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Where do I get my special oil paints from? I usually direct people to the manufacturer's website in Australia, but I've found that Dick Blick are now selling them online in the US, and over 70% of my students are from the US too, so it makes sense to get them from there - they give online discounts too :-)
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I've made a recommended art supply list for you which you will see when you click on the button above. There is a list for each different course. The list contains the paints and accessories I use and have found to be the best for my style of painting and my way of working. I've put everything on there for you that I would purchase if I was just starting out and had nothing, but you'll probably already have some of it so you can just remove things from the list when you get there - you'll see. |
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The paints are called Archival Oils from Chroma and I continue to use them for 4 BIG reasons... |
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Very high quality - excellent pigments and great consistency make them a joy to work with. |
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Fast drying - touch dry in under 24 hours and with mediums available to extend drying time when required. |
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Permanently flexible - made with alkyd resin so you can do away with traditional oil painting rules and you don't have to worry about cracking. |
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Low toxicity - slow solvent evaporation, which means less toxic fumes - very important for studio work. |
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| To my knowledge these are the most technologically advanced oil paints in the world. I've tried many of the other bigger brands and these are the ones I've chosen to continue to paint with. If you find something better let me know! |
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I recommend having these colors:
Cad Yellow Light, Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Orange, Cad Scarlet, Cad Red Mid, Permanent Alizarine, Quinacridone Magenta, Brilliant Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Pthalo Blue, Pthalo Turquoise, Pthalo Green, Permanent Green Light, Titanium White, Tinting White, Carbon Black. |
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I use Robert Simmons Signet brushes for their excellent quality - flats and filberts. The bristles are long and springy which means they can hold a lot of paint and still give a beautiful calligraphic brushstroke. The handles are long which allows for looser handling. They are very durable being made from high quality materials.
Painting mediums help the paint flow better on the canvas. Beginners often make the mistake of using turps throughout the whole painting, which leads to very thin chalky paint. I generally use lean or classic medium - lean if I want it to dry extra fast and medium if I want a little more working time. I keep a small bottle of fat medium handy for times when I want the painting to remain wet for continuing the next day. |
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I always use the Archival odorless solvent to rinse and clean my brushes during and after painting. Turps just knocks me out. There are other odorless solvents available but I use Archival's because I figure it will work best with their paints. |
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I got this Mabef French painting easel for my 30th Birthday and I've always loved it. You can use it with the legs extended or folded away as a tabletop easel, it can hold large and small canvases and has plenty of storage room for everything you need. I wouldn't want to go hiking with this one because it's fairly weighty fully loaded but if you don't have to walk more than 5 minutes to your painting location it's perfect. I've included this on the MasterClass shopping list in case you want the same easel I use - it's a fairly expensive purchase though so don't rush into it - have a look around at other easels at Dick Blick too. |
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Please note that I am affiliated with Dick Blick, so if you click on the button above and do purchase anything from them I will receive 10% of that sale. It all helps to keep this website going and keeps me making more lessons for you. :-)
...and as always, if you have any problems with the shopping list or want to know more just email me.
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