Fall 2025 Supply Lists

Supply lists are posted as they become available.

Click on the name of a Breakout Session to go to its supply list:

  • Preparing for a National Competition: Panel discussion, no supply list

Juror’s Workshop

If you already have watercolor supplies, you need not purchase anything. Note options below.

Watercolor Paper I use and strongly recommend Arches 140-lb. cold press for all students, otherwise, cold or hot press. Other types of paper are more or less acceptable depending on student’s experience. 1 or 2 sheet minimum (22”x30”) recommended, depending on length of workshop. (w/c blocks or 300 lb. paper is also fine) Most of teacher handouts will require an 11 x 14 inch piece of Arches cold press wc paper.

Watercolor Brushes I recommend at least a 1” flat watercolor brush, synthetic or natural bristle. I also recommend a 1/2” flat brush or a medium sized (#8-15) round and a small round (#5-7). Intermediate to advanced students need not purchase new brushes. Additional brushes are helpful.

Watercolor Palette There are many types of acceptable palettes. I use the John Pike Palette. A simple white plate will work for those relatively new to watercolor. Make sure your palette has a fairly large mixing area…or use a white plate to accompany a palette that doesn’t.

Watercolor Paints All students need a palette and also TUBES of paint (don’t clean out your old paint). Paynes Gray or Lamp Black or some kind of a black. They also need a strong red, yellow and blue. I usually use Grahams paints: Phthalocyanine Blue (red shade), Quinacridone Red or Rose and Hansa or Azo Yellow. If you cannot get these specific colors then try to find a color chart for the colors you are considering. Find the brightest and most intense red, yellow and blue. For students who already have colors, you need not purchase new ones. Additional colors are optional depending on your experience level. A strong purple, green and orange and a titanium white is also recommended. Matching my exact colors is VERY unimportant, keep that in mind. Water container Should be able to hold at least a pint of water.

Sponge An inexpensive grocery store sponge, not an art store sponge. Paper towels will also work.

Mechanical pencil, Masking tape and eraser (suggest kneaded eraser)

Transfer paper: I will have waxed transfer paper for the students, to transfer our image on to our paper. If you prefer, you could bring non waxed transfer paper for transferring the image (easier to erase after tracing, but much harder to see your tracing, much lighter)

Subject Photos: I encourage students to bring photos of subject matter. Even if your photos are not used, I like to see what kind of images the students is planning on using for future paintings. If students are not going to use instructor handouts, they will then work from their subject matter photos. Some images could be enlarged to an 8” x 10” size. Higher contrast photos (very black and white) are much easier to paint. It is not necessary to draw out your painting before the workshop.

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES (if you already have w/c supplies you need not purchase listed materials, but compare your supplies with instructors)
Hair dryer, sketch paper or scrap watercolor paper.
Watercolor Board. A soft plywood or pine board. Gator board or Mahogany
plywood also works. 1/4” to 1/2” is plenty thick. No bigger then 24” x
30” (Watercolor blocks are fine or for 300lb. paper, no board needed)
Stapler or staple gun to staple paper to board.
Optional colors, usually Grahams, that I sometimes use: Colbalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Phthalocyanne Green, Permanent Green Pale, Dioxazine Purple, Turquoise, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna, Burnt Seine, Quinacridone Red, Cadmium Red, Naphthol Red, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Naples Yellow and Titanium White Opaque.
Wet Media or Prepared Acetate (to place over painting and paint corrections on acetate) Again, this is OPTIONAL, NOT REQUIRED.

If you have questions, feel free to email me: stan@stanmiller.net

Gouache on Black Paper with Rebecca Sentgeorge

With a $4 donation to Rebecca, participants will receive 2 sheets of Legions 100% cotton Stonehenge Aqua to use in the breakout session.

Minimum supply list for participants:

  • Pencil
  • Several sheets of paper towels
  • Any watercolor brush (I prefer a 1/4 to 1/2 Inch flat brush, but if you prefer a 6 to 10 round brush is fine)
  • White gouache (if you do not wish to purchase a starter set of gouache, it is possible to do an entire value study using only white and the black paper or white and one darker color)
  • 1 or 2 lids from a food container like from a cottage cheese carton to use as a mixing palette.

Optional supplies:

  • Small starter set of gouache paint (do NOT buy Arcyla gouache as it is an acrylic and is not resoluble)
  • Nichiban masking tape
  • Something to attach your painting paper to (Rebecca does not tape her paper down but you may prefer to do this)
  • Sheet of graphite paper
  • Water container

