The topic of student’s oils vs. artists oils comes up again and again in my classes, so this is an attempt to de-mystify selecting oil paints. Let’s look at the main differences between Artist and student oils: Oil paints are made up of pigment, oil and binder (and sometimes filler). You can make similar colours using cheaper, often synthetic pigments (although some synthetic pigments are fantastic); and you can use cheaper oils and binders/fillers to bulk the paint out, meaning that you … [Read more...]