Hi!  I hear you want to use common materials to make art?  Well, you’ve come to the right place.  Here’s what you will need!

 

Materials:

• Washable markers (Crayola or store brand, any size/color collection you like)
• A surface to use as a palette
• Paint brush
• Watercolor paper
• Containers to hold water
• Towels for cleaning up
• beverage of choice

optional

• masking or washi tape (to hold down edges of paper)
• pencil (for sketching)

 

Washable markers 

The most important aspect of these markers is that they’re washable.  No Sharpies or other permanent markers would work for this.  Here are some that are easy to get at Target, Walmart or the grocery store!

Crayola Broad Line Washable Markers

Crayola Supertips

Crayola Pip Squeaks

Or the Generic Equivalent of any of these.

 

A surface to use as a palette

I suggest a white ceramic or smooth plate.  If you have a page protector, a piece of white paper in a page protector sleeve works really well, too.

Paint brush

Ideally you will have time to get some watercolor brushes.  Makeup brushes work in a pinch too.  I use Princeton Neptune and Silver Brush Black Velvet.

Watercolor paper

Canson XL, Strathmore or store brand, doesn’t matter.  Printer paper is really tricky and will probably make you frustrated, but cardstock can work!

Containers to hold water

I like glass so I can see when I need to change, but that’s my preference.

Towels for cleaning up

Paper or cloth, whatev, do you, baby

beverage of choice

self explanatory, right?

 

I am so excited to teach you how accessible watercolors can be!  See you Friday night 🙂