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For your class you will need the following supplies. The first few are included in the I'm New Kit, enabling you to paint along with us smoothly.
The I'm New Kit is a $27 value (actually far more since the Medium Orchid Bamboo brush is $26 retail value) and it is $15 for new participants and it is added on to your Eventbrite for new participants starting with the Bamboo class. It includes:
the Spotted Weasel Brush ($3.50 if purchased separately)
the Medium Orchid Bamboo brush ($11.00 if purchased separately)
a gray 2 foot square wool mat, ($4.00 if purchased separately)
a white plum blossom palette with deep wells ($3.00 if purchased separately)
a free flannel for dabbing water off brushes (a $1 value),
a free hook and line, swatching and dotting brush (a $2 value),
a free paint mixing brush (to keep from wearing out delicate brushes; always use when stirring dried or panned paint) (worth its weight in gold)
a free pipette for moving around water. (a 50 cent value)
If you need them, I will have 2 soup-sized plastic containers and a 2 oz container for a fresh water source and one lid (a $2 value). You can use a lid as a paint tipping and blending surface. If youhave a brush washer and a blending plate and don't need these, please return so that others may use them.
Other supplies which you may want to bring and are not included in the I'm New Kit. You might have from around your house. If not you can get by, or order most of these from the BRCB online shop, Amazon, or OAS:
A saucer or plate (mostly white) or rectangular or square mixing area for blending and tipping. It does not have to have wells. If the center area of your blossom palette is at least four inches wide, it can be used for this purpose. You can always simply bring a white plastic plate, a white plastic lid, or use a Western folding watercolor palette for tipping.
For Sumi (black ink classes) An ink fishtail dish or three ink saucers or clean jar lids, sauce dishes, or a sloped inkwell (does not have to be stone as we use bottled ink). A plum blossom palette. For inks that are permanent, a disposable palette is provided.
A brush washer with three to four wells or four separate containers about 8 oz each. Four wells are really nice for Sumi (black ink) classes.
I use a flat bottomed grocery box bag to keep wet paint in palettes flat and your fishtail ink dish from spilling on the way home. You can get one from the grocery or buy a cute one, there is a Mount Fuji box bag in my Amazon Supply List page.
Several paper towels in case you get paint on your hands. You may never need them because of the free flannel, but it is nice to have.
A brush rest or found object with notches so the loaded brushes won't touch. If your ink dish has a fishtail or notches in the lid, those are built-in brush rests.
A bamboo brush roll. A 36 cm high with 8-9 slots is best, although a 30 cm high one fits the brushes for this class too. Once you toss the disposable cap and rinse your brushes, they need to be stored in a bamboo brush roll. The cap is not put back on, but save them for pencil protectors for your other hobbies.
Bring a pen or pencil for notes, as you may not be comfortable at first writing with the small spotted weasel.
A xuan carrier or a sketchbook that is at least 14x14 ideally 15x15 can help you carry your papers home. I have these in the BRCB store in class size 15x15 square or large 15x20 for slightly taller paintings.
A weatherproof portfolio is nice for carrying your paintings back and forth on days when it is raining. an 18 x 24 size will accomodate one or more xuan carriers.
See below for sources for supplies, either through me or on Amazon.
You don't have to bring ink, paper, or watercolor to class; I provide them for use in class so that we are working with the same colors.
BRCB Supply Shop
BRCB Supply Shop
The link to the BRCB supply shop is emailed to participants after registration. It is not publicly visible so that people in Tennesee aren't buying your supplies and leaving none for you.
Find out more about the BRCB Brushes. BRCB Brushes are always in stock for the full capacity of the class. I currently have in stock the brushes for the first two classes. The above photo shows the brushes for the class from the top to the bottom. There are two brushes offered each class. Each class I will increase my demo by two new brushes, so in the second session, I will be using the first four brushes. And so on. Please note - the brushes are not try-me nor loaners nor included. This brush roll is not included, but can be ordered in the BRCB supply shop.
No Loaners
No Loaners
Two new brushes will be modelled by the instructor at each class starting with the Bamboo class. If you order these new brushes three days before class, you will be able to paint along with the instructor using the new brushes. During the Bamboo class the instructor will be showing how to use four brushes total, whether you own them or not, while helping those on a budget to get by with the first two, if you're not sure you want to add more brushes to your collection just yet.
The instructor will tell students which of the first two brushes can be used instead as we paint along. Don't worry, it will still come out pretty well, and you will have a good time.
There will be no loaners or try-me's of brushes. BRCB fine Chinese Brushes are never included as part of the $35 instructional fee.
I don't use loaners because I don't want people to feel obligated to buy a brush they never intended to buy after turning it into a used brush, which would make my lesson feel like an obligation after a Mary Kay makeover. Further, since my prices and fees are very low, I don't want to end up with used brushes that have lost their value considering the very low prices they have. And finally, I don't want you to to leave with no way to practice what you learned.
What is this doodad for?
What is this doodad for?
What are the freebies for? With your first class you get some free supplies included:
a pipette for moving water around accurately to dilute paint; I like to keep mine in the center well of the aqua brush washer.
a tiny flat paint stirring and mixing brush, especially useful when trying to rehydrate dried Chinese watercolors the next day, don't use your nice brushes for that dirty job, that's like scrubbing a toilet with a silk shirt)
a swatching and dotting hook and line brush, which allows you to slip into the mouth of a tube of paint and swatch your labels, the plastic end can pierce the foil covering on the mouth the tube and save a big mess, and serves as a pollen dotter, and the brush makes fine lines, antennae, and tendrils.
a piece of washable flannel for dabbing your brush instead of paper towels, just allow it to dry on a rod, or throw in the washer after a few uses.
a roll of washi tape. Every student gets a different color. Tape a piece onto your supplies so that there is no question to whom it belongs if it falls on the floor or is left behind. If you bring other items such as pens or your own brushes, you can tape them, too. Tape your sunglasses your waterbottle, your husband. JK. He knows how to get home. I would especially do this on the most expensive brushes. A brush can fall on the floor and we won't know whose it is. That happened to my mother once in a class, and she lost a $40 brush.
Students on a Budget
Students on a Budget
If you cannot afford brushes past the first class, just paint in all the classes with just the first two, most important brushes from the Grass Orchid class shown above, which are in the I'm New supply kit (brush rest not included). You will be able to buy the brushes after class or receive them at the following class if you change your mind or see a brush that is vital to your personal interests.
Practice Supplies
Practice Supplies
At home you should be practicing the strokes you learned in class. There are full-sized supplies available on my Amazon List for ink, paint and paper, but they can add up fast.
I will have sample sized practice or refined ink that we used in class available which cost far less than the Amazon prices because it's a small portion from a bigger teacher-sized bottle.
You can also bring in a clean ink bottle of your own and get a fill-up from a bulk bottle of mine for a wonderful price after class. Go ahead and place the order when you place your supply order so I can bring a label, and see me after class for a fill.
Here is a class supply list of full-price supplies if you sign up too late to get them from me, or perhaps you see something you like here better.
The floral bamboo brush roll in the photo at the right is not included. You can find it at my supply shop, and you can find other beautiful brush rolls on Amazon so you can have your own distinct look.
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