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Oil Painting: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Oil Painting, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 96 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.50 – $25.32 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Painting (294), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Oil Painting best sellers
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The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony
by Todd M. Casey
- List rank#1
- Price$41.18
- Rating4.8
- Reviews666
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Trippy Art: Coloring Book for Adults Featuring Psychedelic Art and Abstract Drawings of Animals, Mushrooms, Aliens and Magic for Relaxation and Stress Free (Groovy & Bold)
by Boo Meow
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews414
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Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists: An Essential Guide to Painting Facial Features, Fleshtones, Light, and Form
by Steve Forster
- List rank#3
- Price$20.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews180
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Thomas Kinkade Studios® 2027 Day-to-Day Calendar
- List rank#4
- Price$17.97
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Sargent: The Masterworks
by Stephanie L. Herdrich
- List rank#5
- Price$32.51
- Rating4.9
- Reviews397
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Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
by John F. Carlson
- List rank#6
- Price$13.36
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,494
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The Oil Painter’s Color Workbook: Essentials for Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony
by Todd Casey
- List rank#7
- Price$33.65
- Reviews-
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Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic: Mixing recipes for more than 450 color combinations
- List rank#8
- Price$9.27
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,058
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50 Ways To Break the Rules in Oils: Practical techniques to unlock your creativity
by Haidee-Jo Summers
- List rank#9
- Price$19.86
- Rating4.9
- Reviews33
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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair
- List rank#10
- Price$9.27
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,894
FAQ
Is Oil Painting a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 96 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Oil Painting?
The median best seller has 96 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Oil Painting best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.50 and $25.32.
Can new books break into Oil Painting?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.