PAINT TUBE RESCUE! Get The Last Bit of Paint From Your Tubes (and save money!)

[@artist718]

Thank you Ms. Anne I appreciate you! Thanks for sharing you painting techniques. You reached all the way to the United States of America 🇺🇸 😊

[@SharonH11100]

Dear Anne: You echo my mother, who was proudly of Scottish heritage, and was always figuring out the least expensive route to spending money ~ and she taught me well! Good art supplies are precious! I actually “possess” plastic gloves, but what’s the point in that, huh? You always make my day happy ~ thanks from California, another Spanish-speaking country 🙋🏼‍♀️🌸🌹🌺

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you so much Sharon. Maybe it's because I am married to a Scotsman!

[@suel4269]

Anne, that plastic roller is a Frisk paint saver.

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you very much for that - greatly appreciated!

[@suel4269]

@@susanhepburn6040 I googled til I found a photo of it.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you so much Stella

[@hansendesigns]

I bet the rubber/silicon top “brushes” would make an amazing tiny spatula and would get all the paint off the inside of the tube and spout. :)

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Yes, I think they would.

[@marijadika6444]

This is my method: in a small dish, I open and cut as much as possible the tube and cover with clean water. I let it soak for a while. Using scissors and wooden stick I wash the last bit of the pigment in the water. The only problem is that I have to wait few days for the water to evaporate but it never failed so far!

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

That's a great idea!

[@clairemoore2753]

However, the pans are drier and more compact and concentrated than the equivalent amount from a tube. Its dried and compressed to contain far more pigment than a squeeze from a tube. A bit like dried milk and reconstituted milk. Comparing the ml's is not equivalent.

[@sarahstevenson2384]

Thanks Anne, I invested in one of those paint tube squeezing gadgets only this week so found your video really useful as I’d been using it incorrectly 🙈. Oh well, you learn something new every day!

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pipesmokercowboychris]

Wow thanks for the video. I have a tube wringer. I've never bought pans.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@robc9706]

Thanks Anne that was great advice ... I spray a light water mist on my paints everyday and put a few drops of glycerin in when I fill the pan ... it keeps my paints soft and moist.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Great tip!

[@irmareitz701]

Great way to squeeze the last bit of paint out. Thank you Anne.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

So glad it was helpful Irma

[@lucev7497]

Always a pleasure to know you have posted a new video

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you so much!

[@karenarmendariz2858]

These are great tips for getting that last bit from a tube. Amazing how you got enough to fill that pallet pan going in after it that way. Paint is so expensive so this video was really useful! 👍😁

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you so much Karen.

[@donnaobrien6259]

I am so glad I found u. Thank u for your info

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

You are so welcome

[@1msfit]

Thank you so much for showing how to get more paint out of those little tubes. Before leaving on a trip I emptied the last of several tubes into my paint box. I didn’t throw the “empty” tubes away because I knew there was more in there and there just had to be a way to get it out. Guess what I’m doing as soon as I get home!

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Glad I could help!

[@marilynbeeby6435]

Thank you Anne, an informative video, I never realised how much paint could be squeezed out of an 'empty ' tube😁

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zeinaatik]

Paint tube squeezer

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

Thank You for this valuable video in many ways actually. I’ve heard about cutting the tubes and of course there are probably several ways of doing it, but why do more brain work than needed. You describe thing without don’t make it harder than it has to be. Thanks again.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

So glad it was useful Ann-Marie

[@paulalotte1146]

Thank you, Anne!

[@aliciashackley5830]

Very good tips video. 🥰

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you! 🤗

[@philipdown3147]

Thanks greatly Anne for sharing and explaining calmingly how to save money without losing quality of product, enjoyed the video stay safe and healthy. Have you done a video on allrounder palletes for plein air and in the studio? Thanks greatly appreciated

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you Philip

[@jojocatattack]

This is helpful and excellent information. I am going to look for a tube squeezer. I have nearly empty tubes of Hansa Yellow and Ultramarine and I was trying to figure out how to strip the paint out of the tubes.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

It's amazing how much is left just at the top of the tube!

[@darleneplant.6284]

Very helpful. Thanks Anne

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

You are so welcome!

[@151179prashant]

Great Tutorial Ann.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you! 😊

[@nattyw495]

Way to upcycle the very last bits of paint... as my grandparents taught me to use what you have before you spend any money on any new stuff....watercolor paint goes along way...I also use toothpaste tops cleaned of course than hot glue the bottoms to a container and I'm able to have a great cheap palette I'd found I have many small tins that were gift card holders I'd recd....yeah to me I'm just trying to safe money anywhere I can and still be able to enjoy my watercolor paint hobby...

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Great tip!

[@bharatartbox7457]

Namaste 🙏 Your artwork is great. Keep making videos like this. Because sharing knowledge will increase it. You will create a different level of your own. You are the best Because you are an artist. Stay connected with me.👌👌👌🌹👌

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Thank you so much, you're very kind!

[@mieczyslawapascoe7234]

Dear Anne, perhaps you also know the way to rescue an almost full tube of paint that has dried at the top due to the broken cap, which makes the rest of the paint impossible to squeeze out. Expensive and beautiful paint so would be grateful for any advice.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

I haven't tried it myself but I have heard of people putting the dried paint into a pot and adding one or two drops of glycerine.

[@scarz1951]

Be careful opening those tubes that have had the squeeze put on them. Paint under pressure squirts when opened.😄

[@patriciaarnozis3831]

yeah

[@kishordabade2777]

Wonderful Ann Nice information Thanks. Want to know your country .. I guess Bretain .....

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Yes, I come from England but now live in Spain

[@charliefoxtrot6017]

Wouldn’t a small rolling pin work?

[@Vincent112june]

Wouldn't the rolling pin we all have someplace, usually with the toasted sandwich maker, do the same ?. New day. I was looking at the tray I used yesterday, a la Ron ransom's tip, with all the unused paint and giggled.

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Sounds great!

[@Vincent112june]

The tray is excellent for the big hake, you need the space to fill the brush.

[@suzannenicklaus2049]

Where can I buy the model you used for the demo

[@patriciaarnozis3831]

great! I do that with body lotion or tooth paste JAJA so why not with watercolour...

[@annekerrartstudio8534]

Absolutely!

[@giespel68]

Tubes vs pans: your calculation is not quite right. You don't take into account that most freshly squeezed tube paint into pans will shrink considerably when drying.