Whenever I order anything from Blick, or anywhere else that packs with brown craft paper, I add it to the roll I've made out of it. Now I know exactly what to use it all for! Thank you for this wonderfully informative video. Great stuff! I'm so glad I found your channel. Jackie Bernardi mentioned you in a comment on her Suminagashi video and once I saw one of your videos (on paint skins) I subscribed immediately. Love the way you teach.
I've used the evaporation method for a couple of years and have been really happy with results. I use is an large, empty plastic protein powder container without the lid. I live in Minnesota and the container sits, year round, on the floor next to an intake vent in the kitchen between the laundry room and the door into the garage. I mention this placement because I have never noticed any kind of odor coming from the container, even when it's been nearly full of paint water. So maybe placement makes a difference? I use Nova Color paint, which can be stinky, but haven't had any complaints from my extra-sensitive nosed spouse. I have also been cutting back on the amount of water I use and wiping as much paint onto shop towels, similar to what Catherine does on craft paper. And keep all those painty paper towels for collage paper!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience of using the evaporation method, and where you store your container. Fascinating. It could very well be where I store mine with little ventilation. I'll have to think more about where to store this! Thanks for sharing!
I put cat litter in a bucket, poured the paint water in, and very soon the odour was horrible. 😮 This is what has made me stop using acrylics, especially in my apartment without a balcony.
🔶All the effort that I, and many others that are much more active artists, make to reduce our carbon footprint seldom, if ever consider, the toxicity and impact our supplies and waste make. “We” even reduce reuse and repurpose but then add toxic stuff on top of it, and use supplies that mostly come in plastic packaging and buy excess supplies we may never even use… I use very little paint but do use glues & mediums. I mostly collage with magazines and books and use glue sticks (which of course uses tons of single use plastic containers…). Carelessly I’ve ignored environmentally friendly disposal practices, especially since I live in a tiny apartment, but justify it to myself because I make so very very little art. Back in the 80’s I used to make pottery but don’t think I could ever do it again considering how toxic the glazes are and the amount of energy consumed to create it. Anyway, it makes me sad thinking about how much good, and bad, arts and crafts are created without any concern or knowledge pertaining to its environmental impact. Do you know of any organizations or groups working to encourage (demand!)the labeling of supplies with warning labels and/or about raising the conscientious of arts and crafts supply users? I think about all the time, money and effort that goes into the attempt to recycle yet knowing very very little ever makes it to be recycled. If there were such an effort/organization I would happily join in but I’m afraid I’m not up to starting anything on my own. (I’m pretty old and infirm and am self-conscious about doing anything that seems like nagging…) And, sadly even disposing of our supplies properly contributes to the huge landfill problem as does nothing to change the impact of just producing the supplies. I’ve thought about using kitty litter, which I have on hand and get bummed about how much of that goes into the trash (I’ve tried the “natural” types of litter but they don’t work well for me…). What a diatribe... It’s just the state of everything in this world makes me sad and almost glad I'll be gone from it before too long. ☮
Alice, you make very good points, and have gotten me thinking about not creating the waste in the first place. Thank you for your very thoughtful comment that benefits us all.
I believe everything you said is correct and very astute. It is a great idea to reassess what we do with a critical eye, especially in regards to its impact on our planet and others. That said, I remember reading a great point made in a book on trying to promote a vegetarian lifestyle to others. The gist of it was that attempting to share so much information at once, even though truthful and loving, overwhelmed people, and they are turned off and tune out. The example was that instead of asking someone to completely give up all meat, it would suggest eliminating only one type and over time, eventually another. Most are more receptive to this because they see the possibility of achieving the goal. My banner craft item to target is omnipresent glitter. It is an environmental landmine, and it is so overused. People flush it down a drain like it's nothing, but it's destroying our waterways and marine life. The microplastic and even micrometal pieces lay in the silt and are stirred up by wildlife where it is consumed or breathed in, tearing into their gills and internal organs. This is all just so we can see pretty sparkly stuff! Ughhh!
