Watercolor and Gouache Art Supplies
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Watercolor Paint
Watercolor Set by QOR by Golden
These paints have become a quick favorite of mine, the vibrancy and luminosity last even after the drying time! I highly recommend this brand, it is a set of 12 tubes and a little goes a long way with watercolors. You won’t be disappointed!
Daniel Smith Watercolors- Essentials Pack of 6
One of the best (in my opinion) brands of watercolor paints! This set is made of the essential colors to get you started. I highly recommend spending money on better-quality paint! The quality is much more important than the quantity. You will see the difference in these paints vs. a student grade brand.
Daniel Smith Watercolors- Tubes
You can also purchase watercolors in single tubes! If you are just starting to learn about watercolors my best advice is to start with the primary colors. But of course, we all want to have a little fun and treat ourselves to the fun and unique colors as well! Here are a few beauties that are my favorites!
🎨 Indigo
Watercolor Pan Set by White Nights
A great choice if you want to keep it simple and easy when choosing your colors. I have this pan set and the colors are vibrant and beautiful.
Daniel Smith Luminescent Watercolors
Beautiful! These colors are lovely and give your painting that little extra special touch of magic!
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Paint Brushes
My favorite brushes to use with both watercolors and gouache! They are handmade in England and by purchasing from their website you will be supporting a small business :)
A great set that won’t break the bank- Arteza brushes are a popular choice for beginning watercolors!
Princeton Velvet Touch Watercolor Brushes
The Princeton Velvet Touch are an excellent choice for your watercolor paintings
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Gouache Paint
Gouache is similar to using watercolors, but it has more pigment than watercolors so it is more opaque. Gouache takes time to learn, but I think it’s a great medium to add in details, and at times I will water my gouache down to use like I would with watercolors! You can also use very little water and you will get a thick consistency. You may have to layer it depending on the color and transparency. Here are a few of my favorite brands!
Sui Gouache Set (the cutest colors!!!)
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Paint Palette
DeI currently use this smaller palette by Meeden as well as a few fun repurposed glass plates and ceramic tiles! The tiles I bought online from a company called tile bar, I ordered a few samples for a kitchen backsplash and didn’t need a few, most of them are the color white which makes for a perfect little mixing palette! I mainly use them for gouache, but they work great for watercolors too!
I also purchased really cute dishes on Etsy- they are vintage deviled egg trays! Love them!scription goes here
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Watercolor Paper
For watercolors, I like to use cold press paper. It has a rough surface that holds in the watercolor well! If you want to add pen/ink or want more fine lines you can also try hot press paper- it has a smoother surface, but note- the paints will dry quicker due to the smoother surface of this paper.
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Jar for Water
I use old pickle or sauce jars for my larger water container, this container is to clean off the pigment of my brushes. I also use a tiny jar, from honey or jam to use for my clean water-only jar to re-dip my brush! You can use anything like this for your watercolors or you can purchase jars specifically for this.
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Paper Towels
Recently I made the decision to use reusable paper towels for wiping off my watercolor brushes. I can re use these over and over and once they do become to beat up to use- they are compostable! How cool is that? I will still use the occasional paper towel for tiny accidents- they seem to work better to soak up an accidentally paint boo-boo on the paper. 🙂