Art Supplies Lists By Subject

Essential Basic Set Up

Blending plate to check your color loading.

Flower plate to put your colors.

Brush rest to organize your brushes.

Felt, paper towel, and watercolor cup.

Painting Bamboo Art Supplies:

Brushes:

1 ½ ” or 2” wide bamboo brushes for the stocks

Long mountain horse brush for stems

Medium Orchid bamboo brush for large bamboo leaves.

Rooster tail for small bamboo leaves and calligraphy.

Watercolor Paints:

yellow, sap green, dark green, black ink.

Paper choices:

First choice Single or double shuen (rice paper), sketch paper or mixed media

Painting Orchid Art supplies:

Brushes:

Small white crane brush for painting orchid flowers.

Long mountain horse brush for stems.

Medium Orchid bamboo brush for the orchid leaves or blades.

Small wolf king brush for calligraphy

Watercolor Paints:

flower colors: Green tip red, or purple,

leaf colors: yellow, sap green, dark green, black ink.

Brush rester to organized your brushes.

Paper choices:

First choice Single or double shuen (rice paper), sketch paper or mixed media

Painting Chrysanthemum Art Supplies:

Brushes:

Use any small wolf king brush or rooster tail brush for painting Chrysanthemums flowers.

Long mountain horse brush for stems.

Medium Orchid bamboo brush for the orchid leaves or blades

Small wolf king brush for calligraphy

Watercolor Paints:

orange,yellow, sap green, dark green, black ink.

Paper choices:

First choice Single or double shuen (rice paper), sketch paper or mixed media

Painting Plum Tree Art Supplies:

Brushes:

Small white crane brush for the flower.

Long mountain horse brush for stems

Medium or Large Orchid bamboo brush for the tree trunk.

Big Bear Brush can also be use for the tree trunk.

Small wolf king brush for calligraphy

Watercolor Paints:

Crimson red, white, yellow, sap green, dark green, black ink.

Paper choices:

First choice Single or double shuen (rice paper), sketch paper or mixed media