Portrait in Botanical Drawing

Supply List:

Hot pressed watercolor paper that is as smooth as you can find so that you can get fine detail.

Smallest size would be 5” x 7”; 8” x 10” is a better size.

Sketch book that corresponds in size to the watercolor paper. You will be drawing your specimen life

size and transferring it to the watercolor paper from the sketch book.

Tracing paper to match the sketch book size.

#HB sketch pencil or whatever you like to use to draw

4H pencil

2B to 6B pencil (Just one of the B pencils to transfer the drawing)

Pencil sharpener

Plastic eraser, NO kneaded erasers please

Eraser shield if you have one

Drafting tape

Ruler, 6” clear ruler works the best but bring whatever you have

Brush to remove eraser crumbs

Water container

Small paint brushes, #1 or #2 or #4 (whatever small brushes you have)

Lint less paint rag to wipe brushes on

Distilled water for water container and to wash brushes out with

Magnifying glass if you have one

Color wheel if you have one

Small painting tray (to dilute colors if necessary)

Regular professional colored pencils

Any professional watercolor pencils (not metallic)

The following watercolor pencils from Faber Castell Watercolour Pencils Albrecht Durer:

8200-278 Chrome Oxide Green

8200-174 Chromium Green Opaque

8200-167 Permanent Green Olive

8200-170 May Green

8200-107 Cadmium Yellow

8200-102 Cream

8200-115 Dark Cadmium Orange*

8200-219 Deep Scarlet Red*

8200-217 Middle Cadmium Red*

8200-109 Dark Chrome Yellow*

*These are suggested colors based on what we might draw, I am hoping to pick up

wildflowers, or have you bring in native plants that are flowering that you are inspired

to draw.

Prismacolor Equivalents: Because many of you work with Prismacolor pencils I have listed the approximate colors that

are close to the Faber Castell pencils so that you can see the colors. If you know you want to work

with blue flowers then you will have to supply some blues etc. These reds, oranges and yellows are

good basics that work well with most of the warmer colored flowers. The greens work with most

plants.

8200-278 Chrome Oxide Green --close to Prismacolor #908 Dark Green

8200-174 Chromium Green Opaque --close to Prismacolor #1090 Kelp Green

8200-167 Permanent Green Olive --close to Prismacolor #911 Olive Green

8200-170 May Green --close to Prismacolor #1005 Lime Peel

8200-107 Cadmium Yellow --close to Prismacolor #916 Canary Yellow

8200-102 Cream --close to Prismacolor #1011 Deco Yellow/#914 Cream

8200-115 Dark Cadmium Orange* --close to Prismacolor #918 Orange

8200-219 Deep Scarlet Red* --close to Prismacolor #923 Scarlet Lake

8200-217 Middle Cadmium Red* --close to Prismacolor #1030 Raspberry

8200-109 Dark Chrome Yellow* --close to Prismacolor #1002 Yellowed Orange

If you feel that you would like a recommendation of a name brand of any of the above materials

please do not hesitate to contact me at blh@rochester.rr.com or my cell number is 585-733-0198. I

would be happy to assist you.