I've been working with gouache for some time and want to take a stab at oils
If I want to just do practice and studies would just white and a black suffice?
I'm afraid budget is something that limits me.
Also, any favorite brands?
>>2345573
white and black is enough. if you have budget problems I have a few suggestions.
instead of buying a canvas every time you can paint of cardboard.
you need acrylic gesso. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesso
either that or wood glue (+ white acrylic paint).
I prefer the second option. I apply a thin layer on cardboard. I don't use white arcylic because I will paint over it anyway and it is waste of paint. Wait for it to dry. Now you can paint with oils on cardboard without fear it will fall apart.
>>2345573
this is you? its gorgeous!
i'd start with like a tube of burnt sienna or umber and practice underpainting on a white gessoed panel, cardboard is a little questionable in my opinion but particle board or cheap wood panels are great. ive had teachers in the past recommend gesso-ing rives bfk paper but i really hated working on that, and you had to heavily gesso it to get a completely non-absorbing surface. also pva size the panels before gessoing.
brands, in my opinion & off the top of my head:
Fantastic: Old Holland, Mussini Schmincke
Great: Sennelier
Very Good: Williamsburg, Gamblin
Good: Utrecht, Blick
>>2346007
http://davidshevlino.com/page1.html
>>2346018
fuck i love this
