Buy good tools and materials and you will save yourself money and aggravation in the long run!
Palette and Materials I like on Amazon:
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Pastel Paints
Rembrandt Soft Pastels
Canson Mi-Teintes Multi Colored Pad for Pastels
CarbOthello Pastel Pencils
Nupastels sticks
Julian Easel (for pastels, oils, acrylics and even watercolor)
Uart Paper 400 Grit You can use water on the Uart paper.
Oil Paints:
Sets:
Gamblin Artist Grade Set.
Gamblin Artist Grade Set. (This would be my first choice)
Gamblin Student Grade Paints (Good for beginners and economical)
Winsor & Newton Oil Paint Sets (This is the one I would recommend- it is Artist grade)
Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Paint Set (Good for beginners and more economical)
Odorless Mineral Spirits (do not use Home Depot - it is not the same - or Turpentine)
Oil Oderless Mineral Spirit Holder
Glass palette with gray background 12x16
Small Brushes for detail work
Fold up brush holder for oil painting brushes
Roll up brush holder for oil painting brushes
Student's favorite stay wet palette and tote bag-the palette fits nicely inside the tote bag
Portable stay wet palette for acrylic, oil, watercolor and gouache. 14.5x9.5x1.6.
Tote bag with Multiple pockets storage art caddy
View finder, color wheel, value scale with lanyard. This is a great portable tool for all artists especially artists who paint outside.
View finder, color wheel, value scale with proportional divider
Centurion linen panels on wood 11x14
Centurion Linen Panels on wood 12x16
Centurion Linen Panels on wood 24 pack assorted sizes
Watercolor and Gouache
Gouache tubes I find that the tubes are better, gouache does not act like watercolor if it is left to dry.
Watercolor sketch kit for plein aire painting to start
Pentalic sketchbook - a little pricier but the paper is worth it.
Watercolor/gouache travel brush set
Photographing your artwork:
Canon Camera
Canon Camera with attachments and tripod
Tripod for Camera (I use one like this)- Also good for taking photographs to paint from)
Framing Tools
Logan Dual Driver Point Gun
Fiskars Self Healing Dual Sided Cutting Mat
Scotch ATG 700 Tape dispenser for backing your frame
Acid free tape for Scotch Tape Dispenser
Picture hanging wire for framing
Small electric rechargeable screw gun -the best I have found for framing!
Black backing paper
Logan Mat Cutter
Picture Hanging kit with wire and hooks
Utility Knife
Wire cutters/staple pullers/nail pullers
Picture Hangers
Books I Recommend
Alla Prima by Richard Schmidt
Color and Light by James Gurney
Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis
Winsor & Newton:
Flake White
Ivory Black
Raw Sienna
Cad Yellow Medium
Cad Lemon
Permanent Alizarin Crimson (I like Van Gogh brand as well)
Burnt Sienna
Colbalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian
Optional colors for landscape:
Pthalo Blue
Sap Green
Portrait
Naples Yellow ( a really good color to have)
the paper you buy)
Kneaded Eraser
