Art Materials You Need for Water Colour Painting // Water Colour Mastery EP-01

Hi everyone, I'm Deepankar and welcome to the first episode of Watercolor Mastery series. So let's start it. So in this series, I'm going to teach you in detail about watercolor. So today is the first episode. So in today's video, I'm going to discuss with you what materials you need to learn watercolor. I'm not just going to talk about expensive materials here. Materials that are available at very cheap prices. And if you guys are starting to learn watercolor, then it will be the best for you. So watch the video till the end. Do like the video. And follow the entire series. So let's start. So the first material is colors. Friends, you are going to learn watercolor. So which color is the best? Which color provides you the best quality at a cheap price? So since I was a kid, I have been using the watercolor of the same brand. That is Cameline's Artist Watercolors. I have been using this watercolor since I was in 5th or 6th grade. I still think this is the best. Because its price is very friendly for everyone. Any student can purchase it. And even those who have learned it, they also like this color a lot. Okay. So Artist Watercolors are available in different sizes. For example, you can purchase its 5ml pack for just Rs. 200. Or there is also a 20ml pack that I personally use. Because each tube comes in a very large size. See, it lasts for many days. If you are just starting, then you can also purchase these small tubes of 5ml. This is also very good. You will get 12 shades for just Rs. 200. You don't need to buy a bigger one than 12 shades. It works with 12 shades only. Okay. But I use 20ml. Because it lasts for many days. Okay. The price is a bit high. It comes in Rs. 950. But it lasts for many days. Okay. There are many other brands too. For example, Brusto's watercolors are good. But there are other watercolors with cheap prices. I won't name the companies. But I hope you have understood. Don't purchase those watercolors at all. Because some of my students purchased it. It is a total waste. It comes in a very bad quality. Okay. So don't purchase it at all. You can trust me and purchase Cameline's Artist Watercolors. Okay. So these are the colors. After colors, the most important thing is brush. Okay. You have purchased Cameline's Colors. But brush is such a thing in which if you use such cheap materials, you won't be able to draw as well as you could. Because brushes are a very important material. The better your learning process is, the easier it will be. And your drawing will also be as good. Okay. So you don't have to worry too much about brushes. You have to purchase as good a brush as possible. Or I will tell you about some brushes. See. So the brush I use is Cameline's Mop Brushes. Okay. Cameline's Mop Brushes comes in five sets. It comes for Rs. 950. Five brushes. It is of very good quality. And it lasts for many days. Okay. The quality of the brushes is so good. You guys. Okay. Before this, I used to use Brushstro's Mop Brushes. Brushstro's Mop Brushes are also very good. It comes for around Rs. 900. It also comes in five sets. Okay. I used to like Brushstro as well. But now I like Cameline's Mop Brushes more. Because it has more water holding capacity in Cameline's brushes. Okay. So these are the Mop Brushes. But if your budget is a little less. Then you can also use this brush set of Brushstro. In which you will get different types of brushes. And you will get this for around Rs. 350-360. Okay. This is also a very good brush. With this you can also draw acrylic. And you can also do watercolor. Okay. These are the branded brushes. But if you get good brushes in your local shops. You can also purchase single brushes from there. If you purchase single brushes. Then you will get it at a cheaper price. You don't need too many brushes. I will tell you some numbers here. If you have all these brushes. Then it will work. So first comes 0. Then comes 2. Then comes 4. Then comes 8. Then comes 12. 0, 2, 4, 8, 12. If you have these brushes. Then you don't have to worry. You don't have to worry. With these brushes, all your work will be done. Along with this, you can also buy these flat brushes. These are 1.5 inch, 1 inch, 1.5 inch brushes. With these brushes, you can spray water on the paper. Apart from this, there are several hair brushes. Which are banned in India. But still many artists use it. I don't support it. I am totally against several hair brushes. So I don't want all those brushes which are banned. It is made from animal hair. If someone uses those brushes. I will tell you not to use those brushes. You can use natural hair brushes. Or you can use synthetic hair brushes. But don't use several hair brushes. So we are done with brushes and watercolors. But the most confusing topic is papers. Which paper to use for watercolors. Mostly, there is a confusion. If you don't use paper of good quality. If you don't use paper of big brand. Then drawing will not be good. You have to use costly paper. There are many such rumors and confusions. In students. I have seen it. I will explain it to you in detail. So see, paper comes in different price range. If you are studying in school. 5 to 10 or 12. So first of all, I am telling you. There is no need to use costly paper. The artist I have learned from. My acquaintances. Students. Artists. When everyone started learning watercolors. There is no need to use costly paper. In normal stationary shop. The art paper. The chart paper. 10 to 15 rupees. The big chart paper. That is the best paper to start learning watercolors. If you buy in 15 rupees. If you divide it into 4 parts. You will get 4 sheets. It comes for 10 rupees. But it is a little thin. You can use this paper for practice. Because watercolors are such a medium. In which your drawing. It will be bad many times. You have to practice a lot. If you use more costly paper. You will not be able to do that effort. So paper. There is no need to buy at such a high price. First of all. If you have learned a little. If you want to buy a good paper. There are some options. Which is not cheap. It comes in the mid range. Which is Bob Carthage. It comes for watercolors. I have done the drawings in Bob Carthage. Along with that. You can also do it in Ivory sheet. But Ivory sheet is more slippery. You will not get texture in it. These papers. You can buy it from any non-branded art shop. You will get it there. Next is premium papers. Premium watercolor papers. I use. Brushstro. One is 100% cotton. One sheet is for Rs.100. Second is A4 sheet. 12 sheets are for Rs.200. I have done a lot of watercolors in this. You have to use this. When you are doing good. If you want to decorate a drawing. If you want to frame it. If you want to draw in good quality. For that. You can use these papers. Brushstro. Chitrapat paper. Chitrapat is a famous paper. You will get it in big cities. Or you can find it online. These are the papers. If you are from school. Or if you have just started. Then don't use. High range papers. In low prices. You can use this. You can crop 4-5 sheets. In size of art paper. You don't have to use thin paper. Paper should be atleast 300 gsm. It should be thick. In watercolor paper. You have to give water. If paper is too thin. It will not handle water. Paper should be thick. Now some other materials. Which you will need. First of all. A big art board. Drawing board. You should have a big one. Because watercolors are sticked on board. So you need a big board. Along with that. Masking tape. If you are using watercolors. Masking tape is very important. These two things are very important. Then you need a pallet. Small size pallet. Big size pallet. Folding type pallet. Whatever you can buy. According to your budget. You can buy that. But don't buy cheap pallet. Small size pallet. Atleast this size pallet. Along with that. You need a spray bottle. It is very important. To wet the paper. If any area is dry. You can spray it there. These are some art materials. Which you will need. To learn watercolors. If you are learning watercolors. You can purchase these. I hope you find this video helpful. If yes. Share this video with your friends. Who want to learn watercolors. This entire art series. Watercolor mastery series. I will teach you everything about watercolors. From start to end. For that. You need to follow this series. For that. You need to subscribe my channel. For now I am signing off. See you in next video. Always do artistic and be artistic. If you didn't like this video. Like it. Next video will come. How to paint trees. Stay tuned. Bye.