I Iive in the hot AZ desert, so I’m guessing this evap method would work rather quickly for me! Thanks for the idea! I too, dumped it down the drain for years. 😕
I wonder if drilling small holes in your sand bucket and letting the water go into the ground after leaching through the sand would help with some of the smell. The sand wouldn't be as wet. You could even put the bucket on top of some small gravel which would act as another layer of filtration before the water goes into the ground.
@@catrains.artist The sand will filter out the solids. It's basically a sand filter just like pools use. You just need to use deep enough sand. I'd start with 1/2 gravel, then pea gravel, and sand on top. Should work fine.
You can get the same ingredients in gardening supplies and it’s an even cooler effect and it’s much cheaper. 🥰 Teal is my favorite, btw. I’m almost always making my water teal. Lol
Thanks, Catherine, I have wondered about this. The outdoor water evaporation method would work in the summer, but I’m in a cold and snowy place in the winter. I think it would just freeze. Does the Murphy’s oil soap work for the glue mediums on brushes or just paint? .
The Murphys works on glue mediums too! It has revived MANY brushes that were totally hard from glue. Yes the evaporation method is great for summer or sunny places. And even though I live in a relatively sunny place (north carolina), its hard to keep the buckets out of the rain long enough for them to evaporate fully. That is why I LOVE using a combination of the Crash product with this. Hope this helps you too.
What ideas does anyone have for someone who lives in a small one bedroom apartment with a miniscule kitchen and wall to wall carpeting? My studio is a corner of my bedroom and I'm extremely sensitive to any kind of chemical odors. I do have a balcony but we have squirrels
Several people here have been suggesting kitty litter, which I'm thinking you could put on your balcony. Apparently this absorb the paint very quickly so you don't need to keep it around, or smell it. I'm going to try this myself!
I wonder if that is available in Australia. There is still the issue of plastic on landfill. I live rural and our waste water goes through a leaching system, but it’s still plastics going into the ground.
Can you get Golden products shipped to your country? If you look on Amazon, you might have another product similar to this. I saw a couple others around the same price point, but were intended to dispose of acrylic house paint. I would think that would work as well.
Hmmm, not sure. Sounds like it would work, but that is not a medium that I use so I don't know for sure. Maybe there is a youtube video on disposing of that medium?
Thank you for responding. I’m going to try it out and I’ll report back with the results. Haven’t found a video on TH-cam for water-mixable oils yet, but will continue to search.
First tnx Catherine for your valuable vids. Try to crush the solid residue then mix with wood glue You will get free acrylic paint . Or mix with water and alcohol for acrylic spray., or simply wet your brush and use those solid remains as water color.
Whenever I order anything from Blick, or anywhere else that packs with brown craft paper, I add it to the roll I've made out of it.
Now I know exactly what to use it all for!
Thank you for this wonderfully informative video. Great stuff! I'm so glad I found your channel. Jackie Bernardi mentioned you in a comment on her Suminagashi video and once I saw one of your videos (on paint skins) I subscribed immediately. Love the way you teach.
What a kind thing to say, and for reminding me about Jackie's channel. I'm a big fan of hers! Welcome to my channel!!!
I've used the evaporation method for a couple of years and have been really happy with results. I use is an large, empty plastic protein powder container without the lid. I live in Minnesota and the container sits, year round, on the floor next to an intake vent in the kitchen between the laundry room and the door into the garage. I mention this placement because I have never noticed any kind of odor coming from the container, even when it's been nearly full of paint water. So maybe placement makes a difference? I use Nova Color paint, which can be stinky, but haven't had any complaints from my extra-sensitive nosed spouse. I have also been cutting back on the amount of water I use and wiping as much paint onto shop towels, similar to what Catherine does on craft paper. And keep all those painty paper towels for collage paper!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience of using the evaporation method, and where you store your container. Fascinating. It could very well be where I store mine with little ventilation. I'll have to think more about where to store this! Thanks for sharing!
Kitty litter does work well and doesn’t smell at all. I have a bucket full in my art room and it has no odor.
Brilliant! Do you have cats? I would have never thought of that option. Will have to try it!
Yes! I do that and it is perfect! And I don’t have cats!
@@martinacolombresART Well now I'll have kitty litter without cats too!
What kind of cat litter do you use?
