How to Clean Oil Painting Brushes - THE BEST WAY

How is the best way to get your oil painting brushes 100% clean? How can you restore old beat up brushes with paint dried in them so they are like new again? How can you clean your brushes without solvents? Or change your cleaning routine so that it doesn't feel like a chore? Or make it so you never forget to clean your brushes again? This video is for you.

Video topics with timestamps:
Me accidentally leaving in a bad piece of audio: 1:13
Approach #1 to keeping your brushes clean as you paint: 2:20
Approach #2 to clean your brushes after your session: 5:08
How to restore brushes that you may have thought were unsalvageable 7:35
How to condition brushes that are feeling stripped down by solvents 8:15
Reshaping brushes whose bristles have gotten shaggy and splayed 9:28
Brush dip and how you can clean your brushes without solvents 12:00

Check out Mark Carder's brush dip video here for more details about that product and how to use it: youtube.com/watch?v=S6ZtNkAM8cs

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