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Best Oil Paints
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items Hey everyone! Here’s a list of the colors I use in my palette and recommend for anyone looking to stock up on oil paints. These selections cover a range of essentials for mixing and creating vibrant, balanced works, so whether you're just getting sta...
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Artist Grade Oil Paints
Student Grade Oil Paints
Extra accessories!
Artist Grade Oil Paints
Artist-grade paints are known for their high pigment concentration, intense color, and lasting quality. These paints use pure, high-quality pigments with minimal fillers, resulting in richer, more vibrant colors that maintain their intensity over tim...
Starter set for beginners looking for Artist grade Paints! This is the brand recommended at my School!
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paints and Sets - Blick Art Materials
Great beginner and advanced painters!
Oil Paint - Utrecht Art Supplies
Many artists love these, but they are really pricey! If you have the money you should invest in many brands and see what you like the best.
Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paints - Basic Painting Set, Set of 7 colors, 37 ml tubes
Starter Kit, if you are looking to try Winsor's Artist grade oil paints! Blick often has a discount on them.
Winsor & Newton | BLICK Art Materials
Alizarin Crimson is a must have for skintones! Either permanent or the normal one!
Utrecht Studio Series Oil Paint - Alizarin Crimson, 37 ml, Tube
Great if you want to make really nice greens! It isn't optimal, but I would add it to my palette if you can afford it.
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Viridian, 37 ml tube | BLICK Art Materials
Cadmium red hue is good if you are on a budget, but ideally cadmium red and red light! I use cadmium redlight for skin tones and cadmium red medium for anything else!
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Cadmium Red Light, 37 ml tube
Best blue, and only blue you will need in your palette if you are just starting! French ultramarine has warmer tones and is more expensive, but this is fine too!
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Ultramarine Blue, 37 ml tube
Ivory black in case you don't want to make your own! Mixing your own can be done with burnt umber+ ultramarine blue, there are other ways too, but this is my way of mixing my own black! Usually I just buy ivory black, I think it's a must have.
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Ivory Black, 37 ml tube | BLICK Art Materials
Quinacridone Magenta is a rich, transparent violet-red that excels in glazing and mixes beautifully, offering vibrant, versatile hues ideal for creating depth and luminosity in your work. This is a MUST have, I use this color for all my underpainting...
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color - Quinacridone Magenta, 37 ml tube
Must have!! White doesn't matter where you purchase it, but I buy my white from utrecht or wherever I find it cheaper!
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Titanium White, 150 ml tube
I only use 1 yellow, but many artists like to have more than one. You can purchase Lemon yellow or Medium yellow for a wider range of colors.
Utrecht Artists' Oil Paint - Cadmium Yellow Light, 150 ml tube
Student Grade Oil Paints
Student-grade paints are more affordable, making them a practical choice for beginners or artists on a budget. These paints contain a lower concentration of pigment and more fillers, resulting in slightly less vibrancy and color richness than artist-...
fantastic choice for artists who want quality oil paints without breaking the bank!
Gamblin 1980 Oils - Introductory Set - Blick Art Materials
Starter for Oil paints! I have never tried them, but Blick is a really good brand and website
Blick Studio Oil Paints and Sets | BLICK Art Materials
Great starter set for students! This were my first recommended paints when I first started doing Oil paintings.
Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Paint- Set of 10, Assorted Colors, 12 ml, Tubes
This one has a medium and a brushes! The medium is going to help the paint slide smooth as butter on canvas.
Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Color Sets - Studio Set
Extra accessories!
Looking for other supplies to get with your new oil paints? Here are some I have purchased and have worked great.
Great brush set for the value!
Blick Essentials Craft Value Brush Set
High quality synthetic bristles for the price!
artPOP! Premium Plus Synthetic Acrylic & Oil Brush Set
Great for thinning out your paint and cleaning your brushes!
Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits - 8 oz
Great beginner easel! Holds canvases up to 22" high!
Blick Studio Tabletop Easel
Great for making your paint smooth on canvas. I bough a small bottle and it has lasted be for over 2 years already!
Winsor & Newton Refined Linseed Oil - 75 ml bottle
This will save your brushes!! A must have. It's a bit pricey, so sometimes I just use dawn soap the blue bottle works really well too.
The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver
The Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank is a valuable tool for artists aiming to maintain their brushes in optimal condition!
Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank