What colors to purchase after your first oil paints, can be overwhelming. Read on to see what colors I recommend you purchase next.

Walking into an art store and staring at the rows upon rows of oil colors can be either very exciting (if you are like me and want all of them), or very overwhelming (if you are also like me and you just want a green that will do what you want it to do but you don't know which one is the right one).  Here I will go over how to mix the perfect color every time, how to purchase the correct color every time, and how to purchase a new secondary or tertiary color mix. How to Mix t

Happily, figuring out what type of brush is your kind of brush is a lot easier than figuring out what type of medium is best suited to you. Today I want to give a quick break down of the most common brushes, different types of bristles, and why I think everyone should go synthetic. My next post will cover brush brands and which brushes I think a beginner should start with. Brush Types Round: pointed tip, long and closely arranged bristles. Good for details. Flat:  flat, long

I once watched a video of an art professor put oil paint on her salad and then eat said salad in order to prove that oil paints are non-toxic... Except, she was wrong and oil paints are totally toxic. Have they become less toxic as paint technology advances? Yes, they have, but that doesn't mean we should be eating them. Here I will be going over first, why not to eat your oil paints outside of them being toxic or not, and then the three main reasons why oil paints are toxic

While I am a solvent-free artist, it is not everyone's jam. Here are some tips for keeping your solvent odors and harmful vapors to a minimum in your painting space. Fresh air, ventilation, and circulation are key to keeping vapors minimized. Keep doors open or even better a window. Do not sleep in your studio. When not in use, make sure all of your solvent's lids are tightly closed. Do not use solvents to clean your hands of paint. Instead of keeping your solvents open duri

This year has been a good gallery showing year for me. I have been in three different shows, but one of those shows was my elusive golden...

While trying to figure out what oil mediums you like can be annoying, happily once you know what you do like, it only gets better....

Purchasing the wrong kind of oil paint can lead to frustration and confusion. Here I will be explaining the difference between Student...

The theme for the 12th International Art Competition at the LDS Church History Museum is "All are Alike Unto God." This comes from a...

When I first started to paint with oil paints, one of the more confusing and frustrating aspects of oil painting were the mediums. How...

There are so many oil paint brands both here in the US and across the pond. Historically American-made oil paints couldn't come close to...

Oil paint labels can be a bit confusing. Not only because they have so much information, but also because that information is filled with...

There are three main characteristics to each color of oil paint that we need to understand in order to use that paint correctly and to...

Here I am going to cover which colors I would encourage a beginner to purchase and why. Below you will see two colors for each primary, a white, a black, and some browns.

Across the internet which oil painting colors are the most important colors for a beginner to purchase is an oddly hot topic of debate. Do you have a severely limited palette with just one option for red, blue, and yellow? Or do you just get it ALL THE COLORS! Maybe something in-between could be a good compromise, a semi-limited palette maybe? I personally fall into the semi-limited camp, but before I get to why that is, let's quickly define some palette options and their pro

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