What Do I Need to Prepare Beforehand?

1. If you are painting in oils or acrylics, please download and read this pdf booklet for the basic equipment you need for the workshop. If you are painting in watercolors, you can bring what you normally use.
   Note: The most important thing for advanced students is to make sure you have a large palette, a palette as large as 18in x 24in, 45cm x 60cm is best.The most common problems that beginners have with their equipment when painting outdoors is a poor arrangement for fixing the palette to the easel. Make sure you solve this problem before you come to the workshop. It is best if you do not bring a system that requires you to hold the palette in your hand with one hand, and a brush in the other. It will be difficult to paint freely in this way.
   
2. Bring a photograph (paper form) of two to six of your paintings to share on the first day. For each painting, bring both a color photograph and a black and white photograph. (If you have not painted much before, you do not need to bring any photos).
3. I suggest you also bring a print out of Process Unit 1 - Plein Air Painting in Oils & Acrylics or Process Unit 1 - Watercolor Step-by-Step in your Virtual Art Academy Process Building Block. This will be a useful checklist for later on in the week.

Note: If you want to learn all the options on how to travel and paint read the process units (6-1, and 6-2) in your Virtual Art Academy Process Building Block.