here 
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• White mixing palette
• A ruler (or 2.5cm/1" strip of paper)
• A few clear glass jars of water
• Reference image(s) with simple plant forms to extract shapes from

Dar James 

• Four substrates of your choosing -heavyweight paper (watercolor, “canvas” textured paper, mixed media paper), wood panel, canvas - in a smallish size around 8x10”. I am using Fabriano 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper, I have two that are 9x9” square and two that are 9x11” rectangle. Working on both squares and rectangles will produce different compositions and inform you on what shape and orientation you like most.
• Fluid Acrylics in a primary trio, plus white. I am using Golden’s Fluid Acrylics in Phthalo Blue Red Shade, Quinacridone Magenta, Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium and Titanium White.. Artist grade paints will always yield the best and most predictable color mixing results.
• Heavy Body Acrylics in the same colors (optional)
• Blank collage type paper. There are many papers that are suitable for collage and everyone has their favorites - kozo/mulberry, calligraphy, wet strength tissue paper, etc. -so use what you have and enjoy. I am using a really unique and versatile “paper” called Toddy. They are actually a cold brew filter bag that I pull apart (so the 50x quantity they come in is really 100x) and what I find amazing about this acid free paper is that it’s wet strength and never fails under scrubbing techniques, lays completely flat when adhered and can be used for opaque or translucent effects.
• Soft Gel Gloss /Matte (optional, depending on the weight of your collage papers or your adhesion preference)
• Matte Medium or Super Matte Medium
• Optional High Flow Medium for thinning Fluid acrylics
• Paint brushes , all the variations you have
• Scissors

Lucia Leyfield

You will need watercolours (or gouache) and some good quality water soluble pencils in your chosen colour combo. I have chosen #coloricombo #24: Dull Brown, Marshmallow Pink, Sunshine Yellow and Warm Grey.

Watercolours

• Burnt Sienna & Ultramarine mixed to make a dull brown
• Potters Pink with a touch of Magenta (alternative: any red or pink mixed with touch of white gouache)
• Quinacridone Gold or Cadmium Yellow (alternative: any warm yellow)
• A warm Grey (I made mine by mixing some ultramarine into some
• Burnt sienna which made a
  lovely warm grey, feel free to use a ready mix or a warm neutral that you already use in your practice)

Water soluble pencils and/or Neo colour II crayons

I used Caran D’Ache Museum Aquarelle

• Cassel Earth 046
• French Grey 808

and Caran D’Ache Neocolor II

• Rose 081
• Golden Yellow 020

Extra bits

• Brushes: a small pointed brush (approx. size 1, 2 or 4) and a larger brush (size 10 or 12)
• White Gouache
• Small ruler
• Sharp HB pencil
• A blunt butter knife
• Small sharp scissors
• Strong glue or double sided tape
• Good quality watercolour colour or mixed media paper (I use 300gsm)
• Mixing palette & water pot
• An Emery Board or some rough sandpaper

Optional

• A spray bottle with water in
• Some kitchen salt
• A hairdryer to speed up your drying time!

My favourite pencils are Caran D’Ache Supracolor, Museum Aquarelle and Neocolor II and
Derwent Inktense.

My preferred watercolours are those made by Daniel Smith and Winsor and Newton (Professional range). I buy them in tubes and squeeze them in my plastic palette made by Mijello. I buy Rosemary and Co brushes and particularly like the Snowdrop and Red Dot
synthetic ranges which are really economical and great for Watercolour, Gouache and Acrylic.

Esté MacLeod

TBA

Jennifer Orkin Lewis

Acrylagouache or water based gouache

• 1 tube viridian
• 1 tube Prussian blue
• 1 tube yellow ochre
• 1 tube scarlet
• 1 watercolor pencil

A few sizes of paint brushes (thicker size 8 or 10, thinner size 2 or 3), a sheet of hot press watercolor paper.

Terry Runyan

Papers

• Fluid 100 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper Pad 8x8”

Pens Plus

• Staedtler Black Permanent Pen Size S extra fine
• White Posca Pen Extra Fine

Watercolor Brush

• Creative Mark Size 10 Mimik Synthetic Watercolor Brush

Watercolors

• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Cobalt Turquoise
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Winsor Yellow
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Olive Green
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor French Ultramarine
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Scarlet Lake
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Burnt Sienna
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Raw Sienna
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Payne’s Gray
• Winsor & Newton Pro Watercolor Yellow Ochre
• Winsor & Newton Pro Designer Gouache White
• Winsor & Newton Pro Designer Gouache Lamp Black
• Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Transparent Red Oxide

Carrie Schmitt

Painting

• Deep cradled wood panel
• Block sander
• Gel medium
• Water
• Sharpie pen
• Printouts of reference images
• Acrylic paints
• Selection of brushes

Optional secret box

• Reverse of the wood panel
• Scissors
• Collage papers
• Ribbon
• Decorations
• Glue

Lori Siebert

• Acrylic paint
• Light weight paper
• Small dowel rods
• Armiture wire
• Floral Wire
• Crepe paper
• Scissors
• Spongebrush
• 18 Gauge wire
• Variety of brushes
• A glass or cup
• Light weight Bristol
• Hot glue gun
• Metal mesh
• Gel medium

Jennifer Wilken Penick

Paint

Acrylic paints mixed in the colors of the chosen palette. I will be using the Coloricombo palette that you see here.

Ink

I like to add details to my botanical parts in something very fluid that works on top of acrylic paint, so I will be using Sumi ink, which I apply with a brush. You can use other types of permanent ink, as long as they are nice and dark.

Paint Brushes

I like to use a #2 round brush for the detail lines that I make with ink, and some bigger brushed for larger areas painted in acrylic paint.

Other

• Scissors
• Hole punch (optional) for making small decorative dots + offset tweezers (optional) for positioning more easily small dots
• Pencil
• Brainstorming PDF. This is an optional sheet of me brainstorming
  botanical shapes/ideas to help you get started.

Paper Substrate

Medium or heavy-weight paper cut into your preferred size works best: You can trace a plate or other round object to create your “medallion” substrates. I will be using lightweight watercolor paper, but you can also use card stock, heavy mixed media paper, and I have even used heavy brown paper bags for this, so it’s flexible.

Wood substrate

This is an optional alternative to mounting your collage on heavy paper. I will be mounting my collages on inexpensive round 6-inch craft wood panels, but you can use any size that appeals to you.

You can first make your collages on paper and later mount them on wood panels, if desired. The panels I use are ready for hanging and so give the project a finished feel.

Optional

Sanding block (or sand paper): needed only if you are mounting your collages on wood panels