Comments on: How do you clean your brushes? http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: nohairda http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-167753 nohairda Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:05:54 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-167753 That acetone tip sounds good, will try that! But i`ll stay away from alkyd. That acetone tip sounds good, will try that!

But i`ll stay away from alkyd.

]]> By: Rex http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3425 Rex Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:53:41 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3425 Cennini's method is one I've used for years, but not to his credit. I have a spring suspended above a little bucket so the brushes hang upside down and don't get bent. I used to wet them and wrap them in saran wrap. That works too. You can definitely get all the oil and any dried stuff out with acetone however.Dangerous stuff -- fumes! But works like a bomb. I also wash the brushes frequently in synthetic, odorless turp and wipe them dry dry dry with a rag while working because linseed oil is NOT what I want any extra of in my paint. It yellows and cracks. Only alkyd mediums will do. <i>Vastly</i> more permanent... But I follow the acetone treatment with The Master's Brush Cleaner and shape the brushes with my fingers so they dry with no bristles sticking out. I've found that only the finest sables and hog brushes can hold up to the rigorous cleaning. Cennini’s method is one I’ve used for years, but not to his credit. I have a spring suspended above a little bucket so the brushes hang upside down and don’t get bent. I used to wet them and wrap them in saran wrap. That works too.

You can definitely get all the oil and any dried stuff out with acetone however.Dangerous stuff — fumes! But works like a bomb. I also wash the brushes frequently in synthetic, odorless turp and wipe them dry dry dry with a rag while working because linseed oil is NOT what I want any extra of in my paint. It yellows and cracks. Only alkyd mediums will do. Vastly more permanent…

But I follow the acetone treatment with The Master’s Brush Cleaner and shape the brushes with my fingers so they dry with no bristles sticking out. I’ve found that only the finest sables and hog brushes can hold up to the rigorous cleaning.

]]> By: Mary http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3424 Mary Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:34:45 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3424 I never heard of the linseed oil method before, neither the sand, but have encountered and used the others (rags, turpentine, thinners, soap). It sounds appealing, less work etc, but doesn't a skin form on the top of the linseed oil when it's open to the air? I never heard of the linseed oil method before, neither the sand, but have encountered and used the others (rags, turpentine, thinners, soap). It sounds appealing, less work etc, but doesn’t a skin form on the top of the linseed oil when it’s open to the air?

]]> By: hanneke http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3420 hanneke Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:29:57 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3420 I only was able to paint really fine when I started to use Da Vinci brushes. I clean them with linseed oil and store them in linseed oil. I only was able to paint really fine when I started to use Da Vinci brushes. I clean them with linseed oil and store them in linseed oil.

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3416 Karl Zipser Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:29:20 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3416 Evan, No offense taken (I hope I didn't offend anyone else!) Are you painting your sculpture? Evan,

No offense taken (I hope I didn’t offend anyone else!) Are you painting your sculpture?

]]> By: Evan Lakey http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3415 Evan Lakey Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:02:36 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3415 Hi Karl, I hope I didn't offend you by my question. The site is very good and I enjoy checking in on it. But like you, I don't have time to keep up with it regularly. So having the search bar helps. I'll try it out. About the sand, my wife and I are from the Pacific Northwest. She is very unhappy about any chemcials around the kids. I just use a little bit of sand to help pull excess paint off. The paint adheres to all the surfaces on the sand, then I clean with regular soaps. But I am not a painter really, mostly sculpture. So I don't have the same worries you folks do. Peace. Hi Karl,
I hope I didn’t offend you by my question. The site is very good and I enjoy checking in on it. But like you, I don’t have time to keep up with it regularly. So having the search bar helps. I’ll try it out.

About the sand, my wife and I are from the Pacific Northwest. She is very unhappy about any chemcials around the kids. I just use a little bit of sand to help pull excess paint off. The paint adheres to all the surfaces on the sand, then I clean with regular soaps. But I am not a painter really, mostly sculpture. So I don’t have the same worries you folks do.
Peace.

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3411 Karl Zipser Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:23:47 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/01/how-do-you-clean-your-brushes.html#comment-3411 Sunil, I remember always getting a headache cleaning my brushes with turpentine! As a safety note on the linseed oil method, it is good to note that rags covered with linseed oil can be a fire hazard because linseed oil releases heat as it dries. Under special conditions, this can cause combustion, although I never use that much oil. But to be on the safe side, I always store the waste rags/paper towel in a metal container to avoid the (probably negligible) risk of spontaneous combustion from these items. Sunil,

I remember always getting a headache cleaning my brushes with turpentine!

As a safety note on the linseed oil method, it is good to note that rags covered with linseed oil can be a fire hazard because linseed oil releases heat as it dries. Under special conditions, this can cause combustion, although I never use that much oil. But to be on the safe side, I always store the waste rags/paper towel in a metal container to avoid the (probably negligible) risk of spontaneous combustion from these items.

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