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Saving My Best Cost Saving Tip for Last

8/5/2016

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I think the most important tip I can share about saving money is to take care of your supplies. What does this mean?

Take a minute to think about all of the times you have damaged a canvas, ruined a frame or found a "bad" tube of paint in your supplies. How many times has a brush "died" without proper cleaning? All of these losses can be prevented. We just need to focus on taking care of our supplies.

Make sure your canvases are stored in a way that punctures can't happen. Get them off the ground and if they aren't stored in plastic then wrap them to keep them clean and dry. 

I hate storing frames. It seems I am always finding a small ding or ship on the corner of a frame. My best tip is to wrap them in plastic or bubble wrap and get them out of your studio. Find a good storage spot and don't move them again unless absolutely necessary.

Store paint in a dry place and in mild temperatures. If your studio has extreme temperatures it may make sense to purchase a small refrigerator to store your paints.

And a good, thorough cleaning routine for your brushes is really important. Create a place in your studio where you have a system to store wet brushes and clean them before it's too late. 

It seems pretty simple but taking care of your supplies can really save you a lot of money.
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Mary Sheehan Winn link
8/16/2016 10:47:20 am

I am the brush cleaning queen 😎
My favorite brushes are silver bristlon flats.
That's not to say that some of my brushes don't "spring" but most are years old and still crisp and sharp.
I wipe them clean after painting and then clean them GENTLY with gamsol.
I then put a small amount of Murphy's oil soap in a ceramic dish and GENTLY press the brushes against the bottom of the dish, setting each one aside to drip into the sink.
Then one by one, I wipe them with paper towels and repeat the process until there is no paint coming out of them, changing the soap frequently.
I sometimes use Mona Lisa brush shaper to shape them.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO I SCRUB THEM AGAINST A CAKE OF SOAP!

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