Watercolor Workshop Materials and Supplies

A sturdy portable, or backpack sized easel for painting. It should be light enough that you can take it for a long walk, and idealy fit into your bag or backpack.

We can also recommend these two outstanding products:

The Blick tilt-head watercolor easel made by Julian, click here.

To hold your palette on your tripod/easel, we recommend the Max the Easel Butler, sold in our store. It is one of those essential tools which makes so much sense!

If you don’t have a tripod or easel, Dick Blick sells a nice one made by Guerilla Painter and includes a rock bag with it, click here.

If you already have a lightweight photo tripod, you can buy this attachment to hold your watercolor board or block, click here.

Painting umbrella

Absolutely necessary in bright outdoor light. Again, there are many makes and prices. I have tried most of them and now use the EasyL - it has it all and is very sturdy, nearly unbreakable.

When you use an umbrella, it is a very good idea to have a stone bag to provide the bal…