Equipment List
Paints (option 1)
For pupils who prefer to purchase their own materials we have provided a list below.
Ellie has trialled and used this Mission Gold paint tube selection. Please click below to see the full list of 27 colours.
Option 1 Paints
Colour | Code |
Jaune Brilliant | 520 |
Lemon Yellow | 521 |
Lemon Orange | 518 |
Orange | 517 |
Permanent Red | 511 |
Bright Opera | 551 |
Permanent Alizarin Crimson | 515 |
Bright Violet | 55 |
Lavender | 577 |
Cobalt Blue No1 | 542 |
Cerulean Blue | 541 |
Cobalt Turquoise | 590 |
Manganese Blue | 548 |
Prussian Blue | 544 |
Blue Gray | 580 |
Ultramarine Light | 581 |
Indigo | 546 |
Viridian | 536 |
Hooker’s Green | 535 |
Sap Green | 534 |
Yellow Ochre No1 | 561 |
Raw Umber | 563 |
Burnt Sienna | 564 |
Burnt Umber | 570 |
Sepia | 567 |
Payne’s Gray | 608 |
Ivory Black | 502 |
Set palette (option 2)
This is an option for pupils who do not wish to invest in paint tubes.
Mijello Mission Gold – Watercolour Palette 36
Manufacturer Part No: MWCP7036
The palette of 36 colour tablets can be sourced from main art equipment retailers.
Recommended brushes
Pro Arte is the brand we recommend at this stage as it is value for money.
Brushes
Round | Sablene set – 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (larger brushes are a nice to have) |
Flat | Prolene – 1/2″ |
Hake | Ron Ranson – Medium size |
Rigger | Prolene – 2 |
Dagger | Master Stroke – 1/4″ and 1/2″ |
Sword | Series 9A – Medium size |
Other
- Watercolour Paper – 4 x 1/4 sheets (1/4 sheet is 28×38 cm) – Cold Press (NOT) 300g/m² – 140lb (Archers, or Windsor & Newton recommended)
- 1 x Watercolour Pallet (Mijello Watercolour Pallet Airtight Double Decker recommended)
- 30 wells – Code: MWP-1630
Or - 40 Wells – Code: MWP-1640
- 30 wells – Code: MWP-1630
- A wooden board to support your paper (40x50cm approx., or 50x70cm if used with 1/2 sheet paper)
- Gummed Tape (Water activated)
- 1 x Sponge
- 1 x Jar Masking Fluid. (SAA recommended)
- 1 x Ruling Pen (Artcoe recommended)
- 1 x role of Masking Tape

Option 3
On request we are able to provide all required equipment for the eight-week course at a fixed cost of £50.
The equipment will be on a loan basis and must be left on site for use by other Artists.
The student paintings of course can be either left on site or taken home.