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# Acrylic Painting Supplies List for Beginners

By [Amanda The Buzzed Artist (@thebuzzedartist)](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist)

498 views · 4 likes · 2 followers  
Published 29 April 2022 · Updated 17 April 2023

Category: visual art & design / painting

Here is a list of the actual supplies that I use for all the painting tutorials that I do on my YouTube channel. If you're just getting started in the world of acrylic painting, you can check out my \[**acrylic painting basics class on SkillShare**\](https://www.thebuzzedartist.com/MOA_listium) and try it FREE for 2 weeks.

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## Items

### 1. [8”x10” Canvas](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/74/8x10-canvas)

Item ID: `74`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/swtsw1mlu4v7u629gu20.png)
- Brand: -
- Category: Canvas
- Function: High-quality pre-primed panels can be used with Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor, Tempera, Gouache, Pouring, Airbrushing & More
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: The fabric is pre-gessoed and holds on to the acrylics and does not absorb right through so you really get that nice vibrant color.
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=60&end=91](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=60&end=91)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9i](https://shrsl.com/3hz9i)

### 2. [11”x14” Canvas](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/75/11x14-canvas)

Item ID: `75`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/owpwkfe78tpptko2hanp.png)
- Brand: -
- Category: Canvas
- Function: High-quality pre-primed panels can be used with Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor, Tempera, Gouache, Pouring, Airbrushing & More
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: The fabric is pre-gessoed and holds on to the acrylics and does not absorb right through so you really get that nice vibrant color.
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=60&end=91](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=60&end=91)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9k](https://shrsl.com/3hz9k)

### 3. [Mars Black Acrylic Paint](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/76/mars-black-acrylic-paint)

Item ID: `76`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dbhwxlosqjg3guhvyl8l.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: They’re all inter-mixable. Perfect for everyday use, for sketching out preliminary ideas, for underpainting before laying down your final paint application, and for covering large areas.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9n](https://shrsl.com/3hz9n)

### 4. [Primary Red Acrylic Paint](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/77/primary-red-acrylic-paint)

Item ID: `77`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/enybwj2w6nauf9emrpbl.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: They’re all inter-mixable. Perfect for everyday use, for sketching out preliminary ideas, for underpainting before laying down your final paint application, and for covering large areas.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9o](https://shrsl.com/3hz9o)

### 5. [Primary Yellow Acrylic Paint](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/78/primary-yellow-acrylic-paint)

Item ID: `78`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ig37vvuvdlu3fzvkiksr.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: They’re all inter-mixable. Perfect for everyday use, for sketching out preliminary ideas, for underpainting before laying down your final paint application, and for covering large areas.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9r](https://shrsl.com/3hz9r)

### 6. [Primary Blue Acrylic Paint](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/79/primary-blue-acrylic-paint)

Item ID: `79`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xhqubrmrrx2qw2rhkx2f.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: They’re all inter-mixable. Perfect for everyday use, for sketching out preliminary ideas, for underpainting before laying down your final paint application, and for covering large areas.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9v](https://shrsl.com/3hz9v)

### 7. [Titanium White Acrylic Paint](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/80/titanium-white-acrylic-paint)

Item ID: `80`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uvwomzqq32vwxwm8t9bv.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: Titanium white paint is probably the one color I use ALOT - because it is so incredibly versatile and can help tint your colors and lighten their values. So you'll definitely want to include this color (in a large quantity) in your artist toolkit.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9x](https://shrsl.com/3hz9x)

### 8. [Acrylic Paint Basics](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/81/acrylic-paint-basics)

Item ID: `81`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/aeorahl2invs0yeokwam.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Paints
- Function: They’re all inter-mixable. Perfect for everyday use, for sketching out preliminary ideas, for underpainting before laying down your final paint application, and for covering large areas.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: They are perfect for any artist that is beginning or an artist that has been doing painting for a couple of years but it's still not a complete like expert.
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=9&end=55)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hz9z](https://shrsl.com/3hz9z)

