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It depends on the type of paint used in the existing painting. If it is an oil painting, you will need to use oil based paint. If it is a water based medium, like acrylic, use a water based paint. Gesso will work well for this. It is inexpensive, opaque and will help level the texture of the existing painting. You may want to lightly sand the painting before painting over.
In painting the surfaces, latex is easier to apply than the acrylic paint. Moreover, the latex paints dry faster when compared to acrylic. In case you want to remove latex paint, it can be easily done by soap and water. However, it is hard to remove acrylic paint and thinners are needed.