I would highly recommend finding a place that offers figure drawing sessions to learn to translate form to paper. That foundation will help you so much when you

I would highly recommend finding a place that offers figure drawing sessions to learn to translate form to paper. That foundation will help you so much when you're trying to translate your vision to canvas. You could also just YouTube tips and get a friend to get naked for you. In terms of paint I'd go to a dollar store and just buy a bunch of random paint, brushes, and canvases. They usually have acrylic, oil and watercolor. They're obviously going to be lower quality but they'll help you figure out what you want to pursue. YouTube tutorials on styles you want to emulate and then grow. Grab a cheap projector and Trace a picture you took on your phone on canvas and go crazy. Finger paint on poster board with tempra. Try weird things that just come to mind.