For a warrior to go into battle, he or she needs the right sword. Same goes for a painter. If you want to succeed in your quest to create a great piece of oil painting, you must equip yourself with correct and high-quality paints and brushes. Here, you must opt for the professional grade paints and not the student grade. Why? Because the professional grade of paints provide a much greater ratio of pigments to binder.
When it comes to brushes, you can initially start off with three different sizes. You can add more sizes to your collection as you keep painting on. You can choose to use synthetic brushes for acrylic paints for oils or try natural hair brushes that can also be used with oil paints. Out of all these, bristle brushes are the most widely used.