Oil Painting Supplies
(Note: Order supplies early. Because of supply chain issues, some items may be difficult to find, or arrive late).
Please read to the bottom of this page.
In my classes, you can use your own painting supplies or purchase my recommended supplies here.
This is an oil class, so please no acrylics, or water-soluble oils.
Where To Buy
Any art supply store, or online.
Artist and Craftsman Supply, 4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Blick Art Materials: 1600 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.
Online at: Jerry's Artarama, Blick, Amazon, or elsewhere.
Hobby stores like Hobby Lobby, or Michaels may, or may not, have all the supplies needed.
Print out this PDF of the supplies and take it to your preferred art supply store:
Please read to the bottom of this page.
In my classes, you can use your own painting supplies or purchase my recommended supplies here.
This is an oil class, so please no acrylics, or water-soluble oils.
Where To Buy
Any art supply store, or online.
Artist and Craftsman Supply, 4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Blick Art Materials: 1600 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.
Online at: Jerry's Artarama, Blick, Amazon, or elsewhere.
Hobby stores like Hobby Lobby, or Michaels may, or may not, have all the supplies needed.
Print out this PDF of the supplies and take it to your preferred art supply store:
| howe_supply_list.pdf |
Here are the supplies you will need:
Oil Paint
(“Artist Oil” Preferred. See Economy option below).
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Red Light
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Yellow Light
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Ultramarine Blue
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Titanium Zinc White (No Zinc White substitute. Titanium White Ok)
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Ivory Black
Economy Oil Paint Option
For those on a budget, instead of getting Gamblin Artist Oil Colors above, get the same colors, in the Gamblin 1980 Series, which are less expensive. What is the difference between between the two paints? The Artist Oils have more pigment, so the colors are more brilliant and have more color saturation. But you can learn to paint with either.
Brushes
1 Princeton 9700 Snap Filbert # 2, Bristle Brush (No soft hair brush substitute)
1 Princeton Ashley 5200 Filbert #4 Bristle Brush (No soft hair brush substitute)
1 Princeton Select 3750 Brush Round #1
Palette
1 Strathmore Disposable Palette Pad 12” x 16” (This is a wax paper pad that you will mix your paint on. Gray Paper substitute ONLY if white is not available.)
Solvent
1 Gamsol- Odorless Mineral Spirits, 16 oz, (For cleaning your brush, and thinning paint)
1 Glass Ball Mason Jar, 8 oz. (to contain your solvent above for cleaning brushes)
(Container must be watertight)
Canvas
1 Fredrix Canvas Pad, 10 sheets, 9” x 12” (No Canvas Paper, Read product label carefully!) (Alternative brands OK, but no Blick Brand Canvas Pads. Students complain that it dries the paint too fast)
2 Pieces of cardboard cut to 12” x 15’ (To mount your loose canvas sheet on)
1 Masking Tape, 1” x 60 Yard (For taping your loose canvas to a piece of cardboard)
Miscellaneous
1 Prismacolor Art Gum Eraser (Best for erasing on canvas)
1 An inexpensive foot-long Plastic Ruler
1 Mesh Bag 20’X26’ (to carry your supplies in)
5 to 10 sheets of paper towels (for cleaning brushes)
Your Art Supply Setup:
Oil Paint
(“Artist Oil” Preferred. See Economy option below).
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Red Light
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Yellow Light
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Ultramarine Blue
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Titanium Zinc White (No Zinc White substitute. Titanium White Ok)
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Ivory Black
Economy Oil Paint Option
For those on a budget, instead of getting Gamblin Artist Oil Colors above, get the same colors, in the Gamblin 1980 Series, which are less expensive. What is the difference between between the two paints? The Artist Oils have more pigment, so the colors are more brilliant and have more color saturation. But you can learn to paint with either.
Brushes
1 Princeton 9700 Snap Filbert # 2, Bristle Brush (No soft hair brush substitute)
1 Princeton Ashley 5200 Filbert #4 Bristle Brush (No soft hair brush substitute)
1 Princeton Select 3750 Brush Round #1
Palette
1 Strathmore Disposable Palette Pad 12” x 16” (This is a wax paper pad that you will mix your paint on. Gray Paper substitute ONLY if white is not available.)
Solvent
1 Gamsol- Odorless Mineral Spirits, 16 oz, (For cleaning your brush, and thinning paint)
1 Glass Ball Mason Jar, 8 oz. (to contain your solvent above for cleaning brushes)
(Container must be watertight)
Canvas
1 Fredrix Canvas Pad, 10 sheets, 9” x 12” (No Canvas Paper, Read product label carefully!) (Alternative brands OK, but no Blick Brand Canvas Pads. Students complain that it dries the paint too fast)
2 Pieces of cardboard cut to 12” x 15’ (To mount your loose canvas sheet on)
1 Masking Tape, 1” x 60 Yard (For taping your loose canvas to a piece of cardboard)
Miscellaneous
1 Prismacolor Art Gum Eraser (Best for erasing on canvas)
1 An inexpensive foot-long Plastic Ruler
1 Mesh Bag 20’X26’ (to carry your supplies in)
5 to 10 sheets of paper towels (for cleaning brushes)
Your Art Supply Setup:
Advanced Supplies
The supplies above are all that is required to get you well on your way to painting beautiful paintings in our class. But if you want additional supplies to expand your range of possibilities, here is what I would recommend adding to your supply kit.
Paint
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Orange
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Phthalo Emerald (Not Phthalo Green or Emerald Green)
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Dioxazine Purple
Brushes
#4 or #6 Bristle Bright Brush (no soft hair substitute)
# 2 Bristle Bright Brush (no soft hair substitute)
Medium
Galkyd Lite, 8 oz bottle
See you in the studio!
The supplies above are all that is required to get you well on your way to painting beautiful paintings in our class. But if you want additional supplies to expand your range of possibilities, here is what I would recommend adding to your supply kit.
Paint
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Cadmium Orange
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Phthalo Emerald (Not Phthalo Green or Emerald Green)
1 Gamblin Artist Oil, 37 ml, Dioxazine Purple
Brushes
#4 or #6 Bristle Bright Brush (no soft hair substitute)
# 2 Bristle Bright Brush (no soft hair substitute)
Medium
Galkyd Lite, 8 oz bottle
See you in the studio!
