Artist's Toolkit
SURFACE
• Arches 156-lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper
DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS
• Bismuth Vanadate yellow, Bordeaux, Payne's bluegray, quinacridone burnt orange, quinacridone purple, quinacridone magenta, quinacridone gold, pyrrol orange, pyrrol red, phthalo green (blue shade), sap green, opera pink, 50-50 indigo-sepia mixture (the darkest dark)
BRUSHES
• 1-inch flat, Nos. 2 and 4 rounds, scrubber
OTHER
• Holbein masking fluid, white, acid-free artist's tape, paper towels, chambered water bucket, corrugated plastic board, ruling pen (or other masking applicator)
Step 1
All of my paintings begin with a photo shoot. I enjoy the planning and design stage almost as much as the actual painting stage. The design process is 95 percent complete before I ever put brush to paper. I use my phone to take reference shots, then view them…
