In this two minute video, William Whitaker demonstrates how he cleans out an oil-painting brush.
1. Dip brush in odorless mineral spirits and wipe out solids in shop towel.
2. Wash out the brush in soap and water.
3. Using another brush, work up a lather of brush-washing soap in the palm of your hand.
4. Grasp the tips of the bristles and wiggle the lather into the bristles and work it into the area where the bristles meet the ferrule.
5. Add brush conditioner to restore the oils into the bristles, as soap and mineral spirits alone will dry out the brush.
6. Gently point the brush before putting it away.
There's a variety of brush cleaning soaps available. Some of the formulations have soap and conditioner together. If I've forgotten one that you like, let me know in the comments, and I'll add it in:
Da Vinci Brush Cleaning Soap
Pink Soap 12-Ounce Brush Cleaner and Conditioner
Murphy's Oil Soap
(recommended by Steve)
Linseed Oil Soap (recommended by Anna Rose)
Murphy's Oil Soap
(recommended by Steve)Linseed Oil Soap (recommended by Anna Rose)
Trekell Linseed Oil Soap for oil
Trekell Coconut Oil Soap for watercolor
Don't miss the video of Bob Ross "beating the devil" out of his brush, where he whacks the odorless thinner out the brush on his easel, covering the studio with paint. "That's where you take out your hostilities and frustrations," he says. (Thanks, Daniel)
Don't miss the video of Bob Ross "beating the devil" out of his brush, where he whacks the odorless thinner out the brush on his easel, covering the studio with paint. "That's where you take out your hostilities and frustrations," he says. (Thanks, Daniel)
The Whitaker video is one of dozens of selected artist demo videos recently curated by the Art Renewal Center.
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