Oil Paints

Here at Jerry's, we are proud to offer one of the widest selections of beginner, artist & professional top quality oil paints on sale. Oil paint is known for being durable and holding it's color for a long time and is slow to dry, which allows and artist to rework the paint to achieve the best desired effect.

See Also Recommended: Oil Painting Mediums, Oil Painting Solvents, Stretched Canvas

Why do artists like oil paint?

Many artists today consider oil painting to be the fundamental art medium. Oil paint (oil-based paint) is highly regarded in the artist community and one of the most versatile forms of painting and gives a "richness" and depth of color that is unsurpassed by any other medium. Choose better quality and better value professional oil paints for even better results!
Worthy To Note: Many professionals and artists will only use oils and more paintings are sold when painted using oils.
See our Guide on the: The Best Oil Paints & Brands

Oil painting tips

Remember, you can't use soap and water to clean oil paint out of your brushes. It is best to soak them in some type of paint thinner, alcohol or special brush soap and use artist quality brush washers & cleaners.

Oil painters will use often solvents for various purposes and techniques such as: Thinning Oil Paint: making them more spreadable and easier to work with (For the The Best Purified Odor-Free Artist Solvent For Thinning Oils We Recommend - StudioSolv™ Artist Odorless Oil Thinner). Removing Mistakes: Solvents can be used to remove mistakes or unwanted oil paint from a canvas without damaging the underlying layers. Mixing Mediums: Artists often use mixing mediums with oils, facilitating blending and creating various textures and effects. Speeding Drying Time: Certain solvents, like alkyd mediums, can accelerate the drying time of oils, allowing for faster layering and completion of the artwork.

Want Less Cracking in Your Oil Painting? Fat Over Lean for oil painting - Fat over Lean refers to the oil painting principle that applying paint with a higher ratio of oil to color pigments OVER paint with a lower ratio of oil to color pigments can ensure a more flexible paint film that will not crack later on down the road when the paint dries and ages.

As a trusted source for over 50 years, artists choose Jerry's Artarama for better materials, great savings, curated products and expert service. We recommend to always use better oils when painting for the best outcome. We have several lines of exclusive, high quality lines, including Charvin, LUKAS, Soho Urban Artist, Tusc & Pine and many more top selections artist prefer. We’re committed to providing artists with 100% satisfaction and we’ll be happy to help you find the absolute best oil colors for your artwork!