How to Thoroughly Clean Oil Paint Brushes | Maj Askew
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Maj shows you how to save your brushes by cleaning them the right way! Using only solvents to remove paint can be very harsh on your brushes. Follow this tutorial to keep your expensive brushes in good working order.
I LOVE THAT SHIRT! Great tutorial too, it was a lifesaver. :)
Great video and instructions. I was trying to get the pigment out of my brush with solvent and ending up with stained bristles that tinted everything with a muddiness, so I went looking on here for someone like you! :)
Thank you. I just started with oil painting and found myself very confused on how to clean and retain my brushes.
Wow, that seems simple and easy, thanks!
i use liquin mixed with my linseed and my problem is it doesn't seem to work with thinner when i wash it so i really hope this will work. I used to use laundry powder but a friend said its harsh for the bristles so I stopped using that i havent tried dishwashing liquid tho so im super glad to stumbled upon this vid :)
Good video, thank you. I was missing the oil step due to ignorance, hopefully my brushes won't hate me so much now!
Drew Walker You're welcome! I too was not doing that step until I recorded this video with Maj. My brushes forgave me after swimming in delicious oil, so I'm sure your's will too.
Thank you! I recently decided to start painting and wanted to make sure I knew how to clean the brushes correctly before I actually started painting.
I'm glad this helped! I had been using oils for a while before filming this video with Maj and didn't realized how much I had been damaging my brushes with harsh chemicals when cleaning.
thank you so much! ive been ruining brushes by only using turpentine! killing my sable brushes! wondering why these expensive brushes don't last!
+Abiness88 I'm really happy this video helped you and I'm really sorry to hear your expensive brushes were dying so fast. I hope that's no longer the case!
Great. Helpful vjdeo. Thank you for sharing. I hope your sink is ok by now!
Dawn = Dish Washing Liquid
Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much for this tutorial it helped alot
master vivi You're very welcome Vivi! I had never thought to clean oil brushes with oil until filming this tutorial with Maj. I must say that I am surprised you don't just magic your brushes clean!
:D I wish I could do that ^_^
Ooooh, methinks I beheld the intense red of the glorious Blick Master Sable, no? I'm going to guess size 10 filbert. Probably totally wrong though. I came across a few myself, including 3 filberts and one size 20 round, brand new. I haven't been able to bring myself to use them yet though.
good tips. would hair conditioner work?
Turpentine, dish washing liquid, then water. Works fine :)
dawn dish detergent and warm water.....no chemicals. If it cleans oils off of ducks...
Michele from Maine Have you ever oil painted? Those oils are ANNOYINGLY thick.
Been using Dawn and luke warm water for years . . . . just sayin' .
What do you think of Murphy oil soap?
I just use premium wet baby towels and it totally works xD your tutorial is helpful too :)
+Princess Sprinkles Thank you for the suggestion! How thoroughly do you need to clean the bristles with your method to ensure all the pigment is out and they do not harden when unused for long periods of time?
+Lasting Impression Art well it actually never gets hardened , maybe my paint brushes or oil paint is probably low quality or fake o:
I’ve always been told that using soap and water will destroy natural bristle brushes. Is this not the case?
i use olive oil natural soap bar it works!
Thanks, that was awesome! 😃❤️
I dont have dish soap at the moment, would regular body soap work too? Like the dove?
+Cindy Abreu I imagine you would be better off using shampoo since that should help remove the oils from the brush. I know some body washes contain oils and other moisturizers which would not get the job done.
+Lasting Impression Art. Thank you so much! I'll start using dish soap so it can clean properly.
You are very welcome!
its literally just dishwashing liquid soap and vegetable oil? super easy! thanks :)
did toner useful too?
👍 great info!
Does turp do the same thing as mineral spirits? I wasn't sure what to buy to start out, and I bought a container of mineral spirits, but it doesn't come with any instructions.
+Chelsea Komschlies Both will dissolve the paint and help remove it from your brushes. If you want to thin your paint, turpentine is considered to be more compatible with oil paints as it is distilled from pine sap and is a key ingredient to making Damar varnish.
+Lasting Impression Art Great, thanks so much for your reply! I guess I'll see how it goes with this bottle - it's marketed as a brush cleaner and conditioner that contains mineral spirits and it says it's meant for this type of paint so hopefully I'm ok. Maybe I'll do turp when it runs out and see which I like better.
No need of turps, just clean the brushes with a rag, squeezing properly most of the paint, then wash with natural soap. They'll be perfectly clean.
Thank you for sharing an alternative cleaning method!
Thank you
Does washing with detergent and water clog the drain?
Hey Abby! As long as the oil does not sit long enough to oxidize, it should not gum anything up. The dish soap will break the oil up and dilute it, so as long as you rinse the sink well with hot water everything will flush out. I would not recommend washing your brushes in a bathroom sink since the oil could cling to any hair in the drain an eventually cause issues. I hope this helped!
Thanks a lot
U r right
i use baby oil for cleaning
Please buy a 9V battery and fix your chirping smoke alarm :-)
bahahaha
I use lanolin...buy it in a tube at a pharmacy..for conditioning............I'm old school , believe in NOT buying products/art supplies....
Talk faster... Don't waste time... Unnecessary long video... It's frustrating
Turpentine isn't good for your brushes, or yourself. It can be very harmful for you if it soaks into your skin. It gets into your blood stream and ruins your kidneys. It also makes your brushes more brittle as it strips away the oils needed to condition the fibres, like you've said in your video.
Instead, you should use more natural or specifically made things to clean your brushes. Gum turps is fine, and you can get brush cleaner from art stores that clean and condition your brushes so that you can expand the life time of the fibres. You should also use brush soap for cleaning brushes, which is an alternative for just using oil. Oil is of course the cheaper option, but artists brush soap is specifically made for the longevity of your brushes.
+Jessica Stephenson If you're that worried about turp, what in the world do you do if you get cadmium, antimony, cobalt, etc pigmented paint on you?
Obviously don't use that on your skin? But you should probably use safer paints like good quality oils, or acrylics
Non-toxic paint is usually kid quality.
kid quality paint can be used as a good substitute sometimes
Jessica Stephenson Kid's paint typically has no lightfastness, and shouldn't BE used.
Useless video no one is going to do that for every layer
jeez get to the frigging point already
Too long