The second tip is that you should always check for coupon codes before you buy anything online. I started doing this years ago every time I bought anything online at Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware. There are coupon sites such as retailmenot.com but for coupon codes for major retailers (as listed above) be sure to check ebay. Typically I can buy a 20% - 25% off coupon for under $20 and most work on sale prices.
Finally, a lot of you asked which paints I use with my limited palette. I use the Windsor & Newton water based Artisan oils. You can decide on any color palette, I just encourage you to use a majority of transparent colors. My palette consists of Titanium White, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine, Phthalo Green (Blue Shade), Cad Yellow Medium and Sap Green. You can find them here.
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8/3/2016 06:07:05 am
I've had a big tube wringer for 20 years.. . Its' saved me a bundle ... especially if you consider ...we think a tube is empty but may have as much as a third of the paint clinging to the inner walls of the tube ... you can use it on your toothpaste tubes or any other tube if you feel so inclined ... more than worth it's weight in gold
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8/3/2016 07:53:17 am
I use both the Winsor and Newton and Holbein brand of water-mixable oils. I prefer that term, or water soluble, because it better describes what is unique about these paints. I get a lot of comments about whether they dry faster because there is water in them, and of course, there is NO water IN the paint; the oil medium has simply been modified to MIX with water. As I am sure you have found out, as it dries, this capability is reduced more and more. Once dry, only a solvent like mineral spirits or turpentine will remove the paint.
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So Leslie when doing an oil painting, do you always use water based Artisan oils? Your oils always look soft and juicy and I never would have guessed they are water based. Of course I have never used them so I am unaware. I may need to try them out.
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