Oil Paints & Oil Colors

Even though the five brands listed above are the highest quality oil painting supplies available in the industry, they are available in two grades – student quality and artist quality. For those beginning painters, or painting students, student grade quality oil paint will suffice. For those who consider themselves serious artists, then artist grade quality oil paint is necessary for the longevity of your pieces. The student grade is a bit cheaper, but not as vibrant and typically has synthetic substitutes in its makeup to cut costs. You will also notice a more limited spectrum of colors available with student grade oils than with artist grade oil paints. Nevertheless, many artists are quite happy with student grade oil paints and find they serve them well. Since we are a comprehensive artist supply directory, we ask you to be your own judge when choosing between student or artist grade oil paint for your masterpieces!

Artist grade oil paint can last for hundreds of years and features colors split into series such as numerical (1,2,3) or alpha (a,b,c). Higher number or letter will signify higher quality and better performing oil paints. Artist grade oil paints have more intense colors that tend to “go further” than their student grade counterparts because of the rich pigment used in creating them. Artist quality oil paints and supplies should be considered an investment in your art – not an expense to be born.

Oil Paints & Oil Colors

Blick Artists' Oil Color Blockx Artist Oil Colors Chroma Archival Oils Da Vinci Artists' Oil Colors

Gamblin Artists Oil Colors Grumbacher MG Underpainting White Grumbacher Pre-Tested Oils Holbein Artist's Oil Colors

John Howard Sanden Pro-Mix Portrait Oil Colors Lefranc & Bourgeois Artist Oils M. Graham Oils Maimeri Puro Oil Colors

Michael Harding Artists Oil Colors Mir Artist Mediterranean Colors Old Holland Classic Oil Colors Pebeo Fragonard Oil Paints

Rembrandt Artists' Oil Colors Schmincke Mussini Oil Colors Schmincke Norma Professional Oil Colors Sennelier Artists' Extra Fine Oil Paint

Shiva Signature Oil Colors Weber Permalba Oil Colors Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paint Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color

Student Grade Oils

Amsterdam Oil Colors Blick Oil Colors Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Colors Daler-Rowney Oils

Gamblin Sketching Oils Grumbacher Academy Oil Colors Maimeri Classico Oil Colors Maimeri Italian Natural Earth Oil Colors

Pebeo XL Studio Oil Color Reeves Introduction to Art Oil Sets Sennelier Etude Art Student Oil Colors Van Gogh Oil Colors

Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Colors

Oftentimes, artists use thinners to either make the oil paint easier to blend and use, or to make the piece dry faster. A good quality turpentine or linseed oil can be used for this purpose, although turpentine is usually frowned on by those artists who don’t have a great deal of ventilation in their studios. There are lots of low odor thinners available that work well also.

Oil paints are extremely popular among artists of all skill levels and talents, and our directory specifically recommends that you use the best quality paints available – namely Holbein, Gamblin, M. Graham, Winsor & Newton, or Rembrandt. Starting out with quality oil colors and oil paints not only makes your artwork look better – but it will last longer, too.

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