Jared’s Recommended Supplies
Watercolor paints
My preferred brand is Daniel Smith and some Holbein. Student-grade paints can also work, but can be a little more difficult. Ideally you will have a warm and cool of each primary color and some earth tones. Here are my suggestions:
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Orange (if you want a convenience color)
- Cadmium Red Med or Scarlet
- Lavender
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Cerulean (not as important, I prefer Holbeins)
- Yellow Ochre
- Raw Sienna
- Burnt Sienna
- Burnt Umber
- Paynes Grey or Neutral Tint
- White Gouache (titanium, I use M Graham, W&N is easier to get though). May also like a white pastel instead or white prisma color or wax colored pencil.
- I’ll be using a Folio Palette.
- Paper towels
- Faber Castell 9000 pencils or any you have
- Clear ruler or drafting triangle
What to expect
Art Toolkit workshops are live events that take place on Zoom. During the workshop, you will have a chance to ask the instructor questions. After the workshop, we’ll provide you with a link to a recording to review on your own time (viewable for at least six months).
We’ll be in touch a week before the workshop with instructions for connecting and additional information. Please remember to adjust for your time zone. Tickets are non-refundable, but we may be able to transfer your ticket to another student if there is a waitlist.
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About Jared
Jared Cullum is an award-winning author-cartoonist and painter of things living in Pittsburgh, PA. His debut young adult book, Kodi, was nominated for multiple awards and won the Rueben Award in 2021.
He has written and illustrated story and concept art for young adult and children’s stories for Jim Henson Productions, IDW, Insight Editions, and others. Jared regularly posts lessons and demonstrations on his YouTube channel “Jared Loves to Draw” and is an avid outdoor painter and teacher of plein air and figure painting.
Learn more about Jared on his website, and on Instagram.