Reddit mentions of Bee Paper Company BEE-20061 Watercolor Journal, 5-1/2-inch x 8-inch, 30 Sheet Art

To me, watercolors are the perfect a pretty ok way to get in to painting.

1. The supplies don't take up much space. You can get something like this, a brush, and a sketchbook and you're good to go.
   
   
2. On the same note, it's super portable. You can stuff it all in your pocket and venture to the great outdoors.
   
   
3. You can paint in a sketchbook, so you don't need to figure out what to do with a bunch of canvases.
   
   
4. It's really versatile. If you're already comfortable with sketching you can use it to just add bit of color on top of that, or else you could skip the drawing completely and build up a bunch of paint layers.
   
   
5. It's easy to clean up.
   
   A few of my favorite supplies:
   
   

• Bee Creative Watercolor sketchbook - This is my favorite sketchbook. 100% cotton paper is so nice, and this book is actually pretty well priced.
  
  
• A kneaded eraser - If you're doing pencil sketches first, a kneaded eraser will go a long ways in reducing smudges
  
  
• M. Graham paint - I find this re-wets better than all the other paints I've tried. It's really nice.
  
  
• MEEDEN tin - I have the big one and the small one and like the small one better. You can fit an extra row of half pans in the middle (which for some reason you can't do in the bigger one).
  
  
• Silver Brushes - A mix of synthetic & squirrel. They've not very snappy, but they hold a ton of water.
  
  And a few of my favorite watercolor youtube channels:
  
  
• Tim Wilmot - I love the way he explains his thought process. His style is also really neat, and surprisingly beginner friendly. His videos are pretty long, so for best results maybe turn it up to 2x speed, or don't feel bad about jumping around a bit.
  
  
• Liron Yanconsky - A bit more hit or miss for me, but still has lots of great videos.
  
  
• James Gurney - Less instructional than the other two, but his paintings are great and seeing his process is really interesting.

I would suggest this Winsor and Newton Cotman set. It comes with a nice round brush. May seem a bit pricey but it will last a long time and the quality is well worth it. If I was starting over, this is what I would get.

This is the best paper for the price that I've found, but also Strathmore is pretty good.

That's really...all you need to get started.

Maybe a few more brushes would be useful here or there, but just about any watercolor brushes will work.