Watercolour supplies for beginners | What I use and recommend as a wildlife artist

Hey there! Have you been wanting to get started with watercolour but have NO idea what supplies to get? Or maybe you've gone and bought a bunch of watercolour supplies but feel totally overwhelmed? Perhaps you're feeling frustrated that your skills don't seem to be progressing, or your paintings don't look like everyone else's you see online? ...It could be because of your supplies!

I'm here to help! In this video I'll share with you all the of supplies I use for watercolour - and surprise, it's not that many! I like to keep it simple.

FREE supplies guide: https://www.paintwild.com/supplies
FREE colour theory course: https://www.paintwild.com/wildcolours
Shop my handmade paints and brushes: https://www.paintwildshop.com
Learn to paint watercolour wildlife: https://www.paintwild.com/join

0:00 Intro and why I'm going to recommend these supplies
5:24 All about watercolour paper
10:25 All about watercolour paints
19:01 All about watercolour brushes
20:32 Extra things you'll need
22:18 Optional extras
25:41 Recap of all recommended supplies

LINKS TO SUPPLIES (note: these are Amazon affiliate links and if you purchase something I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you):

PAPER:
- Arches coldpress watercolour paper 90lb/185gsm: https://amzn.to/3S1AVVg
- Arches coldpress watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm: https://amzn.to/48PKihM
- Saunders Waterford coldpress watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm: https://amzn.to/3ShR1f3
- Fabriano Artistico coldpress watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm: https://amzn.to/48oHRD3

PAINTS:
- Paint Wild handmade watercolours (Primary Palette): https://www.paintwildshop.com
- Winsor & Newton professional series watercolours (Winsor Lemon, Permanent Rose, Winsor Blue (Red Shade)): https://amzn.to/49bDATF

BRUSHES:
- Paint Wild watercolour brushes (size 0/3, 6 and 8): https://www.paintwildshop.com
- Princeton Heritage watercolour brushes (size 0/3, 6 and 8): https://amzn.to/3vHpLNX

OTHER SUPPLIES:
- Winsor & Newton Designer's Gouache in Permanent White: https://amzn.to/4aYWgra
- Handmade paw palette: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/elliesar...
- Plastic folding travel palette: https://amzn.to/3U5vkjL
- Staedtler Mars Technico mechanical pencil: https://amzn.to/3TYYvow
- Staedtler Mars mechanical eraser: https://amzn.to/4b7aFSq
- Faber Castell kneaded eraser: https://amzn.to/48DXFSI
- 3M Scotch blue painter's tape: https://amzn.to/4aWOs9j
- Heat tool: https://amzn.to/47uJJcc

Instagram:   / paintwildacademy