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Quick Tip 258 - Brush Washers
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
- A subscriber asks about one of the tools that artist/art teacher Dianne Mize uses in her videos. The brush washer is a fantastic tool when used correctly.
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I just discover your channel today. And it's golden!
I'm learning to paint with oils. Thank you so much! Love from Philippines
Enjoy your journey into oil painting!
I use acrylic paints and to clean my brushes, I put a round river rock in the bottom of my water pot and stroke the brush back and forth over it to clean it. It works quickly and really well.
Thanks for sharing this.
Hey Dave, wonderful Idea !!, thanks.
Dave Allen great idea. Are you using pebbles ¿
@@gila1959 No, I use a smooth rock about two inches. Got a bag of 'em at a dollar store.
Dave Allen what a great idea. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for such a thorough helpful video❤️
You are so welcome!
Thanks, Dianne, for a clear and concise explanation of the brush washer.
My pleasure.
It's always a great pleasure to learn from you, Dianne. Thank you.
Thanks. I enjoy doing these TIps.
Water-mixable oils solved my solvent/brush washing issues. They were pretty terrible when they first came out decades ago, but now I love them.
Thanks for adding that.
Thank you so much for these tips! I never figured out how painters clean brushes during painting :D I was just dipping them in the medium and rubbing on the kitchen towel, and then cleaning with Fairy liquid afterwards, which must not be great for the brushes though.... I love your videos!! Thank you so much for all your efforts in producing them!!
Great! My pleasure to help.
As always thank you for your help and support.
And thanks for watching these. Without our audience's support, this channel wouldn't exist.
Any Chance of a Watercolor Channel or Watercolor Quick Tips? Ty
Thank you! You’re an amazing person and artist
Thank you too!
Great tips here... from you ofcourse as usual ;-) but also from the comments.... Love this channel keep up the good work Dianne. I just picked up painting after 15 years. I forgot how i got things done. But you take me back there and even better!!!! Greetings from Holland X
Thanks, Mireille from Holland.
What a nifty way of cleaning between colors - I like the way you press the brush against the side! Almost a year ago, I discovered, for me, a way of further saving my brushes after the Turpenoid bath. I take the time to run my brush over a bar of Ivory soap - rinsing with water until every trace of the color comes out, then I get a final coat of soap on the brush and shape the bristles, so that it keeps that chiseled edge, and I've not had to replace a single brush, since I started that practice. I do find the Aspen Princeton brushes to be quite economical and of excellent quality.
Excellent practice, Joani. A lot of oil painters fail to wash their brushes properly after a painting session and end up losing a good brush as a result.
In the Studio Art Instruction I was one of them for years - totally not worth it!
Thanks so much for the video. You are always surprising us with such important and much needed tips. Blessings.
It's always a pleasure to share.
What are those brushes you're using? They look exactly like the badger hair brushes I used to have and can't find anymore. I loved and miss them!
Never mind, just found it on another of your videos! If anyone else is interested, it's Rosemary & Co series 274, and they are badger hair.
Bravo!
Thank you for the information.
You bet!
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks to the person for asking. I wondered that also.
Great.
Dear Dianne, are you using oil or acrylic?/Thank you for your Quick tips - love to see them! Instructive!🌺
In this one, I'm using oils.
Dianne - thankyou for your wonderful on line instruction. I think that you are perhaps NOT using the brushwasher tin correctly. You will notice that there are holes in the bottom of the inner can.... I believe that the inner can should be inverted (so that the holes are near the top of the outercan) - the container should then be filled with solvent to a level which just covers the holes (i.e. a pretty full can of solvent) - your brush can then be gently rubbed on the holes which will allow the paint to fall through to the bottom and not contaminate then next brush being washed. In this way you are using the holes for which they were designed and you do not need to wash the brush against the side of the can. Cheers.
Ray, I appreciate your comment, but have found that my brushes last longer by clearing them of paint the way I do rather than pressing them to the bottom of the little of the basket with holes. Paint particles do collect on the screen in between the little holes and can attach to the brush. The screen is not made for scrubbing the brush against, rather for allowing paint particles to drop to the bottom of the washer so that the solvent stays clear.
Thank you for the video. Clean up is a concern of mine. How do you dispose of the cleaned paint and also what do you do with the rags/paper towels?
I use only paper towels which I dispose of loosely in an open air container. I'm careful to not pack these down to prevent spontaneous combustion, and once solvents have all evaporated, it goes out with trash pickup since my area doesn't have a hazardous waste disposal.
Thank you for your reply and explanation. Very kind of you!
Very good. Thank you.
My pleasure.
Once again a great quick tip, I have questions for you. Do you or how do you wash your brushes after a painting session? Do you use soap or other methods? And,, How to keep good care of your brushes after a good cleaning for net use. I want to get the best value for the money invested in good tools.
When we first started doing these Quick Tips (about 5 years ago), I did one on caring for your brushes. I think it answers all your questions. You can find it here-- czcams.com/video/WpUwu-LLsZk/video.html
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction I watched the video of 5 years ago. Great advice! Thanks!!!
Will using turpentine damage my brushes? I've always cleaned my brushes with turps and then Ivory hand soap and warm water. Will turps shorten the useful life of my brushes? I have some real Mongoose brushes that want to last as long as possible.
