ssened if proper care is taken when creating the painting in the 
first place, as certain techniques are more prone to eventual problems than 
others. See the section on <a href="#marks">Making Marks</a> below.</p>
<h2><a name="buying"></a>Buying Oil Paint</h2>
<p>There are a few questions you need to answer before buying oil paints.</p>
<h3>Student Versus Artist Quality</h3>
<p>This is the very first question a newcomer to oil painting has to answer for 
himself. The student grades are, as you might