I just can't seem to find a video or blog that goes right back to the start... I can understand tubes of paint, I can understand paintbrushes, but I just can't work out what I should be painting on, what primers are for, whether to stretch or not stretch, when to use linseed oil or Gamsol or all these other additive things - how long things are going to take to dry - can I leave it for a couple of days and just go back to it if its not dry, do I need and easel, should it be upright or can it be flat, am I going to poison myself with fumes if I get it wrong... just a few things I'm not sure about... any help would be greatly appreciated... Jo