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A Beginner's Color Palette: Part 3, A Semi-Limited Color Palette Expansion Pack
What colors to purchase after your first oil paints, can be overwhelming. Read on to see what colors I recommend you purchase next.

Katherine Griffin
Nov 204 min read


Oil Paint Colors: How to Mix or Purchase the Perfect Paint Color, Every Time
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

Katherine Griffin
Oct 154 min read


Types of Oil Painting Brushes: Paint Brush Shapes and What is the Difference between Sable, Hog and Synthetic
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

Katherine Griffin
Oct 104 min read


Are Oil Paints Toxic? Yep.
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

Katherine Griffin
Oct 94 min read


Oil Painting Basics, Mediums Part 2: What are Historical Oil Mediums, How to use Them, and Which are the Safest Mediums to Use?
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....

Katherine Griffin
Sep 274 min read


Oil Painting Basics: Student vs Professional Grade Paints
Purchasing the wrong kind of oil paint can lead to frustration and confusion. Here I will be explaining the difference between Student...

Katherine Griffin
Sep 262 min read
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