Plein Air Watercolor Kit

Today i decided to try painting outdoors or en plein air for the first time ever.

Plein air watercolor kit.

The response i received to my problem was immediate and perfect. My plein air kit what you need and what to leave behind. Quart sized freezer bag containing. Problems painting plein air with watercolor.

The en plein air pro traveler series for watercolor with sunpak 2001 tripod i love my easel and all the items that came with it but really wanted to say what great customer service i received. I ll describe my choices to suggest the issues you may want to consider in making a kit of your own. Use it as a journal and paint wherever it strikes your fancy. Artists often have trouble painting plein air with watercolor.

Let s talk about my watercolor plein air setup. I keep a 11 x 16 masonite panel in my bag for stretching paper unless i am using an arches watercolor block. 5 x 8 moleskin watercolor paper. Travel anywhere with this simple kit.

In this recording of my second sunday live demo for 10 mar 2019 i describe what s in my everyday kit for watercolor sketching on location and watercolor jo. Equipment choices are highly personal and every painter has his or her unique outdoor working style and equipment requirements. Make a simple plein air kit for watercolors just to give you an idea of where we are heading with this here s a picture of what the kit looks like when it is all put together. Gator board is also a.

Windsor newton professional compact set. I will pre cut arches saunders waterford or any other paper i use and keep them in a bag along with this board so they stay protected. It took me many months of experimentation to settle on a field kit for painting outdoors and to take with me on vacation. Download pdf for printing.

With this setup i m able to paint almost anywhere at anytime with no table chair or tripod. En plein air watercolor painting or painting on site is one of the most beautiful ways of capturing the essence of nature s magnificent with brushes. Plein air watercolor kit. My first attempt at painting outdoors was a total disaster leaving me quite depressed about the whole subject.

Not only does it present every small detail of the natural scapes in their most unfiltered raw and unadulterated form but being in the lap of nature while painting it brings the kind euphoria that is but rare to find in anything else.