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Oil painting supplies for oil painting starter set for beginners
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items My favorite art supplies i use on a daily basis as an artist. You don't need 100 different brushes you need a good flat square brush flat round brush (in different sizes) angle brushes fine detail brush. Thats all I use for anything I paint. Rarely ...
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Oil painting supplies for beginners. Everything you need to start painting today.
Great starter set
Oil Paint | BLICK Art Materials
The best brand of acrylic paint
Golden Artist Colors – Professional-Grade Paints for Artists
Synthetic brushes are my favorite
Explore Premium Artist Brushes | Trekell Art Supplies
Perfect for developing your skills as an artist when you're on a budget
Canvas Pads & Artists Boards for Crafts
Any brand will work of paint thinner or mineral spirits
Paint thinner
Linseed or safflower oilvfor thinning paints
Linseed oil
For paint mixing
Painting and Palette Knives | BLICK Art Materials
Great deals for art supplies. Canvases are buy 1 get 1 free frequently. Sometimes they're buy 1 get 2 Free. I've been shopping here for art supplies for years
Michaels: Arts & Crafts, Frames, Seasonal Décor | DIY & Inspiration
The best easel for artist at any level. From beginners to advanced artists. You can eve paint 2 canvases at once! And lay it flat. A MUST HAVE for all serious artists
MEEDEN Versatile Studio H-Frame Artist Easel-W14
The best sealant dries to the touch in 24 hours this one is matte finish no shine. Best for oil paintings. Can be used on all mediums even acrylic.
Gamvar Varnish - - Gamblin Artists Colors
Thinner than normal galkyd use 2 thin paints. Also great for glazing, makes paints more transparent. Also makes paints dry faster. Dries to the touch in 24 hours for oils. This is not for acrylic paint. This is only for oil paints.
Galkyd Lite Oil Painting Medium - Gamblin - St. Louis Art Supply
This is where I would always buy canvases when I was beginning. They often have buy one Get to free on canvases and a lot of other art supplies like paints, etc.
Artist Canvas | For Painting & More - Michaels
Hobby lobby is great for beginner art supplies. I purchased my glass palette from Hobby lobby for a great price.
Hobby Lobby
Where i purchase paint thinner or mineral spirits for painting its a bigger container cheaper than art supply stores. Exactly the same
The Home Depot
My favorite heavy paper to paint on. Make sure to get primed paper that says for oils or acrylics. Bc they have alot of different types of mixed media paper. If you happen to grab the wrong kind, just prime your paper with gesso first. You can use th...
XL® Mixed Media
Medium for glazing & thinning paint. Makes oil paints dry to the touch in 24 hours. Leaves a glossy shine. Just be mindful of that fact. Galkyd or galkyd lite. Galkyd lite is a little thinner and lighter in colo than traditional galkyd
Galkyd Lite Oil Painting Medium - Gamblin
Perfect for acrylic or oil paints. You can scrape clean with a razor knife and use over & over for life.
Glass Palettes
I prefer to use a disposable palette. Because it's cheaper than a glass palette. Number one and number 2, because you can just throw it away when you're done. No messy cleanup.
Disposable Paint Palette
General painting/art supplies
I've been shopping here for years. They literally have any art supply you could ever need.
Jerry's Artarama: Art Supplies and Materials
My ALL-TIME FAVORITE MATERIAL to oil paint on is Linen. Linen is the MOST archival. Which just means it will last the longest and stand the test of time. Anything you paint on linen. We'll be around long after you are gone! It is what the old masters...
Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen Canvas 8x10
I prefer a disposable palette because there is no messy cleanup, you could just throw it away when you're finished. And its cheap
Disposable Paint Palette
If you're into painting real life while it happens, this is one of the best setups you can get i have this and use it all summer to paint outside
The Best Plein Air Easels for Artists
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This is unprimed & unstretched. You need to prime this with gesso multiple times. I prefer 3x primed canvas for mixed-media painting & oil primed linen for strictly oil painting. You cannot paint with acrylics on top of oil primed linen. Oil ...
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