How to clean your oil painting brushes properly and quickly.

Life is so busy, and it’s hard to find time to paint, much less, make time to properly clean your oil painting brushes! I’ve gotten better at this and wanted to share my easy method for getting my oil painting brushes clean, quickly, and the right way. If you take these steps every time you paint, you will get efficient and it won’t seem like such a chore to clean your oil painting brushes.

Here is what you’ll need to clean your oil painting brushes:

Your brush washing container (the one with artist quality odorless mineral spirits and a screen)
A sink with running water or water hose
Liquid Dish soap
Murphy’s Oil Soap
A baby food jar or a tennis ball cut in half (or both)
Paper towels or regular old hand towel.