Oil Painting Academy

Inexpensive panels to start learning on

This eraser can be molded to erase tiny areas, you can press and lift instead of rubbing and you can knead it to clean it!

For mixing colors on your paette

A great way to soften your strokes.

My favorite standard graphite pencil set.

A great small sketch book for warm up exercises in class or on the go!

A great inexpensive T-square ruler for getting perfect horizontal and vertical lines.

A great inexpensive brush for getting eraser and pencil crumbs off your paper without smearing!

An inexpensive set of filbert oil painting brushes.

An inexpensive nice white eraser. I prefer this brand but any brand will do.

You'll need some type of holder to carry your paintbrushes in to keep them from getting damaged.

An inexpensive set of oil painting brushes.

his odorless turpentine is what you'll fill your brush cleaning container with to keep you oil paint brushes clean.

This disposable mid-value palette paper makes clean up a breeze!

A retractable eraser for smaller areas.

A great smaller size drawing pad.

This is a great holder for the disposable gray palette. You can take your wet paints home and plop them in the freezer to keep them good. Also works well to carry small wet paintings. You just need to clip the plastic pegs off.

If your painting, you'll need an apron or lab coat of some kind. This is a great apron.

This is a convenience color that comes in handy, especially if you like a variety of purples.

This is a great medium to mix with you paints if they are too stiff.

(Dk-Yellow) You'll be amazed at how much you use this color! Use M. Graham or Gamblin.

(Light-Red)- An essential palette color- I prefer M. Graham or Gamblin brands.

(DkBrown). A great darkest brown.

(Mid to Dark Green) a good natural green!

I enjoy this convenience color! Not a necessity but definitely a nice luxury!

(Dk Purple) This is a convenience color, great for shadows and adding to deep neutral colors.

(Med-Blue) This will become your go- to blue!

This is a paint medium to help soften stiff paints. It's gel consistency is easy to use.

(Dk-Red) or you can use a Transparent Earth Red in Gamblin or M Graham brands.

A must have neutral color

(Mid-Brown) Great for value painting and more!

(Lt-Yellow) I prefer Gamblin or M Graham. Can also use a Cad Yellow Light

(Dk-Blue) A great deep blue!

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You'll use this a lot when mixing colors so that is why I have a larger tube listed!

(Light Yellow) An essential color.

A study no-spill container for your turpenoid oil brush cleaner.

(Light Yellow) This is great subtle yellow! I prefer M. Graham in this color.

A great dark black.

(Mid-Red) Gamblin brand is fine too.

If you don't want stained fingers, grab some of these gloves when you paint!

An inexpensive stretch canvas to try when you are learning to paint. Approx. 9X12 to 11 X 14 is best to start with.

A tool to help you resize your drawing from the reference.

A hard case for carrying your brushes to keep them from getting damaged.

To protect all your clothing, use a lab coat instead of an apron!

The most amazing soap for cleaning off the oil paint from your hands and brushes.

This tool is so handy for opening your tubes of paint without damaging them!

This is not necessary for class, but if you want to paint at home and are looking for a great floor easel, this is it!

An amazing personal pencil sharpener for graphite or colored pencils.

This is not necessary for class but if you want to paint at home and don't have much space, this is a great easel.

A great holder for your paintbrushes, take it take class!

I love this handheld palette! Please note if you are left handed, you'll need to order a right-handout palette.