In Reply to: things required for painting posted by sanghamitra nath on 10/17/01 at 5:54 AM:

: I want to learn oil painting.i have bought a box of oil colours,a bottle of turpentine oil and another of linseed oil.will u please let me know what type of brushes i should buy,and the other articles required.i shall be very grateful if u would inform me of any book which would help me learn to paint in oil colours.
: thanking you,sanghamitra

Please go to my oil painting column: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/oil_painting

It will walk you through all you need to start oil painting. Here is a link to the first articles that were geared toward beginners: http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/9187/41-50

Please feel free to post any questions or thoughts you may have within the discussion area of each article, and I will followup in a timely manner.