Before you paint

You need to be prepared with some knowledge and skill at DRAWING and have your supplies ready to use. This page will give you information on what you will need in the way of supplies and some direction or referral to drawing recommendations.

When you initially begin to paint you will need to draw or sketch the scene on a piece of paper or in a sketch pad. This will then be transferred to your painting surface (canvas) to be painted. Many beginners will use a piece of charcoal to do this drawing on the canvas and this is easy to erase for errors as you just rub it off with a cloth and draw over it.

Many artists will advance to just painting their drawing on as they gain more confidence in their drawing abilities. I will discuss this topic further in the art lessons category.

For additional information on DRAWING please click this link to get more tips and recommended books on this topic.

The ART SUPPLIES that are needed are as follows:

SKETCHBOOK or Drawing pad

OIL PAINTS

BRUSHES

CANVAS (something to paint on)

PAINTING MEDIUMS

PALETTE

PALETTE KNIFE

EASEL

EXTRA GOODIES (you might need)

Click on each link to get information on each category and recommended supplies and books.