### 9. [¾” Flat Wash Brush](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/82/-flat-wash-brush)

Item ID: `82`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wz1qzjjcgjsjnppkqgcw.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: Perfect for creating bold, sweeping strokes or broad washes and coats with your favorite painting mediums.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=151&end=156](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=151&end=156)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hza1](https://shrsl.com/3hza1)

### 10. [#10 Flat Shader](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/83/10-flat-shader)

Item ID: `83`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/udbdd4mpvkysoclirqid.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: It offers control and durability and stiff, dark-tipped synthetic filament brushes that offer excellent point and spring with all mediums.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=163&end=166](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=163&end=166)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hza2](https://shrsl.com/3hza2)

### 11. [#10 Filbert](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/84/10-filbert)

Item ID: `84`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/oahnecdu7vbolrq84aa3.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: Used to create a wide variety of marks, from thick to thin and back again. Because of their versatility, they are great for drawing and for painting the head or figure.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=156&end=159](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=156&end=159)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hza5](https://shrsl.com/3hza5)

### 12. [#3 Detail Round](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/89/3-detail-round)

Item ID: `89`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/sjprzh62mamwrajhdmep.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: Used to create a wide variety of marks, from thick to thin and back again. Because of their versatility, they are great for drawing and for painting the head or figure.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=166&end=171](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=166&end=171)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hza7](https://shrsl.com/3hza7)

### 13. [#0 Detail Round](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/85/0-detail-round)

Item ID: `85`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/diwftq25wbt48ak5fv6k.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: Perfect for traditional painting and detailing with your favorite painting mediums.
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=171&end=180](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=171&end=180)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hzaa](https://shrsl.com/3hzaa)

### 14. [Simply Simmons Brushes](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/86/simply-simmons-brushes)

Item ID: `86`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pavu41me3rshm4ohhkii.png)
- Brand: Simply Simmons
- Category: Brushes
- Function: Perfectly suited to any painting technique in oil or acrylic
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: One of the things I guess that I liked about these brushes is a spring back of the bristles so you can hear the spring back. You want this kind of spring back when it comes to handling acrylics on a canvas because there's a lot of friction when you're taking acrylic to your canvas. You want to have a brush that can withstand that friction and be able to very evenly carry that paint. I think Simply Simmons does a very good job. Also, their handles are plastic which is a huge plus. I don't like working with wooden handle brushes because they end up getting warped over time.
- Video Time Stamps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=98&end=150](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE7BtgbyPg?start=98&end=150)
- Link to buy: [https://shrsl.com/3hzad](https://shrsl.com/3hzad)

### 15. [Sharpie Paint Marker](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/87/sharpie-paint-marker)

Item ID: `87`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/a70tzuxwj2ymxnnqrtbv.png)
- Brand: Sharpie
- Category: Markers
- Function: For clear, precise, permanent markings on almost any surface
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: -
- Link to buy: [https://amzn.to/36WoQxd](https://amzn.to/36WoQxd)

### 16. [Gesso Primer](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/88/gesso-primer)

Item ID: `88`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dc8gknxfcmxbg1hcggsq.png)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Primers
- Function: Good quality basecoat primer used to prepare painting surfaces
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: Essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: -
- Link to buy: [http://shrsl.com/y6ph](http://shrsl.com/y6ph)

### 17. [Gesso](https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist/68794/acrylic-painting-supplies-list-for-beginners/90/gesso)

Item ID: `90`

- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kgazbn18pazxoyaswynz.webp)
- Brand: Liquitex
- Category: Primers
- Function: Primer for multiple surfaces for amazing paint adhesion
- Essential or Not Essential for Beginners: essential
- Comments: -
- Video Time Stamps: -
- Link to buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-BASICS-Gesso-Surface-Medium/dp/B000KNDMLG?keywords=liquitex+gesso&qid=1676946899&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=artsupplies\_blog-20&linkId=384eabc02d2ee60c8f1a0a0f7a56c6d7&language=en\_US&ref\_=as\_li\_ss\_tl](https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-BASICS-Gesso-Surface-Medium/dp/B000KNDMLG?keywords=liquitex+gesso&qid=1676946899&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=listium03-20&linkId=384eabc02d2ee60c8f1a0a0f7a56c6d7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl)