You have listed 2 really great brands of oil paints. Always buy professional grade and you can mix and match until you find the ones that work for you. Try out many brands to get the feel of the paint on the canvas.

I’ve been using M. Graham’s Oil paints for several years, and I like them very much. The binder of these paints is Walnut Oil, and it is very user-friendly.

An alternative Walnut Oil paint is the brand I purchase from “The Art Treehouse”. Their selection of colors is quite limited, but they are excellent paints, at very reasonable prices.

And, Grumbacher and Gamblin are also excellent paints for their prices. I used Grumbacher for years, until I began using Walnut-Oil bound paints.

I usually try to avoid Winsor & Newton. Much too pricey for their rather average, mediocre quality. And, W & N tend to be enthralled with
using Safflower Oil–either in conjunction with Linseed, or by itself. That is not my first choice for a binder.

Thank’s all. I bought a couple of tubes of Gamblin. I’ll try some of the M.Graham as soon as I get them. Tomorrow I’ll work with the Gamblin to see how I like them.

I think Gamblin is a good choice. M. Graham paints tend to be a bit more fluid than some other oil paints, and many painters prefer a bit stiffer paint.

I don’t usually require as much medium when I use M. Graham, or Art Treehouse paints, because they are a bit more fluid.

I think it depends on your style, budget and accessibility. I use a mix of Rembrandt, Lefranc & Bourgeois and Old Holland. In France, these first two brands are pretty well priced and are sold everywhere. If I was in the US, I think Gamblin would be a great choice. If my budget allowed I would use even more Old Holland and I would also like to try Blockx.