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Student grade oil paints that deliver professional grade results
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items After years of trial and error of making big and small oil paintings of landscapes. I have a found not all paints are the same. Over the years my taste has settled on a delicate balance of quality and affordability. As a starving artist (starving for...
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What you’ll need to give oil painting a try
My go to art supplies to make art
Accidents happen, better to have it and not need it versus need it and not have it. I use one to prevent an accident from getting on my table or floors. It’s large enough to cover table for six and the floor those spots sit, and easy to put away when...
BENNETT 14 Feet X 12 Feet Cotton Drop Cloth
I have a couple I use when I teach someone oil painting This is a nice easel because it lets people sit at a table while I instruct and they paint little painting, 5x7 up to 10x12 I don’t recommend larger pieces as there is no clamps.
Martin Universal Design® Angelina Aluminum Table Top ...
Superior quality in a small canvas the tension is perfect and the thread count is nice too. These little canvas are a great size for office desk or fire place mantels when finished.
Artist Loft Canvas
As of late I recently have started to make larger works of art. This is the largest size I've done to date with plans to go even larger in the future. The quality of the canvas is pretty comparable to other brands for more. It comes pre stretched and...
24" x 36" Level 3 Heavy Duty Canvas
A healthy base layer allows colors pop when used with this then white is added. I get some nice effects
Liquitex® Black Gesso
I use a healthy portion on fresh canvases to prepare them for paint. I prefer how the paint goes a little further when the canvas is primed as well as how the paint moves around and mixes a little nicer and more forgiving instead of soaking up into t...
Liquitex® White Gesso
After the gesso is dry and I’m about to start a painting I put an even coat of linseed oil on my canvas and wipe off the excess to help the paint move, I also mix this into colours to change the consistency drying times and the over all finish to mor...
Winsor & Newton™ Refined Linseed Oil
I like to full send this raw as snow on my mountain scenes, I also mix this with midnight black to make a variety of gray for rocks and mountain base, this white goes great into the whole colour spectrum when your trying to lighten the hue and make c...
Titanium White, 37ml - Oil - Winsor & Newton
This is my favourite blue, when enough is applied it looks black which is perfect for night skies
Colour story: Prussian blue
This is a very potent yellow and shows very bright because it uses high quality pigment with the right amount of binder and makes for very nice sunsets and sunrise paintings. I also use it for Forrest and tree highlights
Spotlight on Cadmium Yellow - Winsor & Newton
I like to dilute this colour with mineral spirits and make a rough draft on canvas before I paint the real thing to break up white back ground and get rough estimate of how the piece will work out. The added bonus is the white portions of my painting...
Burnt Sienna Oil Paint
The effects I achieve with this brand and colour on a black primed canvas give me results I'm proud of for northern lights and are easily replicated consistently. This brand mixes well with other brands and colours nicely. Never too wet and never too...
Oil Paint - Phthalo Green, 200 ml | Van Gogh
Hands down this colour is a bavery test every time, a little goes along way and the effects are amazing when used on a black primed canvas and white is added for clouds or northern lights
Oil Colour - Dioxazine Purple, 37ml
I use this colour for trees and vegetation as the second layer to aid the illusion of leaves or foliage not directly in sun light when I make paintings of day time nature, don’t let the big tube fool you this goes along way but you’ll want to use it ...
Colour Story: Sap Green | Winsor & Newton
I put this down first when I make trees and bushes as the dark bits that will end up in shadow or to give a bit of depth as the back ground for for green not in direct sunlight i add Prussian bule to make it even darker or in shade feel
Oil Paint - Winsor & Newton
This specific version is my go to knife. I use it for carving and scratching shore lines in as well as making mountain shapes and adding snow to my mountains. I like that it is small enough to make fine details and small marks yet large enough to mix...
Painting Knife by Artist's Loft™ | Michaels
I personally use the two on the ends and the smaller one more often to make little mountains on my 5x7 inch paintings and the larger one opposite end for tree trunks and shore lines
Liquitex Professional Painting Knives
Great for beginners and novice painters. This model I'm using has weathered the test of time with me beating on it for a couple times a week for a considerable amount years and has out preformed my expectations for the price point. I am happy to say ...
Martin Universal Torino Aluminum Easel, Black
Some habits form easy and I have found that using a plate was easy to get used to, the available space and ease of clean up have got me hooked. The hard non porous surface is added feature that allows me to scrap all colours right off the plate. Idea...
Corning Ware Oval Platter French White 11.5"x8.25"
When my painting is dry I add a uniform layer. This finish adds the extra to extraordinary taking quality pictures is easier when the camera picks up uniform sheen. It makes a real difference to the finished quality
Gamvar Varnish - Gamblin Artists Colors
Do not let the price point fool you this bag of brushes has more value than bulk sets at a similar price point. This set is perfect for the artist just beggining all the way up to the professional seasoned artist. These brushes can last a long time i...
Michaels 50 Piece Brush Set by Artist's Loft
This little brush is amazing for making small distant trees in the background, and other small details
Princeton Select Synthetic Brush-Petite Bristle Fan Size 20/0
Make clean up easy
I’ve since eaten the contents but recycled the container as a brush bath to clean my brushes, and when I’m done the lid prevents rapid evaporation or my mineral spirits.
Kraft Peanut Butter, Smooth, 1-kg
No painting is really complete until clean up is done. Cleans brushes amazing and quick. Dries without residue and evaporation is odourless, the remains can be stored and after paint settles can be reused
Solvable Mineral Spirits, VOC, 946-mL
Nitrile gloves don’t erode from oils in the paints I use. The 8mm don’t rip when I put them on or take them off, saving me from using a new set every time a take a break from painting, saving me the time it takes to wash my hands, and preventing me ...
Grease Monkey Standard-Duty 8-mil Puncture-Resistant ...
The high quality and durability of Scott towels means that I don’t get little bits of paper caught up in my brushes when I’m drying them after I clean them. If I don’t load them up with colour I can reuse them another day
Scott Multi-Purpose Shop Paper Towels, 11" x 9.4", Blue ...
This is a lot more than I needed but it’s a fundamental part of my clean up.This mesh is perfect as an agitator in solvent at the bottom of jar for cleaning brushes.
Everbilt 5ft L x 24in H 23-Gauge Welded Wire Galvanized ...
What you’ll need to give oil painting a try
I have not used this but I started with something similar. A one and done gift idea for that loved one that says they always wanted to try oil paintings. It’s the perfect gift to take them from talking about it to doing it. Everything you need to try...
Essentials™ 27pc Oil Paint Zen Brush Travel Art Set
These boards come in a variety of sizes but they all come primed and ready to go, if your just starting out and only have a starter pack of paints (21ml tubes) I recommend the 11x14 so you don’t run out of paint if you get a little thick on them, and...
Canvas Panel Value Pack by Artist's Loft® Necessities™
This starter pack has 10 flavours to get you going and is excellent starting point for fresh never tried before oil painters. 21ml tubes are big enough that a beginner can create a couple pieces and get addicted to the joy it may produce.
Winsor & Newton™ Winton Oil Colour™ 10 Color Basic Set
Unless your planning on finger painting your going to need some brushes, you might appreciate the plastic knives in this kit as an entry point to learning how to use a knife as well. Even after you gain the experience to consistently make oil paintin...
Super Value 25 Piece Brush Set by Artist's Loft™ Necessities
These are great for the artist, that has a couple pieces under their belt and are ready for the next level of commitment before going all in, or the artist that wants to do a study before making stretched canvas version, to work out the composition o...
24 Pack Art Paint Canvas Panels Set Boards