So you want to start a banner painting business but you aren’t sure what you’ll need? If you don’t know where to start these are the products you will need to get your business going!
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Markers, Pens & Pencils
Brushes
Paper
Paint
Tools
Markers, Pens & Pencils
These are fabulous for outlining your designs to help prevent mistakes!
2-Pack General Pencil 5582BP Charcoal 2B
The markers in this pack are a great thickness and quality to use on these types of paper banners for outlining. The way they sit on top of the paints gives a really cool effect.
Zebra Pen Mildliner Highlighter Set, 10-Pack
These are the best erasers for removing lines you didn’t paint over! A must!
Pentel Hi-Polymer White Eraser, 10/Box
Brushes
These makeup brushes work so well they hold the paint and spread it so evenly I would choose these over regular paint brushes for sure.
Eye Makeup Brush Set, 6 Pcs Professional
This is a great versatile brush set as it gives you a couple different size ranges for a very reasonable price! A great set to start out with.
EcoTools 6-Piece Makeup Brush Set with Case
These eyeshadow brushes are great for tiny details! Definitely grab them as they’re a low price and great quality. They’ll be a repeat brush for sure.
wet n wild Eyeshadow, Concealer & Foundation Brush Set (3)
This brush works so well for smaller lines and tighter curves while still holding a decent amount of paint so you don’t have to dip over and over.
e.l.f. Blending Eye Brush for Eyeshadow
Paper
This is the best paper I’ve used it’s 30 and doesn’t tear when it gets wet. It looks really nice as the final product too.
The Home Depot 35 in. x 140ft. Builders Paper BP35x140
My first choice is typically the Home Depot craft paper roll but if you’re looking to do a roll in a color option as the background it’s much simpler to do it on that color roll and paint over it. This brand would be my go to for color rolls!
IDL Brown Kraft Paper Roll 36" x 2160" 30lb
This roll comes in the 18 or 24 ft height. It’s nice thick paper and a great starting point. If you’re looking to practice on some first go for the cheaper & smallest roll for about $8 it’s a great way to get practice!
Kraft Brown Butcher Paper Roll - Food Grade BBQ
Paint
These paints are the best brand for great coverage and fabulous colors. You’ll definitely want a starter kit like this one!
DecoArt Americana Acrylics Paint Set, 18 Colors
These acrylic paint pens were great for cleaning up edges and outlining what your painting!
Posca PXPC3M16A Fine Acrylic Paint Markers
Tools
You will definitely want to stock up on some painters tape to help get your lines clean when mapping out grids and for hanging during painting.
SmaringRobot Blue Painters Tape…
A great tape for hanging your banner with while you paint it so as not to ruin your walls or the paper!
3M Highland Economy Masking Tape 1in x 60yd
If you want to design your banners digitally first and project it onto the paper to trace this is a perfect projector for you!
FUDONI 1080P WiFi Bluetooth Projector 14000L
One of the best ways to keep your supplies organized is a rolling 3 tier cart! If you don’t have a method to keep your products organized this is a fabulous place to start. Knowing where things are will help you get the job done faster!
Sywhitta 3-Tier Rolling Utility Cart with Handle
This 4 pack of trays is exactly what you need they are reusable and you’ll have plenty of space to apply each color you’re using
Mr. Pen 4 Pack Kids' Plastic Paint Trays
This iPhone tripod has great reviews and it has so many great features like stabilizing, a light on either side and auto face tracking.