Jerry's Artarama was having a special this past weekend. I took advantage of the additional discounts on paint supplies and ordered brushes, oil paints, and tools. The savings was close to 50-60% off retail. I couldn't resist. It wasn't too hard to meet the minimum $ requirement for free shipping. My cart filled up quickly.
As far as brushes, my favorite to use with the WMO paints is Robert Simmons Titanium. The brushes have a lot of spring and keeps it shape/point. I ended up getting some filberts, flats, flat shaders, rounds, and a glaze and a broad brush. My favorite brush type to paint with are filberts and my least favorites are rounds. To me, the filbert is a cross between a round and a flat brush. Best of both worlds.
I ordered another brand of WMO called Lukas Berlins. Their prices are really reasonable and I've heard their pigments are pretty good and somewhat creamy right out the tube. I couldn't beat the under $3 a tube (37ml) price. I ordered some colors that I didn't already have. As with the other brands, I have also purchased the Lukas WMO Linseed Oil medium to complement the new oils I ordered. Lukas was having a special. Purchase four Lukas Berlin WMO paints and receive a free tube of White Titanium. Jerry's is sending me three free tubes of White Titanium!
I ordered a paint crate to use as a backup as well as to use in another painting area of my house.
I also threw in two stainless steel palette knives to use with my glass palette for future use. I also ordered a package of gray plastic palette knives to use with my acrylic palette. Looking forward to trying them out.
I placed the order on Sunday afternoon. I just received a notice from Jerry's that they shipped my package today and UPS will be delivering my supplies late tomorrow. Not bad for free shipping! I'm sure I would have received my package sooner if my order didn't include 34 items! Yikes!
Happy Painting!
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