While my oil and acrylic paintings look exactly the same, there are benefits to using them together which allow me to take advantage of the best each medium has to offer. There is one thing you need to be aware of before you try this, so don’t jump in until I share my last tip!
Supplies Used (amazon affiliate links) Acrylic Supplies
- Fredrix 9×12? Belgian Linen paint boards
- Fine Mist Sprayer https://amzn.to/3qS3HKC
- Blending Brush (it’s a makeup brush that I use as a mop brush) https://amzn.to/35fzZrT
- Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints http://amzn.to/2qjrVgU
- Liquitex Gloss Varnish http://amzn.to/2qyQLbU
- Water Well (to clean the brushes) http://amzn.to/2oTlnU7
- Masterson Art Palette http://amzn.to/2oTxccT
- New Wave Glass Palette http://amzn.to/2AXj9KL
- Clamp light for my easel http://amzn.to/2CSYyHr
- Transfer Paper https://amzn.to/3b9M2UX
- Tracing paper https://amzn.to/2yzh62Z
- Stylus https://amzn.to/3qW1rlt
- White Charcoal Pencil https://amzn.to/34ACqVL
- Glass Scraper (to clean my palette) https://amzn.to/34pKIPT
Oil Painting Supplies:
- Masterson Art Palette http://amzn.to/2oTxccT
- New Wave Glass Palette http://amzn.to/2AXj9KL
- Clamp light for my easel http://amzn.to/2CSYyHr
- Webers permalba black http://amzn.to/2oWoDiv
- Weber permalba white http://amzn.to/2phkjwL
- Liquin original http://amzn.to/2qqCnCb
- Liquin fine detail http://amzn.to/2CCObeG
The following are base sets to get started if you don’t have oil paints at all. Either set is a great start!
- Winsor & Newton Winton Color oil paint: http://amzn.to/2pgYZro
- Winsor & Newton Artists Oil Paint: http://amzn.to/2qqo9By
- Mona Lisa Brush Tank http://amzn.to/2ph9YRA
- Mona Lisa Odorless Paint thinner http://amzn.to/2qqyiye
- The Masters Brush Cleaner http://amzn.to/2oTxH6J
- Viva Paper Towels http://amzn.to/2qqBSs3
- Mop Brush I recommend the 12 pack on these http://goo.gl/CiWgfD I also used a #4 liner brush and two #8 filberts, both synthetic hog hair and a few stiff round brushes
- Varnish – Gamvar https://amzn.to/327cqf6
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