Oil Painting Equipment and Techniques

Do you want to begin painting with oils, but don’t know where to start? In this lesson, you will learn how to set up a workstation and the select paint colors.

In part two of the oil painting prep series, you continue learning about materials. In this lesson you review tools from a bristle brush to the palette knife.

You have your workstation, your brushes, canvas and paints. What now? In this lesson, you learn about mediums and gessos, two essential tools for oil painting.

Learn how to set up your workspace for painting with oils. Save time and money by keeping supplies on hand that will help you keep things clean as you go.

In this lesson, Crow demonstrates how to clean oil paint brushes effectively using baby oil, brush cleaners and restorers, and good ol’ Gojo.