One more thing, I keep hearing that turpentine is hazardous to your health. So, I looked it up, and it seems to be safe to use as long as there is proper ventilation, and you don't drink it. I'm sure that breathing the fumes of mineral spirits is as dangerous if not more so. And with odorless mineral spirits you may be breathing in dangerous concentrations of the fumes and not know it because of its reduced odor. What are your thoughts on that?
Turpentine leaves a gum residue but works beautifully for removing paint from brushes as long as you follow up with soap and water. The safest method for cleaning your brushes and for you, though, is refined mineral spirits, also followed up with soap and water. Both require good ventilation.
My preferred method is to use Gamsol or Turpenoid to keep brushes rinsed while painting, but to clean them with Murphy's Oil soap.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thanks again 😁
Thanks Dianne, I must get a brush washer. I use a Mason jar with a lid but it's not suitable for travel of course. I'm wondering if you have any good tips on disposing of waste, rags, paper towels and solvents. When I end a painting session, I hang any rags to dry and paper towels are loosely thrown in my bin. I collect old solvent in a paint can and take it to Hazardous Waste Day once a year. But, do you have any other suggestions?
Lillian, disposing of oil painting waste is the only downside to using the medium. I use Viva paper towels because they take more punishment than regular ones. I toss them loosely into an open air waste basket, then once all solvent has evaporated, dispose of them with my regular trash pickup. I use a lot of old cotton towels, but throw them in the washer with detergent and continue to use them as long as they last. Solvent in my brush cleaner last a long time. When finally it has lost its ability to rinse my brushes, I dispose of it in a metal container (old coffee can) filled with sand. This I take to Hazardous Waste disposal.
Sounds like you are doing the right thing.
Another good video.
Hi Dianne. Do you still use Murphy's oil soap to clean brushes? Am trying out after watching tip 7 but I just saw this video and wondering which method is better for daily cleaning. Hope you can advise. Thank u.
Yes I do! This process is for keeping brushes rinsed while working. Murphy's of for washing them at the end of a painting session.
Thanks Dianne for your prompt reply. I have been using odorless turpentine to clean brushes at the end of the painting session as taught in my art class all these years. Happy to see how much residue Murphy's has just removed. Appreciate your tips.
After working with acrylics, I'm about to plunge into oils, figuratively speaking of course. Have you experienced any adverse effects, headaches and etc, from mineral spirits, Dianne?
None whatsoever. Be sure to get the refined mineral spirits. I rely on Turpenoid for keeping the brushes rinsed while painting and Gamsol when I want to create a wash.
V.informative ❤ please do share how to dilute oil colours.
Olio o trementina
Please see Quick Tip 160 to get your answer. czcams.com/video/HCBcMzSK6b0/video.html
👌 Thank you.
Our pleasure!
Diane, what brushes are you using? They look lovely.
Mostly the Rosemary brushes, specifically here her Series 274.
Do you clean your brushes with turpanoid after every session ? And how often do you use the soapy cleaning method ?
While painting, I rinse the brush with turpenoid as often as needed, especially when changing colors. I wash my brushes with Murphy's oil soap after every painting session.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you !!
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction One more thing Diane. I just purchased Gamblin galkyd same thing as liqiun original but with no bad odors. I am confused on how to work with it . do I mix it in my piles of color or do I mix it in the pile of paint I am working To apply on the canvas ? I’m guessing I add it in to the color I’m working with on the canvas that way I don’t contaminate my color piles this way they will last several days. is this correct? I hope I made sense.
Hey, sorry to ask you this but do you have any plans on using Instagram in future?
Not really. I have my hands full with our CZcams Quick Tips and our courses on line.
How do the big piles of paint that you have on your palette stay moist? Do you have an airtight covering?
See Quick Tip 115
Hi Dianne, is there a non-solvent solution to cleaning between colors? I’m pretty new to oils and am trying to not use any solvents for now...would using linseed oil (the only medium I have at the moment) between colors potentially work?
I wouldn't use linseed oil for cleaning. You need something that dissolves the oil in the paint. You might try Zest-It. Here's a link about it: www.zest-it.com/zest-it.htm
I love you!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Dorothy!
How and how often do you dispose of the used turpenoid?
I pour it into a sand filled metal (coffee) can and dispose of it at the Hazardous Waste Disposal center.
How do you dry your brushes. Do u just give them the same type of rinse at the end and let them air dry?
We did a video on caring for brushes about 5 years ago. Here it is: czcams.com/video/WpUwu-LLsZk/video.html . I always store my brushes upright with the bristles pointing upward.
Another greasy tip. Thank you Dianne.
Great tip! Spellcheck.
Your spell check must be the same "brilliant" app as mine. 🙃
I want to wash EARTH from covid ! Take care My Love Mento DIANNE ♡♡
And so do I!
Not as fun as beating the devil out of it, but it works , haha
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Holy christ! How do you clean your brushes? If someone is truly that simple they've got no business picking up a paint brush. If you have to ask for help with that you will never ever be able to paint.Some people just bewilder me.It really is as simple as wiping your arse.
Let's give folks a break.