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Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:26 am
by Shahbahraz
Thanks to those providing helpful replies. The rest of you know who you are. In Canberra, I just used to wander down to Eckersleys. No longer an available option.

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:16 pm
by ochoin
Shahbahraz wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:26 am Thanks to those providing helpful replies. The rest of you know who you are. In Canberra, I just used to wander down to Eckersleys. No longer an available option.
The many Sassenachs here don't really appreciate their proximity to all sorts of hobby supplies. Even if a decent art store isn't close, they don't pay the proverbial limb in P&P.

Of course there are the compensations in living in OZ: the snakes, skin cancer & Bush fires.


donald

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:55 pm
by Shahbahraz
My pool, the 1 km sq block, my 4 litre Falcon, bbq and sunshine... yeah. It's a tradeoff.

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:59 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
And there's being a dab hand with sandpaper......

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:09 pm
by Shahbahraz
I assume that has something to do with cricket. Being a Scot I really couldn't care less.

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:11 pm
by MarshalNey
I bought some Windsor & Newton and also Rosemary - my painting still sucks.

The much cheaper Humbrol President Brush series (pun intended) was good, 0 and 00

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:12 pm
by MarshalNey
....oh and I also use wet paper towels to wipe my brushes

Re: Brushcare

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:27 pm
by Ilkley Old School
I like a strong black coffee with my early morning painting sessions.

I find it cleans brushes in between colours. Warm water and soap and a quick reshape of the point at the end of the session.

I use cheap and cheerful brushes from Artmaster which I get from my local Art Shop. Once the point goes I consign them to dry brushing or the bin.

Artmaster are a local firm and run by the husband of Rosemary who runs the slightly more up market Rosemary brushes.