Paintbrush Care for Beginners (+How to Fix Old Brushes!) Tips for New Painters

Tips and tricks to help paintbrushes last longer! This tutorial is mainly for BEGINNERS and SELF-TAUGHT artists who didn't have an art teacher to tell them these things.
The deep cleaning method shown in this video is ONLY recommended for synthetic-bristle paintbrushes that are used with acrylic, gouache, and watercolor paints. If you are using a natural-hair brush please look into specific cleaning options for your type of brush!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:56 Care
2:19 Cleaning
2:58 Repair

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[Mlart]

Have you ruined your paintbrushes before or am I just a bad person?😂 All of these tips are based on mistakes I’ve made because I started painting when I was young and didn’t understand that you need to take care of things so they last longer 😵😓

[EllaPesonenArt]

Awesome tips for brush care! I'm definitely guilty of leaving my brushes in the water like that. Sometimes I forget them overnight too 😭 I need to start to be more conscious about that!

[grahamekellermeier]

Such a caring person to look after brushes that way.

[NatashaPaints]

My high school art teacher used to give out lunch detention when he caught us leaving brushes in the water. We all learned pretty fast!😄
For oil brushes, winsor & newton makes a brush cleaner/restorer that works pretty well. It works for acrylics too, but I would just use rubbing alcohol for acrylics, since it's much cheaper.
Great video!

[to_discover_life]

This was a lovely video that taught me a lot. Keep up the fabulous work!

[TheCraftofPetra]

I find your tips really helpful... And they definitely make sense

[potatoyoutube]

I feel like most painters made these mistakes in the beginning, even me hahahahahhahaha. Me crying with my brushes that have been coated in acrylic, leaving them with paint on water, and smashing them and forgetting to wash them when I used them with glue. Thanks for the video tho, maybe i can revive some of them (hopefully 😅)

[geethikapalipane]

your videos should get more likes and more subscribers

[tessaann]

Thank u so much for your ideas...I'm just a beginner videos helps me a lot to improve.... Keep posting great videos 😘😊

[jasonwatkins]

A trick I use to remove glue from lashes or hair (Emergency Med) is to apply petroleum jelly. It seems to lubricate the hair making it easy for the glue to slip off. I bet it would work great for bristles.

[blueblousedesigns]

They have some lovely paintbrushes for about $7 at Walmart. They have acrylic handles with grips near the ferrule.

[maniacb]

Defo subbing, amazing vid, helped alot!! Thankyou <3

[Zemiaza]

Little art thing I do is I get a glass plate and put plastic wrap over it so I don’t gotta buy an actual palate, also I don’t need to clean the plate as the plastic wrap comes off and it’s nice and clean!

[pepperminthomecrafts]

Thank you. New subbie here. Take care.

[iHabika]

I have to fix my whole painting life 😂

[rlsi]

I learned not to put the brushes in the water the hard way! Most of my paintbrushes are the cheap ones that are for kids that you get at the dollar store. The paintbrush bristles are sometimes messy hair, so I have to cut some of them off! Thanks for these tips! :P

[angelsandfaes]

Next question how do I keep my water from getting so dirty that I have to change it multiple times during even a small painting. What am I doing wrong?

[anticg.]

im worried of my brushes, thank you i see this video, im doing wrong of my brush now i know what is right😊

[joyceanngiberson]

Hi! I have a question:
Are you the one who draws the pictures you paint shown in the video? I want to know where you get them? Thanks!

[melindasanz]

I rinsed my paint brushes in water after using them and stored them away in a cup. The bristles are stiff. Is that okay?