#painting supplies

[huariqueje]

Night Life  -     Charlotte Sorapure

British, b.1968 -

Oil on gesso panel, 76 x 61 cm .

[wberry-foodfight]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a painting student I suggest:

Dish soap and boiling water is WAY better than terpentine or paint solvent to fix dried out brushes.

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Put the brushes in a cup.

Pour a dish soap.

Pour a boiling water to the level it doesn't reach the wooden part.

Leave them to soak and soften

Try to separate the hair on two parts, then on smaller and smaller parts.

At the end, carefully try to scratch off the paint and "break" the hair by carefully pushing it over a surface and moving (like over your palm). If you can't, repeat the previous steps.

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Works even with dried out oil paints. Stronger fluid doesn't mean better.

Tho in harder cases you'd have to repeat the steps a few times to restore the brush fully.

So if you can't afford new brushes, don't throw the old away. Even if they seem helpless, there is a hope for them to be like new.

[littlealienproducts]

Paint Palettes - Handmade by TheWonkyStudio

[thedailymobile]

“Shadowplay: Painterly”

© EricBrazier.com

[secondlifep]

The move is getting serious.

[camberdraws]

Palettes of the sea!

[mcromwell]

Talking about wax pastels and drawing this guy in the Trash Book 2024

[hinamie]

domain expansion

[yetanotherthriftblog]

Crack tools.

[barefootstudios]

MY ART SUPPLIES

My art supplies vary depending on what I’m painting. And trust me, I’ve tried them all – oils, watercolors, graphite, charcoal, oil pastels, oil sticks, cold wax, gouache, colored pencils, markers, and Conte crayons, to name a few. Lol. Like most artists, buying art supplies is almost as fun as making art. I’ve had to restrain myself, but it’s not easy! As far a brushes go, I use a variety, and…

[tyquu]

Somewhere on Yavin

[kelogsloops]

monochrome portrait study with watercolour #brbchasingdreams

prints | tutorials

[autochops]

Strahm.

[marlowe-art]

view from a recent hike

[supersonicart]

Supersonic Art's Favorite Japanese Sketchbooks.

Croquis.

Maruman's Croquis Sketchbook is my absolute favorite sketchbook of all time. It comes in several different sizes as well as white or cream colored paper and is just exceptional for drawing and multiple mediums.

Mnemosyne.

With a strong back and incredible paper, Mnemosyne can be used as a sketchbook or journal.

Isometric Grid Notebook.

Koala Tools' Isometric Grid Notebook is the best available for its purpose. Perfect for concept art, game making, and so much more.

Deleter.

Deleter sketchbooks are the old school standby and have stood up to the test of time. You can't go wrong with one!

(Did you like this post? If so, let me know. I'm thinking of starting to do more posts like this.)

[isbergillustration]

Doing some maintenance while charging