Watercolor Painting Tips - What Paint Should I Buy?

December 29, 2006

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Just like oil and acrylic paint, there are also a variety of watercolor paints available to the beginner.

It is best to start out with a less expensive brand of watercolors in the beginning. As you become more experienced, you can then experiment with more expensive higher quality watercolor paints.

Here are a few recommendations for beginner watercolor artists:

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolors

Grumbacher Academy Watercolors

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Oil Painting Tips - What Paints Should I get?

December 28, 2006

Oil painting is a very popular medium and there are a variety of different paint manufacturers on the market today, which tends to confuse most beginners.

Since you are new to oil painting, it is probably best to begin with a descent quality student grade oil paint. A student grade oil paint will serve its purpose well until you become more experienced.

I recommend looking into the following student grade oil paints:

Winsor & Newton Winton Oils

Grumbacher Academy Oils

Daler-Rowney Georgian Oils

I hope this has helped. Good luck and happy painting.

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Acrylic Painting Tips - What Paint Should I Buy?

December 28, 2006

There are a variety of acrylic paints on the market to choose from and finding the right paint can be a very confusing task for some begginers. It is best to start off with student grade paints first and then upgrade to a higher quality acrylic paint as you become more familiar with acrylic painting medium.

You probably want to know what student grade acrylic paint to buy right?

I recommend starting with a well known brand like the Liquitex Basics Series. These acrylic paints are a popular, high quality student grade paint and are quite affordable.

Another good choice are Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Paints and
Daler-Rowney System 3 Acrylic Paints
.

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