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Acrylic Painting: How to Clean Paintbrushes
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Natalie Dunham
Good for beginners. Cleaning instruction is often skipped in school.
For plastic palettes, an old plastic gift card works better to scrape off dried acrylic polymer paint without gouging the palette surface. Also, using a loop or other magnifying glass will help you double check to make sure all paint is off of the bristles where they meet the ferrule. With brushes I use a lot on a painting session, there will often be a build up of semi-dried paint at the base of the bristles even if I’ve kept the brush wet and rinsed throughout the painting session. Making sure the base of the brush is completely clean is essential in maintaining flexibility. Take care of your tools and you will get years of use from them!
February 26, 2024
Darlene K Campbell
I love taking care of my brushes. I do all the same you do ( I also love that brush cleaner) but the only thing extra I do is to spread the leftover paint on butcher paper to use in collage.
More than 3 months ago