Materials needed for drawing and oil painting.
To paint with oil paints, here's a list of the minimum materials and art supplies items you will need to start your project!
#2 pencils
gummy erasure
36" ruler
waterproof ink and ink pen (calligraphy style, rounded or small square point)
Canvas or Masonite Panels:
- Canvas should be sized to your comfort level. Start with a few small 9" x 12" sizes then move up as your confidence improves.
- Masonite Panels.You can cut and prep these yourself. 1/8" thick for smaller sizes to 1/4" thick for larger sizes. These need to be smooth on one side. Most art supply stores now carry the smaller panels already prepped and ready to paint!
- Canvas on panels. These are usually small sizes also. The canvas is prepped and then glued to card board. Not sure of the longevity of these, but for study pieces they are cheap. You can get packs of 3 for $5.00 at most supply stores!
Brushes:
- assorted rounds from "00-1".
- a few flats around the same sizes. 3-5 total.
- 3 large mop end, squirrel or artificial do fine.
See the images for examples.
Paints:
- Titanium White (of the three or four whites on the market this one provides a high white count, and covers undercoats better than the others)
- Burnt Umber
- Ivory or Mars black
- Yellow Ocher
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cadmium Red Medium
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Alizara Crimson Red
As your skill and your confidence increases, you can add additional colors, but for now, you can create any color you need from these. Mixing the yellow and blue will give you a beautiful green!
I'll give you more info later on additional colors and art materials that will give you a true color spectrum and how to mix them. But for now, don't complicate your head, keep your pallette simple. The old masters did! Partly because the more different colors you mix, the muddier the result!
Other Items:
- Damar Varnish
- Turpentine or low order turps
- Linseed Oil, (not boiled, but raw refined artist grade)
- Lavender Oil (found in health food stores under aromatherapy)(just a small 3 oz. bottle)
- Liquin Alkyd Medium
- Modeling Paste
- Gesso
The first 3 are a must, the next 2 can be purchased as you get more into the work. The last two items you need to prepare the canvas for painting using this technique.
Now that you've got an idea of what you'll need, click here to return to the main art lessons page for the next step (general discussion)
Or click here to go to the next in-depth discussion on composition for what you'll be doing next in the process!
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