Winton Oil Colours offer a range of colours manufactured to the highest possible standards within moderate cost limits, making them ideal for use by all artists. Unlike acrylics, they are slow-drying, which means you can rework sections, or scrape off the paint from a part of the painting that has not succeeded and start again. Canvas is the traditional surface for oil painting as it has a 'tooth' or texture. The Winsor range of stretched canvases and canvas boards offers a full selection of sizes to choose from. For practising, you can of course use paper for preliminary trial sketches.
Brushes Always use a good-quality brush.
Good brushes are a pleasure to work with and will last far longer. Polyester fibres can replace either soft hair or hog. Some artists like cranked painting knives, which supplement brushes. Since paint is applied in strokes or flat slabs, they add physical texture to the surface of a painting. A palette knife is also useful for mixing large amounts of paint on the palette.