Beginner oil paint set?
My sister has shown an interest in painting and has recently purchased an easel and canvas, however she still has no paint. So I was planning on surprising her with a set of paint tubes not knowing just how many different kinds and how many different sets there are out there. Oil paint seems best for her since it stays wet long so I need to purchase a set for her. I found these: http://www.dickblick.com/categories/oilpaintingsets/details/
Which brand is the best? Do you recommend any other sites?
Right, here’s what I would suggest. Before she decides to start on this canvas [if it's big], get her a small set of oil colours, they’re in little small tubes [I'll go through brands at the end], and let her experiment with them first. And to properly use them, buying linseed oil and turpentine is recommended. This adds up to more money when compared with water soluble oil colours – same drying time, etc, but you can mix with water just like acrylic paints. But I think the main reason for their invention was the smell that linseed/turpentine/oil paints create. But still, I have a grudge against them for some reason because they’re not ‘real’ oils, hahaha.
Anyway, as for brands/types:
I like the small sets of Reeves Oil Colour – There are 12 x 12ml range oil colours. I like this set. http://www.truroarts.com/student-quality-oil-paints/reeves-oil-paint-tube-sets/12-x-12ml-oil-colour/prod_103789.html
Also, there are large tubes, I use Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Colour, 75ml, they look like this – http://image.misterart.com/grouppix/528×352/7000/g7400.jpg but as far as I’m aware you can get a set of 6 or 7 in smaller tubes.
And as for water soluble oils – I actually bought a couple for whatever reason, Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour.
And they look like so – http://www.studioartshop.com/acatalog/2946.jpg
My advice would be, try and find the first one I’ve shown, they would be my initial recommendation for starters.
Hope this helped somewhat. 
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