Painting with Carol

If you take up a hobby of any description you will need extra “stuff”. I just love that word “stuff” - I have so much of it much to the disgust of my family. Here’s a quick list of some of the stuff you’ll need for watercolours:

• Razor blades for scratching highlights which of course we will go in to when we paint together.
• A fine mist water spray. Chroma has the best one I have found so far. You’ll need it to quickly wet the paper down.
• Don’t through away your old toothbrush as you can use that for splattering.
• A synthetic sponge and a natural sea sponge. I often use sponges for different effects.
• Paper towels and tissues are very much apart of a watercolour artists list of things to have, I couldn’t live without tissues for different effects and blotting up mistakes.
• A ruling pen. I use this all the time and often I am asked what it is. It can be bought at The Art Scene. My camera has died but I will take a photo of the “Ruling Pen” for all to see when I get it back; I think you will find it self explanatory.
• An eye dropper for measuring out water when I mix my paints.
• A soft and hard pencil for quick sketching.
• Along with a pencil of course goes a pencil sharpener.

I am sure there is so much more. I will enter them in as I think of them.