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OIL PAINTING MATERIALS. To get started you need oil paints, brushes, a place to mix your colors, a tool to mix them with and a surface to paint on. Plus you want a way to clean up. The ingredients are easy to find and you don't need a lot of them. You can do a lot with a little. Good brushes and good paints are easier to use and go farther than the cheap ones.
They are much easier to use and to clean up after. Canvas is elastic medium,mostly used for oil and acrylic painting,but you can use pigments with gum Arabic also.Oil demands more drying time,acrylic dries faster,and if you are starter i recommend you acrylic. Acrylic and oil paint. I would suggest acrylic because it is easier for beginners, dries much faster, and you can paint over it. oils or acrylics are perfect for canvas. Try this site, some real good tips! http://painting.about.com/od/paintingfor...