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There
are an enormous amount of painting supplies available
in the market place. However, for the beginner, some
simple household items and a few brushes can start you
on your new hobby. For about $25 you'll be ready to
begin.
Every
painter will need at least 3 brushes to start with,
a flat for basecoating and shading/highlighting, a round
for strokework, and a liner brush for detail work.
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A
flat brush, (shown below) size 10 or 12, will provide
all the shading and highlighting to make your paintings
3 dimensional.
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A
round brush (shown below), has full bristles that
come to a point on the end. It is great for strokework,
painting flowers, leaves, or borders.
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A
liner brush (shown below), has few bristles, but they
are very long. It is used for detail work, such as
outlining, scroll work for vines, and lettering.
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You
could buy a professional brush basin (shown below)
but a margerine container or old cup will work fine.
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You'll
need a stylus, which is a tool used to transfer line
drawings on to your project. A ball point pen that
has run out of ink will work in a pinch.
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Graphite
paper shown below (also known as transfer paper) is
for copying your line drawing on to your piece. You
could use chalk or pencil on the back of your drawing
to transfer your design.
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A
few bottles of acrylic paints, some paper towel, an
old t-shirt (in case your are a messy painter like me)
a pencil, and a surface to paint on makes up the rest
of your beginner supply list.
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