What would you say is the best paint type for landscape painting? and whats best paper?

if you know, tell percentages of water to mix. i use accryilic with low water. i use basic "printer" paper. im only 11.. i also use horse hair brushes.just any facts or tips to help me advance!

What would you say is the best paint type for landscape painting? and whats best paper?

There is no best paint for landscapes. You will find the "best" paint for you... and that depends on your working methods %26amp; habits.

Using Acrylic paint you will want to investigate a "retardent" most manufacturers make a retardent that you can purchase in an art supply store.

Another thing to investigate is a "wetting agent" which can also be purchased in an art supply store [you can also use small amounts of liquid fabric softener for the same effects]

There are many art papers that are suitable for acrylic paints... and Arches Watercolor Blocks are just one manufacturers product... and they make hot press papers %26amp; cold press papers. [after you use a number of types of papers and surface finishes, you will find the papers that suit your needs best]

good luck with your art

What would you say is the best paint type for landscape painting? and whats best paper?

hey there kid..in my opinion oil paint is one of the option for landscapes,but watercolors can do wonders too if u use it well..jz dont make it too watery,small amount of water is good,because then u can experiment with the shadings..%26amp; as for the paper, by saying "printing paper" i assume u mean "A4 paper which is normally used for printing"..the best choice of paper for paintings--pls use an art block..its thick n doest absorb the water too much like an A4 paper does..

What would you say is the best paint type for landscape painting? and whats best paper?

I don't think there really is a best type of paint...it just depends on what you like to use. Oils are really expensive, but normally sell for more once you start selling your paintings...Acrylics look somewhat like oils but are a heck of a lot cheaper. The nice thing about acrylics is they aren't transparent and you can cover up mistakes. :) Watercolors can look great if you know what you're doing with them, but they are transparent and a lot harder to use because you can't cover up mistakes as well...

How much water to mix also depends on you. The more water you add in, the lighter and more watery the paints become. If you add enough water, you can get acrylics to look like watercolors. It just depends on what you're painting...it doesnt have to be one amount of water throughout the entire painting.

As to paper...I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "printer" paper, but sometimes having nice paper can make a big difference. Now that doesn't mean go out and buy the most expensive paper you can or your painting will suck, but you should try to buy paper that is made for the type of paint you are using. For acrylics there's acrylic paper, canvas, and basically anything else you want to paint on :) , and for watercolors there's watercolor paper that either comes in tablets or blocks - loose paper in the tablets needs to be stretched, paper in the blocks does not. It normally says on the packaging what kind of paints the paper is for.

Wow...I wish I had started painting as early as you. Don't be afraid to experiment!! Just try different things, and take some chances. There's lots of techniques you can do, I won't explain them here but if you would like to know some send me an email through my profile and I'd be happy to help.

You could also try asking your art teacher at school any questions you have, and you could look around town to see if there's anyone who gives art lessons, or sometimes schools will hold "clinics". That might be something to look into as well.

Good luck, and stick with it!!