What brands of oil based paints are best for blending?

I need to do a mixed media piece, and I've never worked with oil based paints before, so I could really use a second opinion. Thanks!What brands of oil based paints are best for blending?
Good blending depends a lot on your medium - the more medium (linseed oil, Liquin or Galkyd fast-drying mediums, Wingel, etc) the easier the paint is to blend. Keep in mind that adding linseed oil will make the paint dry much more slowly - good for blending but not so good if you're in a hurry.





Good quality paints, like the first answerer said, are generally smoother and use better pigments. Use the best you can afford. Soft brushes - either synthestic or pure sable - are best for blending - stiff bristle brushes won't work as well.





Please also keep in mind if you're mixing media, use the oil paint last because it dries the slowest - with the exception of oil pastels which actually never dry.





Have fun!What brands of oil based paints are best for blending?
The paints I love are Georgian, they come in small and large tubes, they are smooth and fluidy. Also the pigment saturation is very good and the price is fantastic.


I don't think that you will have any problem blending if you use oil paints of any brand. Oil paints dry a long time so they are the best for blending and mixing.
The pricing of oil paints is largely based on the the pigment load. So a brand like Old Holland or Holbein has a high pigment load and will mix or blend very true colors. Brands like Winton, which are beginning brands are loaded with alot of fillers which make blending or mixing the colors not so true. A good example of this is when you mix complementary colors. With the high pigment load you will get a rich brown, with the lesser browns you'll get a muddy impure color.


A good student compromise is the grumbacher line, which is better than Winton, but not as good, or expensice as Holbein or Old holland.





Permalba is a good white for blending and I've found Resin gel makes a nice mixing or blending vehicle.