My 5 Smart Buys For Artists - Save a Ton of $$$ and Time

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My 5 Smart Buys For Artists will save you a ton of time and $$$
Getting set up for Your First Oil Painting Project is exciting, right? You might already have brushes, and paints but what other essentials will you need? Don't spend a $$ till you watch my video.
My 5 Smart Buys for Artists will save you ££$$$ later on!
I've been teaching art classes for 20+ years and tried many different brands of easels, lights and palettes. Some good, some bad, and some better. So, to save you spending a ton of time and money buying the wrong things here's my tried and tested list of essentials for your First Oil Painting Project With My Top 5 Buys For Beginners.
Here are the links to all the items in the video. These are Amazon Affiliate links so I might earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. But, use these links as examples and shop around for deals on the same products.
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🎨🎨 Lepro LED Light ( Amazing Value and my go-to light ) - geni.us/q8lCox
🎨🎨 Stanley 16" Toolbox with Metal Clip - geni.us/z7eMgsi
🎨🎨 Erfurt Lining Paper ( Buy a minimum 1400 - 2000 Grade ) - geni.us/NBNkE
🎨🎨 Reynolds Freezer Paper ( Three Rolls Deal ) - geni.us/nzak
🎨🎨 Meeden 1/2" Masking Tape ( 10 Rolls can be bought as a single roll) - geni.us/acQUULG
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🎨🎨 Paints, Brushes, and other materials I use in the studio 🎨🎨
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Reynolds Freezer Paper geni.us/5aHLO (Amazon)
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Daler Table Top Easel geni.us/Ivv7Gvt (Amazon) - RECOMMENDED ✅✅
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Canon M50 Mk 2 geni.us/cWDf (Amazon) - BEST VALUE ✅✅
Blackout Yeti Mic geni.us/t3eGBU (Amazon)
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@PaulRansonArt 4 ай бұрын

Hi Stone - theres a few variables to consider namly the absorption of the paper and the quality of the gesso. By and large I use two coats of gesso to seal up the lining paper I get here in the UK. If I use one coat it tends to dry the oils too quickly. And if its a little thin in on spot the paint literally sinks into the paper. So the final answer is two coats a couple of hours apart seans to work well😃😃😎😎 .

@user-rg6ez5xi2h 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the quick reply Paul! That’s what I was thinking by the way it was behaving. Time to break out the gesso!! 😅

@tinamckeage6665 3 ай бұрын

The 1st one data Rowney I've had for 4 years.Yah can move it up and down and back &forth.I love it.Just saying.

@PaulRansonArt 3 ай бұрын

Hi Tina - yes, this is a great table top easel. I used one for years and its still going strong - Have a great week - Paul 😃😎😍

@hungrycamperfilms 6 ай бұрын

Descent Easel, sounds like a 80's glam rock band 🤣👍

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Your too young to remember those days! Nice to see you and Happy New Year 😃😎

@oldmaninthewoods52 6 ай бұрын

Great tips!!

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@markstevenson3880 4 ай бұрын

Top Quality handmade brushes at low-medium budget from Rosary & Co (UK). They ship most of my brushes to Australia at better than local Chinese-made Rebrands.

@PaulRansonArt 4 ай бұрын

Yes, Rosemary & Co. make excelent brushes. 😃😎

@MasterTemplePaints 6 ай бұрын

Happy New year Paul all the best for 2024 🎉🍾 great vid buddy 👍 🎨

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Same to You Dan - Lets make 2024 a great painting year!

@petersymons2007 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year Paul and Terri

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to you too Peter 😃😎

@SRTW67 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year! A great video for starting our painting journey of 2024! You’re right they are great materials!! I do have suggestions for beginners that helped me. Paint sets are typically cheaper, and there are many great colors in one collection. I use Winsor Newton water mixables. I also suggest buying a clear plastic tablecloth for your workspace under your tabletop easel. Thank you Paul!! 🎊

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Stephanie - great suggestions for anyone starting out. The plastic tablecloth is such a good idea and should be on everyones list of 'must haves' - Paul 😃😎

@ScottsPC 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!!! ⚡️

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year too Scott - smart shelves in the new studio!

@keneit 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, that was very informative 😊 I actually have the same place holders at home 😂 Happy New Year. I am looking forward to your next paintings 😊🎉

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year! - So you just need the freezer paper and your all set! Thank you for your support in 2023 - Looking forward to a great painting year in 2024 😃😃😎😎

@keneit 6 ай бұрын

@@PaulRansonArt You're very welcome 😊 Your kindness and calmness always brighten my day 😊

@timbrown2904 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul ... will looking into the liner paper ... yes, I've tossed out many $$ worth of bad paintings and this sounds like an economical alternative.

