How To Clean Your Brushes

I am very guilty of not taking good care of my brushes.  They dry and fall apart. Oops, my bad. So I thought I would write this post not only for my lovely readers but for myself too!

Perhaps if I write it all out, then I’ll do it for my poor sad brushes.

So here we go!

Step 1

First thing you’ll need to make sure of is to keep rinsing your brushes between use. Don’t let paint get dry on the brush! (oops.)

One thing I have always remembered from my childhood painting sessions is the little basin where I used to wash my hands and brushes. My mother was an artist and she taught me everything I know about painting, she was good at cleaning her brushes.

By the basin she would keep some soap, the soap was always blue which I loved because when you cleaned your brushes and rubbed the brush on your hand, the soap would look like paint.

Step 2

Get that soap on your wet brush!! You don’t have to get fancy and buy brush cleaning soap, as long as the soap is gentle, then that is all that matters. My momma always used hand soap, it works just as well.

Step 3

Now you are going to rub that soapy brush in circles on the palm of your hand, creating a whole bunch of foam, getting that excess residue of paint off the bristles. Massage the bristles gently to coax out any paint stuck in the middle of the brush. Rinse well and repeat until the foam and water are clear.

Step 4

Lastly dry your brush with a cloth, gently rub the bristles making sure not to bend them. shape the brush and let it air dry the rest of the way laying down flat. Once completely dry you can put them away.

So that is it guys! Super easy and little me really enjoyed cleaning the brushes… I really need to get back into it again.

I hope this was helpful and I will catch you next time.

Namaste.