Basic Painting Supplies

Here is my list of favorite basic painting supplies, suitable for painting from life. 

Canvas Panels

Trekell Quadruple-Primed Linen Panels

New Traditions Art Panels Inc.

Oil Primed Belgian Linen Fine weave

L600 - 1/8 inch Birch

http://www.newtraditionsartpanels.com/ 

Paint Thinner:   Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits
Medium: Gamblin refined linseed oil
Canvas Panels: Oil Primed Belgian Linen Fine weave Or, wood board (birch) primed with Gamblin Oil Ground	L600 - 1/8 inch Birch New Traditions Art Panels Inc. 3006 South Scott Lane #101 West Haven, UT 84401 801-732-0208 www.newtraditionsartpanels.com
Easel: Jack Richeson 694051 Italian Field Easel, Steel, Black
SoHo Grey Toned Disposable Paper Palettes
Brush washer
Palette knife (Diamond shaped, steel)
VIVA paper towels
Brush soap
Oil Paints My basic palette includes 13 tubes: One warm / opaque and one cool / transparent version of each primary color (Red, Yellow, Blue).   One of each secondary color (orange, green, violet).   Two earth umbers (opaque and transparent).   One warm white and one cool white.
Lead White: Thomas Harding Lead Stack White http://www.italianartstore.com/store/index.html Warm, velvety, lustrous white great for flesh painting.
Titanium White: Gamblin
Burnt Umber: Old Holland Beautiful flesh shadows when mixed with cadmium orange or ultramarine.
Raw Umber: Old Holland Transparent with cool green undertones perfect for underpainting, block-ins, grisaille and wipe-outs
Permanent Alizarin Crimson: Gamblin Transparent cool red perfect for flesh tones, makes a rich black with Sap Green + Ultramarine
Cadmium Red Light: Old Holland
Cadmium Orange: Old Holland Mix with Cerulean Blue to make a rich grey
Lemon Ochre: Williamsburg Paint Superior yellow ochre without heavy green undertones
Cadmium Yellow Light:  Old Holland
Sap Green: Williamsburg Paints Transparent, cool and rich, great for flesh painting and landscapes.
Cerulean Blue: Old Holland Versatile warm blue for landscapes, makes a rich gray with Old Holland cadmium orange.
Cobalt Blue: Old Holland
Ultramarine Blue: Old Holland Transparent with green overtones, great for under-paintings and transparent shadows, mixes with Sap Green + Alizarin to make a rich black.
Manganese Violet Reddish: Old Holland
Black:   Mix Sap Green + Permanent Alizarin Crimson + Ultramarine Blue for a rich transparent black. Mix Burnt Umber + Ultramarine Blue for a rich opaque black.