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Plein Air Painting Setup

Holbein CMYK Gouache Mixing set This is a high quality set for a good price.  Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black and White are magical, you can mix pretty much any color from these, they’re the same colors your printer uses after all.
Palette/Paint Box Cheap, lightweight and durable plastic jewelry box, doubles as palette and paint box.  Fill compartments with premixed paint:  water + paint, milkshake consistency.  Or use paint pots so you can switch colors a
Camping Chair Essential!!  This one folds, fits into a small backpack and weighs almost nothing.  There are also some pretty luxurious camp chairs out there.
  Watercolor Cold Press Block This is nice heavy paper, glued along the edges to a thick backing board, so it won’t warp.  4”X6” is a great size to work quickly with the added benefit of being able to fit in any picture frame or photo co
Washi Tape Washi tape is very low tack so it won’t rip your paper.  Get those clean borders If you’re using masking tape stick it to your pants a few times before sticking it to the paper to avoid tears.
Mini Spray Bottle Especially useful on hot dry days to keep your paints wet.
Watercolor/Acrylic/Gouache Flat Brushes Any brand should be fine.  I’m using Princeton Umbria #6 and #4 Start your painting with the bigger brush and save details to the end with the small brush.
Colored Pencil or Pen For planning out your painting.  Sometimes it’s nice to see some of the original pencil drawing showing in the final painting.


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