First Class Oil Paint Supplies

This page lists the palette knife oil painting supplies needed for your first class. I’m so glad you are joining me in the journey of palette knife oil painting.

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”

– Edgar Degas

Palette Knives

Any set of 5 palette knives should give you what you need, but as long as they are metal (stainless steel) with wood handles and not the plastic kind. Metal palette knives hold up longer and are much easier to work with. The two I use most are size 11 and size 25 but with a little experimenting and practice you will find the kind you like best.

Brushes

A size 6 or 8 Filbert, Flat, and Angular brush made of hog hair and any type of very small size 1 round brush.

37 ml size tubes of Oil Paint in the following hues :

French Ultramarine

Cerulean Blue

Alizarin Crimson

Cadmium Red Hue

Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue

Lemon Yellow

Yellow Ochre

Raw Sienna

Titanium White ( This is the only one I purchase in the large 200 ml size because I use a lot of this.)

Palette Paper

Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette, 12 by 16-Inch, 50 Sheets – is my favorite. It also has a color wheel tool on the inside cover that is very helpful.

Canvas and Jar for Paint Thinner

A canvas or canvas board already covered with gesso, size 12″ or smaller is ideal.

Small glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.

Items you could purchase later, but are not needed for the first class…

• Raw umber
• Burnt sienna
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• 11×14 or similar size canvas boards. 
• Gesso
• Easel
• Paint thinner, or linseed oil
• Paper towels
• Disposable gloves