Just so you know...

I just wanted to let you all know that I have not posted for a while as my camera has decided to not work, like 99% of the time.  I am still painting and as soon as I can borrow or buy a new camera I will be back in business.  Thanks and cheers...

It's been awhile... but I thought I would talk of brush cleaners

As most if not all of you have noticed over time brushes tend to split and or tip curl after "water cleaning".  Well after getting exceptionally tired of buying new brushes every other week due to tip curling issues I finally got some brush cleaners and conditioners from a local art supply store.  The ones that were available at the store were of several different types and manufacturers, the few that I chose were B&J "The Masters" brush cleaner and preserver and another one called "Pink Soap".  The B&J type is in a sealed screw lid type container and kind of like a cake the other "Pink Soap" is a liquid in a dropper bottle.  The are not very expensive with both being under $5.00 USD and considering what they do for your brushes a great buy!  You can search the internet or you tube on videos on how to clean your brushes but I will give you a couple of tips.

1st.  When cleaning the brush either on a cake type or in your hand with a liquid type always draw the brush away from the tip, NEVER push the brush into the cleaner.

2nd.  When using the cake type cleaners, after you get the majority of the paint off in your brush water, take the brush with a good amount of water still on it and work the the brush over the cake to make kind of a mushy paste of the cleaner on the brush and continue to work the brush through the cleaner until no more paint comes out then rinse it and then get some more cleaner conditioner on the brush and drawing to a tip, put the brush a away, yes with some conditioner still on it.  I use the liquid type(Pink Soap) for this step.  Anyway I hope this is understandable, if not like I said earlier look for videos on youtube about cleaning brushes and you will get the idea.  I just started doing this but I am told it will help eliminate the brush tips from curling or splitting.