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Cleaning Oil Paints out of Brushes

I do a lot of painting and teaching painting. I clean brushes with soap and water or clothes washing powder made into a wet paste. Cleaning is easier if the brushes are rubbed into a rag first.

Artists oil paint is made of pigment with linseed or sunflower oil. If you got linseed oil on your hands in the kitchen you would just clean it off with soap and water. Soap surrounds the oil and pigment with a slippery coating. This is a low effort and less toxic studio practice.

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