Cheryl Tefft - Casual Calligraphy - June 25, 2026

 

3 to use pointed pens, you have the option to use a stiff pointed pen as an outlining tool for creating the letters if you wish. Inks/paints
- Watercolor paints, assorted non-metallic colors (you don’t need expensive brands or a huge spectrum of colors for this class—a basic pan set of watercolors is fine). (JNB: S2013, S1660, S959, S3041, S808, S609, FP107, S1032 [12-A or 36-color set]) NOTE : If you get tube watercolors instead of a pan set, you will also need the basic palette mentioned earlier.
- Optional : High-quality metallic gold watercolor or gouache —either pan or tube form—HIGHLY recommended: FineTec (a.k.a. Coliro) watercolor, Arabic Gold color (S1000) ; if you buy it as an individual pan of paint (refill), it’s best to also get a storage case (S1113). You can get other colors besides the Arabic Gold as well if you wish (or if you need an excuse to buy!).
- Optional : Winsor Newton gouache (WNWC,WNG)–while most of the painting in this class will involve watercolor, you can use gouache in some cases if you wish. I like the Winsor Newton brand, but you can use a different brand of gouache if you prefer or already have it.

Brushes
- Small round (pointed) brush , size 0 or smaller; a favorite size for what we will be doing is size 000, a.k.a. 3/0 (you might find it helpful to have a range of sizes from 0 to 0000, such as the Winsor Newton Sable Gold 101 set [JNB: BR26-S4]). These don’t need to be expensive brushes. (JNB: BR91, BR100, BR81, BR26 or BR26-S4, BR104, BR49, BR80)

Papers
- Grid paper , as non-bleeding as possible; letter-size paper or larger, 1 pad; Rhodia is by far my favorite for (non-bleeding) paper quality, although it doesn’t come in the standard 8 squares/inch size since it uses European sizing. (JNB: P22, P56 or P55, P21, P38, or P80) .
- Watercolor paper of your choice, white or off-white, something fairly smooth and non-bleeding (get Hot Press rather than Cold Press or Rough Press if you have the option). Medium weight (about 140#) is suggested but not required. Get at least one large sheet, or the equivalent amount in approximately letter-size sheets (about 8 to 10 sheets), or some combination of the two. Recommend getting several different types of paper to see what works best for each technique featured in this course. Some suggested watercolor papers are:
- Arches Hot Press, 90# or 140#; an all-purpose favorite (PS42, PS47 or PA42)