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Oil Painting Supplies - Guide For BeginnersThe documents that you find included in our Oil Painting Center are selected because on the value and relevance of the information each provides to the Monets and Oil Paintings audience. Article archive selection criteria is determined by the site editor. When I first began painting some 10 years ago, I remember my first trip to my local art supply store. I recall my feeling of utter confusion as I perused the aisles. This particular art store had every tube of paint, brush, medium and canvas known to man, far too many choices for a confused beginner. After several moments, a sales person came by and began to assist me in finding the supplies I needed. To make a long story short, I left the store 30 minutes later with a box full of supplies, half of which I had absolutely no idea what to do with. I wish I knew then what I know now. I could have saved myself a lot of money.
Wondering what's new in oil painting? New oil painting techniques, original paintings from exciting new artist painters and new oil painting reproductions hit the market constantly. We regularly features them, so don't miss those links in the sidebar. Oil Paints - Oil paint also varies in price and quality. There are some very good paints on the market today. I prefer to work with Grumbacher Artist Oils, but Winsor & Newton oil paints are also quite popular. There are different grades of paint. There are student grade paints and professional grades. My own preference is to work with the professional grades, as the colors are more brilliant than student grade paints. I guess it's ok in the beginning to purchase a lesser quality for learning and experimentation. I guarantee once you try the professional grade paints, you will never go back to student grade. This is my opinion of course. Artist color choices vary. Some prefer a limited palette of only a few colors, while others prefer to have a variety of different colors at their disposal. Here are the colors of my palette. You do not have to buy these exact colors, as this is only my preference that has developed over time. Wondering what's new in oil painting? New oil painting techniques, original paintings from exciting new artist painters and new oil painting reproductions hit the market constantly. We regularly features them, so don't miss those links in the sidebar. Cadmium Yellow Light Yellow Ochre Cadmium Red Light Cadmium Orange Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Alizarin Crimson Sap Green Thalo Blue Ivory Black Titanium White Oil Painting Mediums - Medium preference varies greatly from artist to artist. I think every artist has his or her own mixtures and formulas. I myself use linseed and poppy oil. Linseed oil has a tendency to yellow the colors so I do not mix it with my lighter color mixtures. For lighter color mixtures, I use poppy oil as it has less of a tendency to yellow. There are other mediums available. I recommend that you try your own mediums and recommendations from artists until you find something that produces the results you are after. Canvas and Other Supports - The popular support that many artists work with is cotton canvas, but there are other supports available. Some other choices are linen canvas, boards and canvas paper for instance. You could also buy rolled canvas and stretch your own if desired. This again is something you have to experiment with until you find a support that works best with your style of painting. I recommend starting with a few smaller to medium sized canvases. I work with FREDRIX Red Label Stretched Cotton Canvas. Red Label is a medium textured quality canvas excellent for use with oils and a popular choice amongst oil painters. Wondering what's new in oil painting? New oil painting techniques, original paintings from exciting new artist painters and new oil painting reproductions hit the market constantly. We regularly features them, so don't miss those links in the sidebar. Palette - Palettes are made from various materials including glass,wood, plastic, and even paper. My palette of choice is the BOB ROSS Clear Palette. This palette is wonderful. It's easy to clean, holds a lot of paint with adequate room to mix your colors. It's also priced quite reasonably. Easels - Easels are also available in various sizes and price ranges. You will need a good stable easel to paint on; otherwise your canvas will wobble around when you paint. This can be quite frustrating. You also need to decide whether you will be painting primarily in your studio or if you are an outdoor painter. If you are painting outdoors you should consider purchasing a French easel. The JACK RICHESON Academy Verona Half French Easel is a good buy. If you work primarily in your studio, then you have a lot of easels to choose from. I personally use a STANRITE 500 Classic Aluminum Easel. It's an excellent easel that is both lightweight and sturdy. It sets up easily and can be folded for easy transport. I truly hope this article has helped. Happy Painting and God Bless! About the Author: Ralph Serpe is Webmaster and Cofounder of Creative Spotlite: http://www.creativespotlite.com. Visit Creative Spotlite today for a great selection of Discount Art Supplies: http://www.creativespotlite.com/discount-art-supplies.htm You may submit an oil painting review, oil painting technique or other painting related article if you would like it to appear in our article center. Submit to info at monetsandoilpaintings.com. Please also note that we do not currently accept press releases. Articles submitted should not contain promotional or editorial content.
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