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Just wanted to give a little tour on my materials that I use to paint (or what I find works for me)
*Liquin- Used to use mineral spirits, and linseed oil but I found how much linseed oil tends to turn all my colours yellow. Mineral spirits became too watered down many people asked if I painted with watercolours. Liquin and a bit of poppy seed oil makes a perfect mixture. (Almond oil is what I want to try in future)
*Brushes- Round Synthetic mongoose. Flat square brushes was my fav back in the time but no longer.
*Pallet- I buy a painting frame with glass for $8 then I put a white paper under the glass and use that to mix my paints. I used to own a little fridge where I would store my pallet over night (it never dries but your fridge will smell like oil)
*Reference photos- I tape an ipad to my painting and I can zoom in, play music, photoshop and skype while I paint. Best invention ever !
*Paints- I have upgraded to higher more expensive paints thanks to my gift cards (think of it as an investment). Old-Holland, Karma Pigments, Classico and many Winsor paints. My favourite colours at the moment is Kings Blue and Paynes Grey. I stopped using Titanium white, I now use Soft mixing white or Led White (If your doing portrait painting titanium white absorbs light like your dry white walls while led white or flake white reflects and makes it more alive). I actually don't own yellow or yellow ochre I just never needed for my paintings.
*Cleaner- Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer. None toxic. It can restore your dead brushes to life. I also wash my brushes with soap and hot water.
Hope this info helps. Let me know what tricks you use at your studio. I'm always ready to try something new. Plus check out my newer work on my site.
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Thanks for sharing!! love to see artists workspace/studio and materials..great work
Ah, I wish I had so much space to paint
The thing with iPad is really awesome, I guess if I had one I'd definitely use this invention
I use Liquin too, lineseed oil was terrible, indeed and as soon as I got Liquin I don't use anything else for oils. I also paint with acrylics and often use them straight from the tube (I generally rarely mix colors on the palette), sometimes dilute them with clean water or acrylic medium like Golden Thinner to make them workable for a longer time. I am about to get Winsor&Newton Galeria acrylic extender, my friend tried it and was satisfied.
Working with mixed media is a pure madness: watercolor, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, alcohol-based markers and pastels along with graphite and ink, all in one work. Pretty fun ^_^
Brushes: synthetic (ivory range), hog bristle and moongoose by Rosemary & Co., mostly filberts and rounds. I found them most reliable and cheap compared to my local store brushes that were cheaper but not lasting for long time. I take good care of my brushes, clean them immediately after painting session with hot water and soap, never really had any special cleaner but I never let my brushes to stay with paint on them.
For mixed media I have two waterbrushes, round and flat and they are enogh. Very convenient invention.
Plastic palette for oils, white. And ordinary plastic pot saucers for acrylics (cheap and I usually throw them away when the paint is too thick on them). Watercolors - I use watercolors in pans so no palette needed.
Paints - cheap oils (want to change to Winsor Gryffin alkyd oils but I think saving for them will take me next few years >_<); acrylics - some Maimeri and Liquitex mostly, also some Polish cheap brands. Watercolors - Karmanski (Polish brand, very good). Also Derwent pencils of all kinds and Copic sketch markers.
I paint on canvas boards, wood (primed or not) and of course paper if it's mixed media.
That would be all I think, if you're interested. I always like to exchange such information