With so many types of painting supplies, it’s hard to know which medium you’re going to like when you’re a beginner.
Purchasing everything one needs to paint in any medium can be an expensive and confusing undertaking.
Then, there’s the potential that the student won’t like the medium.
Since the great painters in history have pretty much all used oil paints, learning to paint with oils is a goal many students have in mind.
Acrylics appeal to many artists for their brilliant colors and ease of application while other painters are drawn to the spontaneity and light found in watercolors.
One Purchase And You’re All Set
US Art Supply® 133-Piece Deluxe Artist Painting Set ASIN: B00QQUUJCC
US Art Supply has assembled a perfect collection of art materials and equipment for the three most popular painting mediums – watercolor, acrylics and oil.
You won’t need to make any other purchases, as everything you need is included in this assortment of products.
From paints and brushes to supports and even easels, US Art Supply has thought of everything.
Paints
Oil, acrylic and watercolor paints are conveniently packaged in sets that contain all the colors you need to get started experimenting with every major type of paint. Each medium includes 24-12 ml tubes of paint in basic and specialty colors.
No, this isn’t a great deal of paint, but it’s certainly enough to get you started and allow you to get the hang of how each type of paint handles.
Brushes
Different types of paints require different brushes, and US Art Supply has included four sets of brushes for any type of paint and any style of painting. There are short handled nylon bristle brushes that are great for watercolor, standard handle nylon bristle brushes and natural bristle brushes for oil or acrylic paints. Many of the brushes can be interchanged between mediums, so you always have the brush you need.
Supports
US Art Supply includes several types of painting surfaces in the package. There are 9×12-inch pads of acrylic, oil and watercolor painting supports and a 5.5×8.5-inch spiral bound sketchpad to design your compositions.
You’ll also get to try out painting on canvas with six 8×10-inch and two 11×14-inch stretched canvas panels.
Easels
The coolest part of this package is that you get two great easels. There’s an aluminum folding field easel with adjustable legs and carrying bag for oil and acrylic painting. This full-size easel is perfect for use in a studio setting, classroom or to take outdoors for plein air painting adventures.
You’ll also receive a wooden desk easel that’s great when you want to sit while working or are painting on small supports that won’t fit on your full-size easel. This easel has a three-compartment drawer to hold your paints and brushes.
Completing your artist’s set, you’ll find a palette for blending your paints and a useful color wheel to help you learn the basics of color mixing.
This inclusive package is a great value for any aspiring artist. It’s also a great idea for the crafter that is continually trying out new techniques or does mixed media, collage or journaling.
