How To Clean Paint Brushes (Oil & Acrylic) With And Without Solvent

Today, Stephen shows how to clean paint brushes, both oil and acrylic paint brushes, using solvent (like turpentine) but also without! Clean dried paint off brushes with ease using these steps.
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Hello, and welcome to The Gold Coast Art School channel.
Cleaning brushes of dried paint can be difficult, and super annoying if they're your best brushes! So today we're talking about how to clean painting brushes, both oil paint brushes and acrylic paint brushes, so they last you for many years to come. You can use a solvent for oil paint brushes, such as turpentine, but you can also use other commercial products (or even soap!)
Learning how to keep your brushes clean can take a little practice if you're new to painting. But it's also a simple task that many intermediate and advanced painters tend to ignore. We hope this tutorial helps!
If you'd like to know the brush cleaner used in this video, it's an Australian brand by Chroma, called "Incredible brush cleaner". There are lots of brush cleaners available online.
We would love to share more about art, such as art activities for children, adults and teens, and teach how to use different tools and materials in your artwork. So if you have any suggestions for what you'd like to learn, please let us know in the comments below.
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[@johncartwright4041]

I retired from teaching 11 years ago and have taken up painting for relaxation and enjoyment. I just came across your videos yesterday and found them very helpful. I also like your sense of humour.

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

Thanks so much John! I've managed to get dad back in front of the camera again recently, so the next few videos we upload will have Stephen running the show. Great to knew you're able to spend more time painting these days! 🙂 Jess

[@shrutisarkar2426]

That was really helpful. Most brush cleaning videos use so much fancy stuff for the cleaning process, it becomes overwhelming. Thank you😊😊

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

So glad we could make this whole process easy for you Shruti!

[@Deanodpp]

Great presentation, you answered all my questions in one hit, cheers....well done...

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

Thank you so much! Glad we could help you out 🙂

[@Deanodpp]

@@GoldCoastArtSchool and...I have just received the product "incredible brush cleaner" omg, brilliant stuff, thanks Stephen for producing this video.....

[@ianlaver1547]

Great video! Looking forward to more in the series - the T-shirt change got me all excited!

[@youheardithear]

Love that tee. Awesome video! So informative

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

*We hope all your brushes stay clean and don't turn into rocks after watching this!* Let us know what other arty problems you're having in the comments below!

[@MachineMan0823]

Very useful thank you

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

Thank you! Happy to help you out 👍

[@gsdls]

Like number 200 here!!! Thank you

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

You're a champion, thank you for the support! 🎉

[@sumitabanerjee9742]

Thank you very much. Needed that information..

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

So happy to be able to help Sumita! 🙂

[@Sky34official]

may ı ask should ı use turpentine for my new brushes before hit to oil paint?

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

No need, they should be just fine to start using right away. Only use turpentine for cleaning them later 🙂

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

Do you need to keep the jars and bring them to a disposal center? How do you dispose of the waste?

[@GoldCoastArtSchool]

We usually put all dirty turps into a bucket, and continue adding to it over time. The liquids evaporate, and it leaves behind clay, oils and pigments. We usually then throw the bucket away with rubbish. This process takes a very long time! We keep the bucket outside. Hope that helps 🙂

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

@@GoldCoastArtSchool Oh interesting, but is it safe to inhale what's evaporated?

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