Oil Painting Supplies

When you first decide to try oil painting, the choice of art supplies available can be overwhelming and confusing. So here's a list of all the oil painting supplies list you need to start.

Rather spend your money on a few tubes of good artist's colors than a whole range of cheap paints.

Oil paints are very popular because they dry slowly, enabling you to work with the paint for quite a while after you've applied it to a canvas or board. Find out what you need to start painting in oils and what to consider before you buy oil painting supplies.

My review of Liquin Impasto medium for oil painting, which is used to add texture to oil paint without extending its drying time.

The term canvas serves as a generic term for any fabric that's used as a support for painting. The fabric can be cotton duck (the most common), linen (a more expensive choice regarded as superior), or a synthetic fiber (uncommon). Find out more about what your choices are when it comes to canvas for painting.

My thoughts on what Winsor & Newton's Artists' Oilbars are like to use. In short, if you like drawing and painting equally, you may be in heaven using them!

My review of the range of varnishes produced by Winsor & Newton for oil painting (and which can also be used on acrylic paintings).