Oil Painting Academy Supplies

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!

My favorite standard graphite pencil set.

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!

Three ring binder to hold handouts and charts. If you have one at home, just use that!

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

A retractable eraser for smaller areas.

A great smaller size drawing pad.

(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). Either of these are great darker browns. Often one i not available.

(Mid to Dark Green) a good natural green!

(Dk-Red) You also 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.

This will become your go-to blue!

You'll use this a lot when mixing colors, so buy the larger tube.

(Mid-Red) Gamblin brand is fine too.

A handy, convenience color to have!

Inexpensive panels to start learning on.

An inexpensive stretch canvas to try when you are learning to paint. Approximately 9x12 to 11x14 is best to start with.

For mixing colors on your palette.

We will be using this INSTEAD of turpenoid or gamsol for cleaning brushes in our studio starting in August 2025. Turpenoid will only be allowed if needed for an underpainting/ technique.

You'll need small small flat brushes for charts and some projects

This is a great tool for cleaning your palette. Comes with two handles and 100 plastic blades so it doesn't scratch your palette.

This handy pocket color wheel will be a great tool as you create with color!

This is a great holder for the disposable gray palette paper or the class 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. Many students purchase two!

A great way to protect your clothes! Any type apron will do, some student prefer the Lab coat.

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

(Med-Blue) A great blue that leans slightly green.

Light Blue - I love this light, sky blue color. A great convenience color!

A great convenience color!

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

A great dark black.

Canvas paper to paint charts or tape to board for painting. Does not absorb so much paint! These will be used for Color Theory lessons and sample pieces.

An amazing personal pencil sharpener for graphite or colored pencils.

A great way to soften your strokes.

A pack of 8- 11x14" sheets. These are great painting surfaces for those that prefer a smoother surface to paint on. They must be gessoed before use.

This glass palette is mid value so it makes it easier to mix your oil paints on and it fits inside the palette box.

An inexpensive set of filbert oil painting brushes.

An inexpensive set of oil painting brushes.

This disposable mid-value palette paper makes clean up a breeze! You can pursches a glass palette instead if you wish.

Set of tiny brushes for detail work and signing your painting.

Smooth paper for final drawings.

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

This tool is great for creating fine lines in your artwork, or for signing your art.

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

I love this color when painting landscapes.

a tool to create a thin lines with watercolor paints, oil paints and masking fluid.

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.

The most amazing soap for cleaning off the oil paint from your hands and brushes. We provide it in the studio.

a handy paint to have but you not necessary.

Agreat toolmforpainting and using with masking fluid.

(Light Yellow) A nice lighter yellow color that leans towards green.

These brushes are great for adding texture, thin lines and more!

Sometimes the 12" ruler is just not long enough!

A great book to use as a drawing reference.

This soft, smooth paper is amazing for sketching.

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

A handy little tool to help you get a variety of different size circles.

This is a paint medium to help soften stiff paints. Its gel consistency is easy to use.

These test tube holder work great for holder your 37 ml paint tube upright. It helps keep them clean and organized! Comes in a three pack.

I like using this to hold my walnut oil or other medium when using a handheld palette

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

This odorless mineral spirits is what you'll fill your brush cleaning container with to keep your oil paint brushes clean. No other brush cleaner will be allowed. Two sizes available. You get the most for your money with this one!

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

A variety of tips and sizes. A great marker set.

Some of the nicest drawing surfaces I've used. Especially good for colored pencils and portrait drawing because of the smooth texture.

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

This is a great spray to use on graphite and charcoal drawings and you can continue working on it if desired.

If you want to easily see the values in something that is full color, you can hold this over it and see only values.

This odorless mineral spirits is what you'll fill your brush cleaning container with to keep your oil paint brushes clean. No other brush cleaner will be allowed. Two sizes available.

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

A set of tiny ended rectangular and round retractable erasers. Great for tiny areas!

This is one of the students favorite tote bags they use to carry their painting supplies to class.

This mid-value paper is great for charcoal, colored pencil and graphite art!

A great thin leaded, soft colored pencil that works well for sketching!

This is an amazing set of buttery soft drawing pencils with a wide range from 10H to 10B. An upgrade from the Prismacolor brand.

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!

This light weight palette is a great inexpensive handheld palette and it fits in your palette box so it's easy to transport.

A great sketchbook for the artist who has everything!

A larger, smooth finish paper for fine art drawings.

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.

I love this rechargeable light table! Makes a great drawing surface and there's no cords.

Handy clipboard to hold your sketch paper.

This eraser is great for erasing or lightening wax based colored pencils.

A small pencil pouch to keep your supplies together.

An inexpensive ink pen. Love these!

A great holder for your paintbrushes. Take it to class!

This is a great tote to carry a variety of art supplies. You'll need a bag of some kind.

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

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

If you enjoy drawing or painting from life and want to do still life, this is a great tool to help you get the lighting right.