This course unit outlines the equipment and supplies you will need when traveling with your watercolor paints and when working outdoors, or “plein air” with watercolors.

In this course you will learn:

• which easel system to take depending on how far you are going to travel, and what to use for a super-lightweight system for quick sketches
• how to use and make a black mirror and a value finder: great tools for helping you see values better and achieving more realism in your work.
• how to make and use a viewfinder to help you find more interesting compositions.
• what special equipment and clothing you need when you are working outdoors

Total number of pages: 21