Best Oil Paints for Beginners and Professionals

An American paint manufacturer known for its high-quality oils with a focus on safety. They don’t use lead in their white and have a line of solvent-free mediums.

1980 Oil Colors are a high-end student grade oil at a real value

Includes 8 colors of Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors in 37ml tubes.

Ideal for student and amateur artists or more accomplished painters requiring large volumes of color within moderate cost limits

A high level of pigmentation provides good covering power and tinting strength

Introductory set that includes six 20ml tubes.

Ideal for student and amateur artists or more accomplished painters requiring large volumes of color within moderate cost limits

A high level of pigmentation provides good covering power and tinting strength

Introductory set that includes ten 37ml tubes.

Color is made with finely ground pigment

Smooth, rich paint is highly pigmented and has superior tinting strength at a single student price

The non-metallic colors in the Academy Oil student line correlate to the Pre-tested professional line, allowing students to graduate to a professional grade paint with ease

Handmade Oil Colors known for their excellent lightfastness

Thick gritty consistency and extremely high pigment load.

Costly but Williamsburg oil paints are well worth it for their quality of color.

Great choice for any artist looking to use quality oil paints.

Perfect for Bob Ross’ “wet-on-wet” technique

The pigment load isn’t as high as some other artist grade paints, but they are priced well and available in large, 150 ml tubes.

These pigment rich colors yield an endless number of natural color combinations

Specially formulated to a stiff but smooth consistency.

Blockx oils are the highest quality, made by the blockx family in belgium since 1865. highest grade pigments are ground on slow turning stone mills

All colors are lightfast, there are no fugitive colors such as alizarin crimson.

Blockx Earth Colors are famed for their richness, often copied by other manufacturers using lower grade pigment

Blockx does not produce any colors in hues, tones/tints, all fillers, extenders, and driers are excluded the paint is nothing but pure pigment and oil

Schmincke Mussini oil paints use a highly traditional resin and linseed oil combination which is said to dry more evenly and prevent wrinkling

One of the most reliable names in oil paint, Old Holland has been around since 1667

All their pigments are ground with a stone, which is a big part of the reason for the heavy price for pigment-rich paints.

Thick and stiff, saturation of colors.

One of the the best oil paints for professionals, Jack Richeson paints are known for being affordable without compromising quality.

All of the paints are produced in small batches to ensure their high quality.

Thick and stiff, saturation of colors.