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Absolutly Tim. I've saved a ton of money on my DIY canvases. And another bonus is they make great fire lighters! 😃

@timbrown2904 6 ай бұрын

Did a quick landscape today on some liner paper that I picked up yesterday. Very nice. Literally did not feel any different than a canvas. Thinking about how to mount this piece of paper now. Glue spray and a backer board? What’s your preferred method? Stole the wife’s freezer paper, it worked equally as well as the pallet pads

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Now, despite having a ton of my art on paper I haven't got one single painting on display! When I did display them I use a few dots of bluetack onto a backer board. Then I could swop them about. They stayed on display for some time without a problem. One tip is to stick a small square of tape to the paper where the blue tack is going. This stop the paper tearing. Hope this helps@@timbrown2904

@tusk242 6 ай бұрын

Dollar Tree had these grate small size turn table paint brush holder. I bought one, but when I went back they were all sold out. I use flat board canvas, good coat of flat spray paint sand, give another coat, one last sanding. For my palette I use a plastic low level food tray with a lid. Line with your idea of plastic paper, and a bit of wet to the bottom, and top lid to keep acrylic paint still moist.. If one is handy they can get an old end table, just the right size to put one of your idea inexpensive easel. my end table was free. It was a toss out.

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant - I love to hear how we artists can use a little ingenuity to reuse and recycle everyday objects. Thrift stores and Facebbok market place are happy hunting ground s for so many items too. A stay wet palette for acrylics is a good example of this. We've just rescued a couple of small filing cabinets for our watercolour supplies, papers and materials. I like to fit some casters so we can wheel them around the room. They make great art cadies and best of all they were free! 😃😃😎😎

@lynally7892 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year all the way from seychelles

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! Wow love the acrylic pour shorts ! Hope you do some videos of the process 😍😎

@PaintingWithYovette 6 ай бұрын

Great ideas Paul. I have a separate tool box for every kind of paint. Also, does that light clip on your Stanrite easel, and is it steady? No wobble?

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Ditto Yovette. I have too many tool boxes! I really must get started on using up some supplies. This Lepro light has a proper clamp so won't wobble or losten up. Its perfect for my Stanrite easels because its so light. It has a USB plug so I can reuse an old phone charge plug 🤗 I use a couple of exercise ankle weights to give my easel a bit more stability whilst I'm filming. But a sock filled with clean gravel works just as well.

@PaintingWithYovette 6 ай бұрын

@@PaulRansonArt Thank you for that info Paul. I just may have to look into that Lepro. I got a special light made just for the Stanrite, but it wobbles a little.

@user-rg6ez5xi2h 4 ай бұрын

Hi Paul!! I just tried the lining paper and am wondering how many layers of gesso or acrylic you paint on to yours? I used just one layer of gesso and it was difficult to paint. It felt as the oil was all being sucked out of the paint and tripled the stiffness. I’m wondering if I need more applications to prime it. Appreciate any thoughts you might have. Thanks!

@PaulRansonArt 4 ай бұрын

🤗🤗😎

@bradb5225 6 ай бұрын

Is the lining paper self adhesive and does it stick well?

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Hi Brad - the lining paper is dry and is simply taped to a canvas. It needs to be sealed with a couple of coats of either gesso or acrylic. Then left to dry completely. After that you can paint in oils and the surface wont absorb the oil paint. Once the painting is dry you can remover it by snipping the tape and starting with a fresh piece of lining paper. I made a video about this and here's the link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jciSbNNkzMqneI0.html - happy painting

@bradb5225 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Your videos have been very helpful. I still need work on my trees and bushes. Like always my next painting will be a little better than my last. lol @@PaulRansonArt

@js162 6 ай бұрын

Oh dear. How do you spell hobbies? check the graphics in the intro.

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Hi John - thanks for spotting my typo! Spelling isn't one of my strong points and there isn't a spell checker in the video editor. My school report will certainly read 'must try harder' - that sound all too familiar now 😂😂😎😎

@mariachrysou-hh9to 26 күн бұрын

This paper is very cheap my canvas cost 5 euro a small.thank you.i have a simple paper if i would put linseed oil sir?

@PaulRansonArt 26 күн бұрын

Yes, you can as long as you make sure its not going to absorbe the oil. So you see I give the paper two coats of acrylic paint and let it dry between coats. I do 6 or seven paper canvases at a time with a small roller like in my video here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jciSbNNkzMqneI0.html watch this and then you'll know how I make my canvases for very little money - best wishes Maria - Paul 😃

@louiswolfe5012 6 ай бұрын

Only if I could get some supplies I got bassically nothing

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Thats how we mostly all start out. Watch and learn and buy what you can when you get a chance. Happy New Year - Paul 😃

@sylvia2553 6 ай бұрын

Great top tips Paul and I have the table top easel you recommend and it's brilliant, and dosent cost the earth ! When I first started I used a glass chopping board as a pallette ,now I use greaseproof paper it makes good clean up too ! Can't wait for your next tutorial I'm busting a gut to get painting or that could be the over endulgence over Xmas 😂 what's with the monkey 🐒 Paul? It's a great painting but it would drive me nuts painting that ! 🐈🐈‍⬛🐶

@PaulRansonArt 6 ай бұрын

Hahah thats a self portrait I painted a while back! I just popped it on the easel for fun. I actually love painting that sort of thing but yes its a slower style of painting and you don't have much wiggle room if it goes wrong! New tutorial for this Sunday - phew back in the saddle already😃😃😍😍 @@sylvia2553

@michaelwilkinson2928 2 ай бұрын

Why the American spelling?

@PaulRansonArt 2 ай бұрын

Hi Michael - its all to do with keywords. We handed the internet to the machines to run and they decide the what and the where of it all. Occasionally I use the American spelling so that the machines know both spellings of common words like colour and color. It might make no difference at all but I use them all the same - Paul 😃😃😎😎😍😍