Minimum 12-color set of paints in tubes (not pan paints).  My favorite brands are Daniel Smith, Holbein, and Winsor & Newton. If you’re buying individual tubes instead of a set, I enjoy these colors:  Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine Blue, Permanent Rose, Pthalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, Sap Green, Hooker’s Green, Virdian, Indigo, Gamboge, Cadmium Orange, Paynes Gray, Opera, Neutral Tint, Cobalt Teal, Undersea Green.

Watercolor paper (at least 10” x 14” in size)  140# cold pressed.  Of all your watercolor supplies, it is               most important to use good quality paper.  Cheaper paper tends to break up and give poor results. My favorite brands are Arches, Fabriano Artistico and Cheap Joe's Kilimanjaro

Watercolor brushes natural/synthetic blend or all natural in a variety of sizes.  (I like Silver Brush Black        Velvet brand), No. 8 round, No. 12 round, No. 16 round, ¾” square wash (or flat), No. 2 script liner (or rigger  brush),  ¾” oval wash (optional)​

Palette with a cover  ( I like John Pike's watercolor palette or Cheap Joe's Piggyback Palette)

Brush holder (to protect your brushes)​

Water container (a small cup or bucket will do)

Plexiglass or foam core board (optional) to support your painting with artist's or masking tape

Color wheel (optional, you can find the color wheel on the internet for reference if you don't want to purchase one)

Pencil, white plastic eraser, kneaded eraser

Cellulose sponge, paper towels, tiny misting spray bottle, apron/old shirt to protect your clothing

Table top easel (optional, if you prefer to paint at a slight slant)

Bright workstation lamp