Acrylic Supply Recommendations

My preferred brand of acrylic paint is Golden closely followed by Liquitex. Both brands are professional quality paints.

If you are looking for a student grade paint, Liquitex makes a line called Basics which is very nice.

There are lots of paint companies to choose from. Just be aware that if you buy student grade brands, paint consistency and color vibrancy can sometimes be an issue.

Suggested Color Palette:

Basic Palette:
Titanium White, Lemon Yellow/Primary Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Medium, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson/ Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine Blue, Pthalo Blue/ Primary Blue, Ivory Black

Optional Earth Tones:
Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber

Brushes:

Synthetic Nylon brushes

Flats or Brights sizes 0 – 10, Rounds size 1, 8, 16
Basic plein air brush set: Flats or Brights sizes 2, 4, 6

Substrate:

Stretched canvas for larger studio pieces.
Canvas panels for small plein air works and studies.
140lb cold press watercolor paper or blocks, great for traveling with space and weight limitations.

Painting Medium:
I usually just use water to thin my acrylic paint but there are many fun mediums available that can affect the drying time or the texture of your paint.