Never store your brushes tips down, period! And don’t store them anywhere that will cause the bristles to bend. It will bend the bristles and soak the wood handles or soften the adhesive on plastic handled brushes. Never leave your brushes tips down inside a cup of water. Or you could hang them like this to dry – but with no paint of course! Other no-nos: If the brush has a plastic handle, the water will disintegrate the adhesive inside the head and again, cause the head to come off. Then when the wood dries it will shrink down to normal size and the head will come loose. Why? Because the water will run down inside the head and if you have wood brushes, it will make the wood swell. DO NOT set them “brush side up” inside a can. But lay them flat on a paper towel to dry. Pat between paper towels or a towel and let flat to dry. Make sure to clear paint from the base of the brush. Swipe it on a paper towel and if you see any color, swish it under water again. To wash, rinse them under cool water and gently massage the paint out of the bristles until the water runs clear. Really, only use dollar store shampoo or hair conditioner to wash your paint brushes. Would you use liquid dish soap on your hair? Well, maybe if you had no other choice, but that’s another story. Cleaning:īrushes are made of hair (natural or synthetic). This prevents paint from gooping in the center of the brush. See the video at the bottom of this post for complete step-by-step. Rinse the bristles under water to remove sizing. If you keep it and try to place it back on your brush, you’ll break off precious bristles. This tube is only to protect the bristles during shipping. Remove the plastic tube over the bristles and throw it away. In case you didn’t catch that, I’ll recap his tips here! When you first buy a paint brush: During our lunch break at the conference, we started talking about…paint brushes! I was so blown away by his brush care advice that I did an Instagram Live to share it with my followers. Royal Brush manufactures both art and makeup brushes for mass retail. I presented at a business and art conference and right after my presentation, Mike Harbridge from Royal Brush took the stage. This week I learned the correct way to clean paint brushes – from a paint brush professional! Process art is joyful, it’s fun, it get’s kids hooked on using their creativity.Ĭreate art experiences that encourage your young artist’s creative spirit! Did you make your own spaghetti paintbrush? If you did I’d love to see your results and I’d love it if you could share this post on your favorite social media channel.I hate to tell you this my crafty friends, but you are probably cleaning and caring for your paint brushes all wrong. There’s no right or wrong or rigid step one or step two. Process art has no preconceived notion of what the end product should look like.
I love the way the finished products look!īut the point of any process art isn’t the way the finished product looks the point is the actual making of the art work. The spaghetti paintbrushes make awesome lines and textures. The colors in this process are brilliant and beautiful. Try whatever large surface you have available! These materials aren’t too precious so you could even try it more than once! You could even try this method of painting on newsprint, tissue paper, or a recycled cardboard box. We used big paper like this 12 x 18 drawing paper. Spaghetti paintbrushes can be dipped into food coloring mix and then straight on to the paper to paint. Drop 5-6 drops off one color of food coloring in a container and add a small dash of water (maybe a TBSP or two) to dilute the color a bit and make it easier to move around. To prepare for painted you will need some shallow bowls or paper plates, food coloring, and water. Really only the bottom few inches of the pasta needs to be cooked! You want noodles that are flexible enough to move paint around but not so soft they get mushy when paint is added. Lay spaghetti paintbrushes in making sure that the rubber band portion stays above the pot.
HOW TO MAKE A PAINTBRUSH FULL
Bring a small-ish pot of water to a full boil. Using a smaller pot so more pasta sticks out of the water will ensure your rubber bands stay in place.Īdults this step is for you. If you use rubber bands you do need to be careful that they do not touch the pot as a the water boils in the nest step. Secure with rubber bands or tie tightly with yarn. Gather small bunches of pasta approximately 1/2-1 inch in diameter. Start with straight pasta spaghetti, fettuccine, something along those lines. Spaghetti paintbrushes and some food coloring paint make for a super fun art project straight out of the pantry.
Creating a paintbrush out of an unusual material, such as pasta, brings an element of fun to this process art activity.
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