What Oil Paint Colors You Need to Own
Hello and welcome back to another article on finding oil painting supplies at a great price if you're new to oil painting you may not know what color paints to get.
As we've discussed in previous articles it is always to buy paints in sets when beginning.
Buy paint sets will always save you the most money possible especially if they are 37 mL tubes.
The smaller bottles of paint just aren't worth their money so unless you see them on sale, avoid them.
Here are some great colors that you should have in your collection from the start.
Cadmium yellow light: cadmium yellow light is a brilliant light yellow.
You will not need to buy this exact color if possible, but not just any old yellow either.
If you can find a hue version that's the best kind to get.
When looking at hue versions of this color, what it means is that manufacturer has used substitute pigments.
The substitutes are excellent for most beginners because the results look just the same as real cadmium.
The hue will allow you to indulge in some brilliant color without having to worry so much about the cost.
Cadmium red light: a brilliant, bright, and opaque red.
Once again the same rule of not buying cadmium red applies here unless it's light; hues are just fine.
The normal versions are typically too dark and you can't be as flexible with how you use them.
Ellis Ari and crimson: this is a transparent wine colored red that's used to make many violets and other reds.
Ultramarine blue: a deep yet transparent blue.
This is often seen as French ultramarine.
There are no real differences between French ultramarine blue and normal ultramarine blue.
French ultramarine blue is typically just made with a substitute set of pigments and it sounds very fancy.
You can buy either a variation.
The appearance and costs between the two are normally comparable.
Titanium white: Titanium White is an opaque inexpensive and dense white.
Mars Black: Mars Black is a color that should not be forgotten and is the last in our list.
Mars Black is simply an opaque black.
With these basic colors you should have pretty much everything you need to get started an oil painting.
As we've discussed in previous articles it is always to buy paints in sets when beginning.
Buy paint sets will always save you the most money possible especially if they are 37 mL tubes.
The smaller bottles of paint just aren't worth their money so unless you see them on sale, avoid them.
Here are some great colors that you should have in your collection from the start.
Cadmium yellow light: cadmium yellow light is a brilliant light yellow.
You will not need to buy this exact color if possible, but not just any old yellow either.
If you can find a hue version that's the best kind to get.
When looking at hue versions of this color, what it means is that manufacturer has used substitute pigments.
The substitutes are excellent for most beginners because the results look just the same as real cadmium.
The hue will allow you to indulge in some brilliant color without having to worry so much about the cost.
Cadmium red light: a brilliant, bright, and opaque red.
Once again the same rule of not buying cadmium red applies here unless it's light; hues are just fine.
The normal versions are typically too dark and you can't be as flexible with how you use them.
Ellis Ari and crimson: this is a transparent wine colored red that's used to make many violets and other reds.
Ultramarine blue: a deep yet transparent blue.
This is often seen as French ultramarine.
There are no real differences between French ultramarine blue and normal ultramarine blue.
French ultramarine blue is typically just made with a substitute set of pigments and it sounds very fancy.
You can buy either a variation.
The appearance and costs between the two are normally comparable.
Titanium white: Titanium White is an opaque inexpensive and dense white.
Mars Black: Mars Black is a color that should not be forgotten and is the last in our list.
Mars Black is simply an opaque black.
With these basic colors you should have pretty much everything you need to get started an oil painting.
