Sorry another question for the oil guys

[Alex]

Acrylics, acrylics, acrylics, A C R Y L I C S !!!!!

seriously, I love oils too but prefer to use them on canvas.

Get the best oil tubes you can get, don't go for the 'student' lines. You just need 5 or 6 tubes to start

 

[Chrisr]

Agree. If the Winton brand are for students give them a miss. Spend the extra money for the "Artist" quality, you won't regret it and they will last you for years.

Chris

 

[theBaron]

I use Schmincke Mussini oils, myself. Here's the page at Dick Blick Art Supplies for them:

http://www.dickblick.com/products/schmincke-mussini-oil-colors/

Like others have noted, one tube will last a long time. You really don't use that much. I bought mine back around 1990 or so, and haven't run out of any of them yet.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Red Five]

Buy some liquine which will help the oils dry quicker and I would avoid using student grades as they tend to be more opaque and have cheaper pigments.

Start with the basic colours. When I start a new "large figure" I normally buy a specific colour to act as the base which I can darken and lighten accordingly. I.e. for Colonel Douglas of the 11th Hussars I just bought Prussian Blue and a Crimson for his strides. The Winton crimson (lake) was just too thin and difficult to work with.

As I mentioned liquine is s good medium to mix with your paints and they dry within 24hrs. I then Airbrush with s water based laquer to protect them and get the correct sheen.

Plus

Be prepared to trash lots of expensive brushes!

 

[Red Five]

Like Brad I have paints going back to 1990ish and they are still good.