Line-Shape-Color-Paint! with Liz Walker

  • At least 2 quarter sheets (11 x 15”) of watercolor paper (cold press, 140#) that you’ve pre-treated with white gesso or matte medium. *
  • A few quarter-sheets of failed paintings that you don’t mind drawing/painting on top of. (If time permits, you can pretreat these with watered down matte medium — it helps seal the watercolor for the next step.) Depending on how quickly everyone paints, and allowing for a bit of in between drying time, you’ll be able to try this method on old paintings!
  • Your regular watercolor paints/palette; include a few opaques such as Chinese white, and colors like red + phthalo green to create an inky “black”.
  • OR if you prefer acrylics, bring a few small bottles (2 or 4 oz) or tubes of acrylic paint such as Hansa yellow, quin magenta, and phthalo blue. Also bring titanium white or white gesso and a black for making neutral/opaque colors.
  • Brushes (Liz recommends a wide 1- or 2-inch flat, plus some #14 rounds)
  • Small bottle of gloss medium (Liquitex is a good brand). Be sure it is in a squeeze top plastic bottle (not a jar of thick gel). Gloss medium works better than matte medium, but if you only have matte medium, bring it.
  • Derwent, Stabilo or other brand of black water-soluble pencil (Caran D’ache is a bit too thick for this, but I have used it); just make sure it is water soluble, or this technique won’t work!
  • Paper towels, and/or small rags, plus a big 32 oz yogurt containers for rinse water.
  • A regular pencil, eraser, and black Sharpie marker
  • A few sheets of tracing paper
  • A few Caran Dache crayons (water soluble) if you have them—we use this to make our drawings on the treated papers. Liz will try to bring some to share.

Pre-Prep work:

* When pre-treating your paper with gesso or matte medium, apply either using a wide brush that you’ve dipped into water—don’t plaster it on thickly, and make sure it fully covers one side of your paper. Once the paper dries, pencil your initials or name on the untreated side of the paper so you know which side you’ve treated! (It’s often hard to tell!).

Plein Air in the Park with Sally Bills Bailey

Artists will need to bring the usual equipment for painting outdoors and any special equipment such as an easel, chair, or small table to use. It is also suggested that artists either bring a lunch or order a box lunch to pick up upon return before the afternoon sessions start at 1:30 pm. 

M. Graham Color — The Power of Quality Materials

Presenters: Dan Justus and Judy Rubitzke

  • Brushes
  • Paper Towels/Rags
  • Paper – Small sample sheets of paper will be available or bring your favorite paper to use

M. Graham to provide an assortment of watercolor, gouache, and acrylic paints for people to try. We will also have small paper samples (watercolor and Bristol) for attendees to use if they prefer not to bring their own paper. We will bring Solo cups or similar containers for water for each table.

Creating Clean Underdrawings for Your Paintings with Tess Myers

  • Graphite pencil
  • Drawing paper, plain white or grey/tan toned ok
  • Watercolor paper + basic painting supplies
  • A kneadable eraser
  • Paper blending stump
  • Paper towels or rag. Charcoal gets messy!
  • Charcoal drawing materials such as:
    • Willow charcoal (creates light and powdery marks, easy to smear)
    • A compressed charcoal pencil, soft (creates sharp dark lines)

Not required, but great to have:

  •   White charcoal, if using toned paper
  •   Microerasers like the Tombow mono and Factis BM2
  •   A pencil sharpener

Tess will supply portrait reference photos, but feel free to bring your own if you like.  

Skip the Glass — Painting Contemporary Watermedia on Aquabord with Tim Gault

  • 9×12 inch Aquabord Panel – * See below for details on purchasing
  • 1 – 4oz bottle Liquitex Acrylic Matte Medium
  • Paint palette
  • Spray bottle
  • Roll untextured paper towels
  • Pencil (medium hardness)
  • Eraser
  • 6″ or 12″ ruler / straight edge
  • Small water dishes
  • Optional – Small bottle of masking fluid with small round throw away brush or stick applicator
  • Optional – 1 tube opaque white paint (acrylic or gouache) for small highlights

Suggested Brushes: #4 round, #10 round, #4 rigger/liner (for boat masts & ropes)

Mix of Warm & Cool Watercolor Paints (Acrylics are fine, too) …. Suggested Colors (Daniel Smith): New Gamboge, Quinacridone Red, Rose of Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue, French Ultramarine Blue, Neutral Tint

* Tim will be using the 9”x12” Ampersand Aquabord Panel in his demonstration. If you want a similar experience, please consider purchasing the same brand from the following suppliers ($9-12 each) or bring your own similar watermedia board. Click on the following links for more information about each supplier:

Not So Boring Ways to Change Your Paintings with Boring Grange Painters

You will be moving from table to table, so bring: 

  • Small basic watercolor kit
  • Two good brushes and some old-not good brushes
  • Paper towels (a few sheets – not a whole roll)
  • A few small sheets of clean watercolor paper (whatever small size you have is okay)
  • You might want to use disposable gloves as your hands will likely get messy. 
  • Bring some of your old “Oops! Paintings” to work on (nothing too big please) 

Travel Journaling with Winnie Givot

  • Watercolor journal made of good watercolor paper*
  • (a board to support your paper if you don’t bring a journal)
  • Ultrafine Sharpie
  • Regular pen
  • Travel palette with some of your favorite pigments (Mijello 18 well Travel Palette is excellent)
  • 2-3 brushes (I like #6-12 rounds)
  • Water container
  • Old wash cloth or rag
  • Tissues

* Winnie makes her own journals by tearing 140# full sheets (22”x30″) of Arches 140 cold press into 1/8’s or 1/6’s, punching holes in the ends (1/8 sheets) or sides (1/6 sheets) and tying with ribbon.

2 sheets make a nice size journal. We’ll only work on one or two pages, so you’ll have a journal to continue using after our session.

Clearly 1 or 2 small sheets of good watercolor paper would be sufficient, but a journal provides support for your paper. And working in a journal is more satisfying and will help you get started.