Getting ready!

Well it's just one month today until I fly out to Samos to take the first Richmond painting course.

I'm starting to get everything ready so I know where all my bits and bobs are, rather than the usual last-minute holiday-packing rush.

Here is a photo of my watercolour palette and the colours I'm using.

I use Windsor and Newton Artists' Water Colour tubes but these can be expensive. The regular pans are absolutely fine (and what I used to happily use until my interest grew).

You don't have to use the same exact colours at all, though most are standard as part of any watercolour set you buy. The only one I don't think serves much purpose is the white, which makes colours look milky. You can see I don't use it. I only have a couple of 'greens', as these can easily be mixed from the blues/yellows.

Do consider bringing an extra pan of any colours you are likely to use the most - I would suggest Sap Green and French Ultramarine are good ones to have backup pans for.

I'll need to give it a clean!

My palette colours (worth doing so you know what's what!)