Oil Painting Materials List
Supplies can be ordered online, or purchased in store at Jerry’s Artarama, Dick Blick, or Hull’s. Michael’s has some of the items.
Drawing Materials (Mandatory)
Twelve inch or larger sketch pad with pencil, eraser, ruler and vine charcoal for drawing thumbnails, doing studies, and transferring the design to canvas.
Canvas or Panels
Purchase a canvas or panel. You can purchase canvas in different grades. For most landscapes, I prefer a medium grade. For smaller sizes, I would use Ampersand Gesso Board panels, but you can use canvas. If painting for the first time, keep the size small, under 11x14.
Paint Colors
I recommend Professional or Artist Grade Oil Colors, if you can afford it. They have less filler and cover better. However, student grade is acceptable.
Examples of student grade are Winton, Grumbacher Academy, Bob Ross, Daler Rowney Georgian, Gamblin 1980, Van Gogh, Blick Studio.
Windsor Newton Artist’s Oil Color (Pro/Student)
Examples of Professional/Artist grade are: Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Schmincke, Holbein, Blockx, Old Holland, Williamsburg, Daniel Smith, Michael Harding, Charvin, Vasari, Utrecht.
Colors:
Required:
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- Titanium White
- Ultramarine Blue
- Burnt Umber or Transparent Oxide Brown
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Red
- Viridian (green)
- Alizarin Crimson
Optional colors
Prussian