Paints suitable for hand-painting on canvas mainly fall into two categories: dedicated oil painting paints and compatible paints. Different types suit different creative needs, making it easy for beginners to choose the right options:
Dedicated Oil Painting Paints
These are the core paints most suitable for hand-painting on canvas. They are made by mixing and grinding pigment powder with oil and glue. They have strong adhesion, rich color gradation, and can create thick textures on the canvas, making them suitable for formal works that need long-term preservation.
Winsor & Newton Oil Paints: Professional-grade paints from the same brand as Freud, each tube contains 170ml. They have high color saturation and offer a complete selection of commonly used colors such as emerald green and burnt umber. Suitable for both beginners practicing and professional artists creating works, starting at 14.3 yuan.
Marley Premium Oil Paints: A high-value option commonly used in art exams, these 60ml artist-grade aluminum tubes offer pure colors such as grass green that are not prone to graying. Each tube costs only 12.7 yuan, making them a popular choice for beginners.
Montmartre Oil Paints: Available in 180ml single tubes and 12-color 50ml sets. Colors like grass green are clean and bright, and less prone to muddying when mixed. The set is priced at 82.08 yuan and is suitable for batch practice.
Compatible Paints
These paints can also be used on canvas, adapting to different creative styles and usage scenarios:
Acrylic Paints: Dry very quickly, can be mixed directly with water, and do not require oil-based mediums. Once dry, the paint is waterproof and durable, suitable for quick hand-painting and mural creations. Beginners do not need to learn additional oil painting techniques, making it very easy to use.
