Oil painting is a very tedious task. Although some people still don’t consider that as a problem. Because if you really love to do something, no matter how hard it might be, you won’t let anything stop you from achieving your dreams and goals.

Aside from sometimes being a hard task, the investment in oil painting is no joke. The materials that are needed in creating a painting are a lot and expensive. Therefore trying to figure out what would be the right materials would help you save some money. This article will brief you more about the materials and equipments that should be properly used.

Oil paint:
How can you create an oil painting without the oil paints? The oil paint will be the medium that you will be using to express what you have in mind on your canvass. Oil paints come in tubes now. Rather than buying cheap paints, it is best to buy the best primary colors and secondary colors you can find. Also look for some oils that may have certain features that may be better. Some manufacturers now a day produce water mixable oils, oil bars and quick drying paint.

Thinners or Solvents for Oil Paintings:
You would need to get thinners and solvents t clean your brushes and palettes. The solvents that are sold in the hardware is different, they cause yellowing. Instead get turpentine, the most traditional solvent that maintains oiliness of oil paint. To have a watery mixture, you can add whit or mineral spirits on the paint. To prevent having breathing problems because of the tough smell, look for low odor solvents and use it in a properly ventilated room.

Mediums for Oil Paint:
To increase the transparency and gloss, dilute color, drip faster, and avoid over thinning, mediums are used. Mediums can be bought readily as is or as various forms of linseed oil. Remember to mix medium with thinners for thin washes. This is important so that there will be enough oil to bind the pigment. Before buying the exact medium, read the labels very carefully so that you’ll know what re the best mediums you are looking for.

Oil painting Brushes:
Thick oil paints usually require stiff hog-air brushes. Cheap hog brushes produces the same effect, their lifetime is only shorter. For washes that you don’t want to show, cheap synthetic alternatives or soft sable brushes will do. Before finally settling for a brush you want to buy check them out one by one, long or short stemmed.

Primers for Oil Paint:
These are used to prime the canvas or the board before being painted upon.