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Ok so it is not super small but it is quite small to get all the water flowing and moving etc.

This was painted on a half sheet of Rives BFK etching paper 38cm x 56cm

The colours used were:
Cerulean Blue
Indigo
Lamp Black
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna

It was initially painted using the butter soft lid.

Then quite a bit of tilting, spraying and waiting. The tree was initially a bit of an accident and so I just went with it. I like this painting. It is at least a bit different.

The other brushes used were
Size 20 round sable (Escoda)
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable
Flat Nylon

Other things used
3M Magic Tape
Razor Blade
Metal Ruler 100cm and 30cm ones
MDF Board to tape the paper to
Spray bottle

Hope you enjoy it!

0:00 Start
3:12 Painting Starts
4:12 Dabbing of the Tree
5:51 Spray Bottle to Create Interesting Marks!
13:55 Scraping out Lights using the Metal Ruler and Razor Blade

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Paper - if you can afford it try and use Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper or any other 100% cotton paper. Sheets most of the time are the cheapest way to go. I can get Hahnemuhle sheets (53cm x 78cm) for $11.50 Australian from my local art store when buying them one at a time. This gives me 16 sheets of A5 which is much cheaper than buying a pad. If you can afford to buy 50 sheets at a time that can save you a lot of money!

Rives BFK Etching Paper by Arches 280gsm, 100% cotton, white, 56cm x 76cm sheets: https://geni.us/RivesBFKEtching

Cotman Student Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/cotmancobaltblue
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanlightred
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/cotmanyellowochre

Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Paints
Cobalt Blue amazon: https://geni.us/WinsorNewtonCobaltBlue
Yellow Ochre amazon: https://geni.us/YellowOchreTube
Light Red amazon: https://geni.us/LightRedTube

Size 12 Round Sable
Pure Kolinsky Round Sable Size 12 - Cornellisen (quite expensive over $150)
https://geni.us/PureKolinskySableSize
https://geni.us/IsabeyPureKolinsky

or
Synthetic Round Sable Size 12 - Micadore For Artists - roymac Revolution Taklon - ($20)
https://geni.us/SyntheticRound

Hake Brushes x 2
Holbein 2” Hake Brush (my preference)
Holbein 1” Hake Brush (my preference)
https://geni.us/HolbeinHakeBrush
or
Ron Ranson Large Hake Brush (about 2”)
Ron Ranson Small Hake Brush (about 1”)
https://geni.us/RonRanson

Flat Nylon
Long Flat Nylon - Robert Wade Neef 980 Taklon Wash: https://geni.us/RobertWadeNylon

Fan Brush
Fan Brush (I own size 1’s mainly and a size 6) - can be any brand really - I own two Winsor and Newton size 1 fan brushes and an Art Spectrum Series 1000FAN size 6.
I would get Hogs Hair Fan Brushes as they make more interesting marks but that is always personal preference. Some cheap ones on amazon are on the link below:
https://geni.us/DugatoFanBrushSet


Small Round Sable
Series 7 size ‘0’ Winsor and Newton Finish Round Sable (lovely small brush but more expensive than synthetic): https://geni.us/Series7WinsorandNewton

Other brushes you could get to help with your watercolours
Rigger Brush
Sable Regal Rigger Legend Size 1: https://geni.us/RegalRigger
or
Art Spectrum Size 2 Pure Sable Liner

This Princeton ones are also very good: https://geni.us/PrincetonLinerSize1
https://geni.us/PrincetonLiner2


Other
Spray Bottle Large Garden One: https://geni.us/AdjustableSprayBottle
Small Spray Bottle for a Finer Spray: https://geni.us/SmallSprayBottle
MDF Board: https://geni.us/MDFBoard
Bowls for the paints: https://geni.us/WhiteBowls
Jars for the water: https://geni.us/GlassJars
Vase for the water: https://geni.us/SquareVase or
https://geni.us/LargeWashingOutJar
Razor Blade: https://geni.us/StanleyRazorBlades
Small Knife: https://geni.us/SwissArmyCard
Pencil B, HB or 2B: https://geni.us/StaedtlerPencils
Tweezers from a Swiss Card: https://geni.us/SwissArmyCard
Scotch 3M Magic Tape (Green Packet): https://geni.us/ScotchMagicTape19mm
Scotch 3M Removable Tape (Blue Packet): https://geni.us/ScotchRemovableTape
Aligloss - used as my desktop and palette: https://geni.us/AliglossCompositePanel


Tony Smiberts Books
Turners Apprentice: A Watercolour Masterclass: https://geni.us/TurnersApprentice
Painting Landscapes from your Imagination: https://geni.us/TrlbvxR
How to Paint Like Turner: https://geni.us/PaintLikeTurner
How Turner Painted: https://geni.us/HowTurnerPainted


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