Tips and Materials for Painting en Plein Air

Some of the materials Stephen covers include:

Surfaces

• Watercolor paper
• Watercolor board
• Watercolor blocks
• Watercolor sketchbooks
• Aquaboard

Watercolor Paints (Stephen uses his own line from the Jack Richeson company)

• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Naples Yellow
• Cadmium Orange
• Permanent Orange
• Cadmium Red Orange
• Cadmium Red Light
• Cadmium Red Medium
• Quinacridone Rose
• Magenta
• Cobalt Violet
• Manganese Violet
• Ultramarine Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Cobalt Blue
• Cobalt Blue Deep
• Manganese Blue
• Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)
• Cerulean Blue
• Phthalo Turquoise
• Phthalo Green
• Viridian
• Cobalt Turquoise
• Emerald Green
• Permanent Green Light
• Yellowish Green
• Titanium White gouache

Brushes

• Kolinsky Sable brushes
• Jack Richeson 7000 series brushes
• Flats
• Rounds
• Other brush types

Other

• French easel
• Backpacker's easel
• Soltek easel
• Tripod easel
• Leatherman knife
• Tape
• Water container
• Board
• Cardboard
• Freezer paper
• Color wheel
• Paper towels
• Chamois cloth
• Palette
• French companion
• Glass surface
• Razor blade
• Atomizer
• Brush holder
• Sketchbook
• Sunscreen
• Wide brim hat
• Large garbage bag
• Litho crayons
• Sharpie
• Backpack

Reviews

  Janet  8/15/2019

This was very inspirational combined with some very practical information. It was good to hear how you travel with paints. Very helpful! Thanks! Janet

  Randy  5/7/2019

  George  9/12/2018

Interesting, entertaining and informative. Stephen Quiller seems like a guy you would want to chat with around the fireplace. I’ve been Plein air painting for about five years and still got some good tips.

  Judith  6/14/2018

  Kenneth  4/18/2018

  Ramzan  4/16/2018

he is a true naturalist and artist. a living legend.

  Carol  3/8/2018

  Steve  3/3/2018

  Lynn  2/22/2018

Stephen Quiller is informative and helpful without ego and attitude clouding his presentation.

  Rejane  2/21/2018

  George  2/11/2018