Cheryl Teft - Ink Alchemy - Sept 24, 2024-Oct 15, 2024

• S270 or S271. Ruler, 12" or 18".
• S632. Protractor.
• S412 or S931. Painter's tape or Drafting tape.
• S1005, S1685, S1694, S1151. Container for rinsing water.
• E06. Eraser
• S1017. Small Dropper Bottles (Qty 2)
• S853. Jumbo Dinky Dips (Qty 2 sets)
• S1046. Clear tape
• S1091, S679, S120-30, S747, or S1094. Palette with shallow wells for mixing colors
• S417. Exacto knife (with pointed blade)
• Paper towels
• Cover Sheet
• Labels for Jumbo Dinky Dips
• A selection of calendar photo pages of your choice; about 5×5 inches or larger; they should be in full color on glossy paper, and should not be something you need to keep intact
• Note-taking materials of your choic
• *Optional but highly recommended*: S1112-LED. Strong magnifying glass or loupe (about 10x magnification or higher)
• *Optional*: S1663. Glue stick
• *Optional*: S912. Pen rest
• *Optional*: S836. Small spritzer (misting) bottle,

WRITING/DRAWING/PAINTING TOOLS:

• PL21. Pencil, 0.5 mm lead suggested, Qty 1
• BR26 or BR26-S4. Small round (pointed) watercolor brush, size 0 or a little smaller (a favorite size for what we will be doing is size 000, a.k.a. 3/0); you might find it helpful to have a range of sizes from 0 to 0000; Qty 1+
• BR43. Small brushes for mixing and loading ink/paint; cheap rough-haired flat brushes about ¼" wide are ideal; Qty 6+ brushes
• M17. Pigma Micron fine-point markers (black ink), size 01, OR similar *waterproof* markers, Qty 1
• *Optional*: Dip pens (and penholders), whatever kind you like (broad-edge and/or pointed pens)
• *Optional*: PL28, PL28-S12, PL29, PL05, PL06, PL16, PL76, PL77-Basic tone, PL32, or PL58. Colored pencils (regular OR watercolor pencils), a basic set of standard colors of your choice, Qty 1 set (or equivalent in single pencils)

INKS/PAINTS/OTHER FLUIDS:

• WNGDP-S, WNG-HC1, WNGPDP-S, WNG1, WNG2, WNG3 or WNG4. Winsor Newton NON-metallic gouache (you can substitute another brand of gouache if you prefer); Qty less than 1 tube of each color Required gouache colors:
  • (1) Primary Red
  • (2) Primary Blue
  • (3) Primary Yellow
  • (4) Lamp Black OR Ivory Black
  • (5) Zinc White
  • (6) Permanent White OR Titanium White
  • Optional gouache colors:
  • (1) Winsor Green (or another bright green)
  • (2) Brilliant Purple (or another bright purple)
  • (2) Cadmium Orange (or another bright orange).
• I84. Gum arabic, liquid, Qty 1 bottle
• Distilled water, Qty 1 quart
• *Optional*: S1000. Coliro (a.k.a. FineTec) watercolor paint refill; Arabic Gold color (OK to get either as a refill or as part of a set), Qty 1 pan.
• *Optional*: S1113. Storage box for Coliro paints if you’re buying them outside of a set, Qty 1
• *Optional*: Any other inks you like to use besides gouache, such as walnut ink (S449), or Pelikan 4001 ink (I04), or other colors of Coliro metallic watercolor paint (S1000); Qty 1 of smallest container available for each

PAPERS:

• Watercolor paper of your choice (your favorites for painting and/or lettering projects), white or off-white, something fairly smooth and non-bleeding. OK to have a variety of paper types. Any weight may be used; recommend having some in a medium weight (about 140#). OK to have some cold press if you like, but some should be hot press. Quantity: Get at least one large sheet—or the equivalent amount in smaller sheets (about 8-10 sheets, if letter-size). Some suggested watercolor papers are:
  • PS42, PS47 or PA42. Arches Hot Press, 90# or 140#
  • PS01, PS01-FS or PA03. Arches Text Wove
  • PS115. Fabriano Artistico Hot Press, 140#
  • PS120. Lanaquarelle Hot Press, 140#
  • PA110. Stonehenge Aqua Hot Press, 140#
  • PS110. Stonehenge Hot Press
  • PS89. Strathmore 500 Series Drawing Paper
  • PA26 Strathmore 500 Series Watercolor Paper, 140#
• P84 or P121. Colored paper of your choice (assorted solid colors; include at least one bright color and one more neutral color [gray or brown]; doesn’t need to be calligraphy-friendly), Qty a few sheets
• *Optional*: PA101. Fine art paper sample sheet pack, for testing before buying larger quantities
• *Optional*: PA116. Envelopes suitable for calligraphy, any size or type, Qty about 10 *Optional*: Any other practice paper or fine paper you prefer
• *Optional*: P09-50. Layout bond or marker layout paper, letter-size or larger, about 10 sheets