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PP
>Where can you buy inexpensive oil paints and which brushes are the best
>kind to buy?
>
There are plenty of online discount art places.
I have special hand made oil paints from
They are very nice and reasonable.
Here is another discount art supply place. You can send for a catalog
or order online.
http://www.aswexpress.com/p2639.htm
You can get a big catalog from
www.dickblick.com
Their prices are high but the catalog is cool.
www.danielsmith.com
More kick butt paints but expensive. I get the metallic oils from
them.
Brushes. I suggest you try many different types of brushes. I do 3 D
art in oil so the brushes that suit me may not suit your needs. I
love Kolinsky sables.
One thing about brushes. Don't get cheap brushes. You can't scrimp
on brushes. They DO make a big difference. Buy the best ones you
can. Take care of them and they will last a long long time.
Use the Masters brush cleaner. It comes in a round tan container.
Always clean your brushes as soon as you are done painting. Swirl
them in turpentine or turpenoid and wash them thoroughly in the brush
soap and lay them flat to dry.
HTH
Poopie Pants
Teh Modl Hors Arteest!
Teh Te of Poopei
wrote:
>PP wrote:
>> ... I
>> love Kolinsky sables.
>>
>> One thing about brushes. Don't get cheap brushes. You can't scrimp
>> on brushes. They DO make a big difference. Buy the best ones you
>> can. Take care of them and they will last a long long time.
>
>> Poopie Pants
>> Teh Modl Hors Arteest!
>
> You would'nt want to spoil the fun of an aspiring artist's first
>contact and tell kirstkir what he/she might expect to pay for an
>eensy-weensy Kolinsky sable, would you? LOL.
No he/she must find out for him/herself. hee hee hee
Fortunately the things I paint are 1/10 and 1/32 scale so I never need
a brush larger than an 8.
>(But Katy says the same about the difference one of those little suckers
>makes in the joy of painting.)
Yes a new kolinsky sable is almost like really good sex. A number 4
short bright. A sweet #6 filbert Ahhhhhhhhhh I better stop now.
>
>Kirb
Poopie Pants
Kirby Cook
> ... I
> love Kolinsky sables.
>
> One thing about brushes. Don't get cheap brushes. You can't scrimp
> on brushes. They DO make a big difference. Buy the best ones you
> can. Take care of them and they will last a long long time.
> Poopie Pants
> Teh Modl Hors Arteest!
You would'nt want to spoil the fun of an aspiring artist's first
contact and tell kirstkir what he/she might expect to pay for an
eensy-weensy Kolinsky sable, would you? LOL.
(But Katy says the same about the difference one of those little suckers
makes in the joy of painting.)
Kirb
Susanna Lee
>Where can you buy inexpensive oil paints and which brushes are the best
>kind to buy?
Pearl Paints, NYC, if it is still there. I think it was on Canal
Street, or nearby. Ask the knowledgeable salespeople for suggestions.
It makes you feel like a kid in a candy shop.
-Susanna
Martyn Harrison
>Where can you buy inexpensive oil paints and which brushes are the best
>kind to buy?
DIY Stores?
Veronica Karlsson
> kirs...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> >Where can you buy inexpensive oil paints and which brushes are the best
> >kind to buy?
>
> DIY Stores?
Buy the cheap Chinese brushes, they're just as good as the expensive
ones. About the paint, find out about the chemistry behind it, i.e.
which pigments tend to change with age, etc, and decide if you want your
Works of Art to survive a few centuries or not...
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Susanna Lee
<ascii...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Martyn Harrison wrote:
>> kirs...@my-deja.com wrote:
>>
>> >Where can you buy inexpensive oil paints and which brushes are the best
>> >kind to buy?
>>
>> DIY Stores?
>
>Buy the cheap Chinese brushes, they're just as good as the expensive
>ones.
You can sometimes find the perfect prom dress at K-mart, but you're
more likely to find it at a more pricey store. It never hurts to try
K-mart first. Sometimes they sell the same dress as the pricey store
for a fraction of the price.
Same with brushes. But, unlike a prom dress, which you can try on, you
won't know if you have the perfect brush until you get it home and use
it, and then it is too late to exchange it. But if you happen to get
lucky, you've saved a small fortune.
>About the paint, find out about the chemistry behind it, i.e.
>which pigments tend to change with age, etc, and decide if you want your
>Works of Art to survive a few centuries or not...
This is good, in theory...
This reminds me of getting a lifetime warrantee for a muffler from a
company that goes out of business every six months.
When your paint colors change after a few centuries, who are you gonna
call?
-Susanna