Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Artists: Where is the best online site to purchase quality but inexpensive oil paints?

Thanks.Artists: Where is the best online site to purchase quality but inexpensive oil paints?
Maybe ebay.com or craigslist.com?





Winsor %26amp; Newton


This is one of the most popular oil paint brands, found in most art stores. Their artist quality paints are relatively inexpensive, and their student grade paints (Winton) are even more so.





Grumbacher


This is another of the most popular brands, cheaper than Winsor %26amp; Newton for the most part although probably of lesser quality as well.





Utrecht


This is one of the least expensive artist quality paints on the market. It is therefore quite popular, even though it is available only via mail order or from a few select stores.





Rembrandt


These oil paints are perhaps a little more expensive than Winsor %26amp; Newton, but they have a good reputation for quality. Their paints are generally lighter and more mousse-like in texture than most.





Old Holland


Although it is not as large a company as Winsor %26amp; Newton, Grumbacher, or Talens, Old Holland oil paints are still reasonably widely available. They considered by many to be the finest of the major brands, and the price is consistent with this.





Gamblin


This is one of the more popular of the smaller brands. The paints are made by an artist, Robert Gamblin.





M. Graham


These paints are made with walnut oil instead of linseed oil. The advantages and disadvantages of this have been debated over the years, but the claim is that paintings made from walnut oil paints will yellow less and be less susceptible to cracking over time. One tradeoff is that walnut oil dries more slowly than linseed oil. M. Graham also makes an alkyd white, and by using this in conjunction with walnut oil colors for the rest of your painting, you end up with a curing time more similar to linseed oil, since white is mixed into most other colors.


Artists: Where is the best online site to purchase quality but inexpensive oil paints?
I get the majority of my paints from www.utrecht.com. They're good quality and not priced too high.
try searching on google shopping


or ebay





google shopping is found on google home page in the to left corner, 4th along








hope it helps





good luck
try searching on google shopping


or ebay





google shopping is found on google home page in the to left corner, 4th along








hope it helps





good luck
Daniel Smith Art supplies at danielsmith.com


Winsor %26amp; Newton is a quality paint



dickblick.com-I often buy supplies from them.They occasionally have good sales.

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