Part 2/4 💀 The most toxic things oil painters use & how to avoid them!!
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- The most hazardous things oil painters use & how can you avoid them part 2 of 4 - Solvents.
SOLVENTS ☠️ Turpentine & mineral spirits are used to thin paint & clean brushes but they evaporate quickly & emit harmful vapours that can cause headaches, dizziness, and in severe cases, long-term health issues.
AVOID THIS 💦 by using safer alternatives like odourless mineral spirits (aka gamsol) or citrus-based solvents which are slower evaporating & have lower toxicity/odour. Or go completely solvent free by cleaning your brushes in safflower or linseed oil or by using water soluble oil paints.
I’m not trying to scare anyone away from using oil paints as it’s actually really easy to use them safely. It just takes some knowledge about the materials you choose to know what not to do!
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Thank you so much!
How do solvents work? I assumed that they were to mix into oils to make them dry slower+blend better but i didn’t know about washing brushes in them? I assumed soap and water (or just water) was enough? Also are rags still hazardous after drying?
Solvents break down oil paint so are used both for creating a wash while painting or to clean brushes. Usually there are 2 steps to cleaning brushes: first break down as much paint as possible with solvent then second clean in soap and water. The rags are no longer hazardous once they are fully dry/cured as the heat is a chemical reaction during the drying process.
Where do you throw or dispose the used turpentine that is used to clean brush? Can we use nonstop and is it safe to dispose it into a sink
You don’t need to throw this out at all as your solvent can be reused. If you leave your jar overnight the oil paint residue/sludge will separate and settle at the bottom so you can pour out the clean turpentine on top into a separate jar to use again. I have videos on this process as well as how to reuse the oil paint residue as new paint :)
But if i go turpentine free or solvent free what do i do when i have to create an under painting? I am not gonna mix oil medium obviously so solvents are what i use to create a wash
This is one of the downsides of solvent free oil painting. You could look up if there are any lean solvent free mediums, perhaps check a brand like gamblin? Or you could invest in a few colours of water soluble oil paints - perhaps in popular underpainting colours like raw or burnt umber & use those to create a wash using water for an underpainting.
How harmful is turpentine really? Because thats literally all i can get, anything else is far too expensive. I do have a bottle of linseed oil too. Im planning to use the turpentine to clean the brushes. Also at what time intervals should i dispose of rags? What if I'd only wiped paint and linseed oil on it? Would it still be a hazard?
Try getting a bottle of Murphy's Oil Soap, that's also an option. Turps have been known to cause an array of problems including developing an allergy to it over time. Rule of thumb is if it's harmful around pets, like birds, you don't wanna inhale it either.
Yes, your rags will still be hazardous. Make sure you have them laid or hung flat with as little folds possible. They can spontaneously combust.
If you do use the Turpentine, take it outside or to a very well ventilated area with no animals around to clean your brushes, then you can clean them with soap and water. I use the master's brush cleaner for my brushes which is a solid soap like what doris uses in her video near the end.
@@hiddentidesgaming oh I see.... I don't really have the option of buying other stuff since I'm a student... I don't have any pets anyway and there's a window next to my desk! So even rags that only have oil paint on them are dangerous?
@@psychointheroom if you have a fan face it to the window air circulation isn’t just about having a window open but about the movement of said air around the room
@@scarlettpena6258 ohhh okay! I have the ceiling fan running so ig that's alright?
There's a common misconception that Turpentine and Turpenoid are the same thing. If you're getting it from the art store, not Lowes or Home Depot or any other hardware store, then you are getting Turpenoid which is the same chemical that Gamsol is, they're just treated slightly different. If you're getting a Turpenoid, it's just supposed to act like turpentine, but it's not as harmful to breathe in (still a little harmful though so ventilation is always good).
What is that ring at the bottom of the jar? I feel like I need one of those
If you live in the US, you can get one that comes with the jar at Michael's. Otherwise, some online art stores or other art stores should have one? It's just a brush cleaning jar if you try to look it up