Introduction to oil paint
Basic materials needed
Oil Paint
You will need a range of colour – preferably either the high or low key palette below. The trichromatic palette is hard to find in oil colours (and perhaps harder to make precise mixtures with) so is not recommended to start with.
High Key Low Key Trichromatic
Cobalt Blue Cobalt Blue Cyan
Cadmium Red Yellow Ochre Magenta
Lemon yellow Light Red Yellow
Ruby red White White
White
- a decent sized palette (at least 30cm square). Offcuts of formica or melamine are ideal, glass is OK but anything plastic with troughs is useless.
-as many palette knives as you can afford.
-a good range of brushes (sizes 4-12) in a variety of shapes. Bristles are commonly used but nylon and some soft-haired brushes are useful too.
-lots of rags.
-white spirit ( no need for turpentine yet).
-two containers, preferably glass.
You will also need:
- prepared surface to work on : emulsioned or sized cardboard or MDF is fine
Basic materials needed
Oil Paint
You will need a range of colour – preferably either the high or low key palette below. The trichromatic palette is hard to find in oil colours (and perhaps harder to make precise mixtures with) so is not recommended to start with.
High Key Low Key Trichromatic
Cobalt Blue Cobalt Blue Cyan
Cadmium Red Yellow Ochre Magenta
Lemon yellow Light Red Yellow
Ruby red White White
White
- a decent sized palette (at least 30cm square). Offcuts of formica or melamine are ideal, glass is OK but anything plastic with troughs is useless.
-as many palette knives as you can afford.
-a good range of brushes (sizes 4-12) in a variety of shapes. Bristles are commonly used but nylon and some soft-haired brushes are useful too.
-lots of rags.
-white spirit ( no need for turpentine yet).
-two containers, preferably glass.
You will also need:
- prepared surface to work on : emulsioned or sized cardboard or MDF is fine