Painting Self-Study for Beginners

Tutorials for Beginners

Links to free video tutorials, perfect for self study!

Brushes

• How to Clean Your Paint Brushes after Oil Painting
• The Care and Cleaning of Brushes

Palettes & Pigments

• Bright Earth Palette
• Warm Versus Cool Pigments 
• Video: Artist vs. Student Quality Paints
• Video: Color Mixing Tips
  

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Oil Painting

Practice

• Value Exercises on Cubes 

Links to Specific Oil Palettes

• Used by Christy Olsen 

Links to Vendors & Suppliers

• Art Verve Instructor Recommended Materials on Amazon

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Opaque Watercolor or Gouache

• Gouache in the Wild by James Gurney

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