White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Orange - select a brand where the orange leans more blue and not towards yellow
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Red
Ultramarine Blue
Viridian Green (For Beginner Painters) - Viridian has more oil and less pigment than Phthalo Green, making it easier to control.
Phthalo Green (For Advanced Painters)
BRUSHES
Filberts bristle numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
I buy my brushes when they are on sale. A good brand is Princeton. They will last you a long time.
OTHER ITEMS
Liquin Original - I use Liquin to varnish my paintings when they are dry.
Easel
Odorless Turpentine
Disposable trash bags
Paper Towels
Camera
Stretched Canvases or Gesso Boards for Oils or Acrylics by Ampersand - Use small sizes when practicing. Another inexpensive option for painting surface is to Gesso on Bristol paper or watercolor paper. These paintings look very nice framed under glass.
Palette: Plexi-glass, glass and wood are preferable. I use an easel companion. These allow you to close your palette, which keeps your paints pliable.
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