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Acrylic Painting Supply Recommendations
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items Supplies to help you make high quality artwork recommended by a trained visual artist
For affordable canvas options I had previously bought canvas packs from Amazon and I was disappointed with the quality. The Michael's packs are barely more expensive but much more durable, with heavier wood and canvas, & fewer defects. Multipacks...
Bulk Canvas Packs for Students and Artists
These unprimed wood panels are 8"x10" and are easy to slip into frames, you can add your own gesso, priming mediums or cradle with wood glue. They are smooth and have a nice grain. You might want to rough them up slightly with a high grit sandpaper f...
Wood Panels
For drama in your surface prep, gesso doesn't always have to be white. You can mix any color of acrylic paint into white gesso to tint it, but I like to use black gesso for a darker background to my paint coats.
Liquitex® Black Gesso
Creamy Acrylic Paint, Golden is the acrylic paint brand I enjoy working with most.
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
My preferred gloss medium to add to acrylic paint to make it have more shine, also can be used as an isolation coat under varnish.
Gloss Medium
Tone down shine, or create interesting effects by adding this medium to acrylic paints. I also like Golden brand.
Matte Medium
I like to stick with gloss and satin varnish for my work. Gloss gives a rich finish to emphasize colors better imo but also has a more reflective surface which may interfere with seeing darker works past the shine.
Liquitex® Gloss Varnish
Arteza brush multipacks are good for tight budgets and the have lasted me well without fraying or dropping bristles or peeling. In like the variety of this multi pack for details and smaller works.
Paint Brushes & Acrylic Paint Brushes
Soft synthetic brushes with filbert rounded shape are my favorite for blending colors
Filbert Art Paintbrushes
These can come in different sizes but I mainly use the regular one like this. They are lightweight lamps, the clamp can be a bit tough but if it's hard to open you can hang it on a tack or nail.
Clamp Lights - Work Lights
Palette paper makes it easy to mix colors and save for later when you need a break by folding over the palette paper. You can spray the paint with some water if you plan on letting it sit for a bit but don't leave it too long in the paper paper witho...
Strathmore 300 Series Palette Paper Pad, Tape Bound
Get yourself some good paint smushers so you don't muddy up your colors when blending.
Palette Knives / Artists Painting Supplies
I use these big spray bottles for water because I always forget to check before I start working then run out with the smaller sizes and have to interrupt my work to refill them. They are a bit bulky but they save me from interruption and annoyance, a...
Great Value All Purpose Plastic Spray Bottle, 32 oz., Single Count