Yellow Pigments

Including cadmium yellow, chrome yellow, genuine naples yellow, lead-tin yellow, mars yellow, naples yellow

White Pigments

Including lead white (flake white, cremnitz white), titanium white, and zinc white

Brown Pigments

Including raw sienna, burnt sienna, raw umber, burnt umber, and mars brown

Black Pigments

Including Ivory or Bone Black, Mars Black, and Lamp Black

Supports

Learn what makes an ideal support for painting and compare the options.

Pigments

On this page, we organize pigments by hue and other characteristics, plus we introduce common terminology such as opacity, light fastness, tinting strength, etc.

Paints

An overview of oil paints, including key qualities, what distinguishes brands from one another, and the oil paints that are on Virgil’s palette

Solvents

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A review of best practices for the use of solvents

Mediums

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A review of the best options and practices for applying mediums

Brushes

Collection of Brushes

Including tips for choosing and cleaning brushes

Search Traditional Oil Painting

Try searching for a specific term on our website. Some examples: safflower oil, burnt sienna, varnishing.