I put cat litter in a bucket, poured the paint water in, and very soon the odour was horrible. 😮 This is what has made me stop using acrylics, especially in my apartment without a balcony.
Thank you for this information.
Glad it was helpful!
🔶All the effort that I, and many others that are much more active artists, make to reduce our carbon footprint seldom, if ever consider, the toxicity and impact our supplies and waste make. “We” even reduce reuse and repurpose but then add toxic stuff on top of it, and use supplies that mostly come in plastic packaging and buy excess supplies we may never even use… I use very little paint but do use glues & mediums. I mostly collage with magazines and books and use glue sticks (which of course uses tons of single use plastic containers…). Carelessly I’ve ignored environmentally friendly disposal practices, especially since I live in a tiny apartment, but justify it to myself because I make so very very little art. Back in the 80’s I used to make pottery but don’t think I could ever do it again considering how toxic the glazes are and the amount of energy consumed to create it. Anyway, it makes me sad thinking about how much good, and bad, arts and crafts are created without any concern or knowledge pertaining to its environmental impact. Do you know of any organizations or groups working to encourage (demand!)the labeling of supplies with warning labels and/or about raising the conscientious of arts and crafts supply users? I think about all the time, money and effort that goes into the attempt to recycle yet knowing very very little ever makes it to be recycled. If there were such an effort/organization I would happily join in but I’m afraid I’m not up to starting anything on my own. (I’m pretty old and infirm and am self-conscious about doing anything that seems like nagging…) And, sadly even disposing of our supplies properly contributes to the huge landfill problem as does nothing to change the impact of just producing the supplies. I’ve thought about using kitty litter, which I have on hand and get bummed about how much of that goes into the trash (I’ve tried the “natural” types of litter but they don’t work well for me…). What a diatribe... It’s just the state of everything in this world makes me sad and almost glad I'll be gone from it before too long. ☮
Alice, you make very good points, and have gotten me thinking about not creating the waste in the first place. Thank you for your very thoughtful comment that benefits us all.
I believe everything you said is correct and very astute. It is a great idea to reassess what we do with a critical eye, especially in regards to its impact on our planet and others. That said, I remember reading a great point made in a book on trying to promote a vegetarian lifestyle to others. The gist of it was that attempting to share so much information at once, even though truthful and loving, overwhelmed people, and they are turned off and tune out. The example was that instead of asking someone to completely give up all meat, it would suggest eliminating only one type and over time, eventually another. Most are more receptive to this because they see the possibility of achieving the goal.
My banner craft item to target is omnipresent glitter. It is an environmental landmine, and it is so overused. People flush it down a drain like it's nothing, but it's destroying our waterways and marine life. The microplastic and even micrometal pieces lay in the silt and are stirred up by wildlife where it is consumed or breathed in, tearing into their gills and internal organs. This is all just so we can see pretty sparkly stuff! Ughhh!
I Iive in the hot AZ desert, so I’m guessing this evap method would work rather quickly for me! Thanks for the idea! I too, dumped it down the drain for years. 😕
I bet the evap method would be perfect for you! So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
Cat, ❤❤❤❤❤Thanks so much for the excellent information. So important. Much appreciated. Sondra Borrie
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
I wonder if drilling small holes in your sand bucket and letting the water go into the ground after leaching through the sand would help with some of the smell. The sand wouldn't be as wet. You could even put the bucket on top of some small gravel which would act as another layer of filtration before the water goes into the ground.
If I did that I would be adding draining paint water into the ground, which is what I'm avoiding by doing this method.
@@catrains.artist The sand will filter out the solids. It's basically a sand filter just like pools use. You just need to use deep enough sand. I'd start with 1/2 gravel, then pea gravel, and sand on top. Should work fine.
I use clumping kitty litter. It seems easier.
I need to try that method too. Need to "borrow" some kitty litter from my cat loving niece before I buy my own!
You can get the same ingredients in gardening supplies and it’s an even cooler effect and it’s much cheaper. 🥰 Teal is my favorite, btw. I’m almost always making my water teal. Lol
Very good to know, I'll look into it. Always looking for the cheapest way to clean up paint water!
What are those ingredients from the garden store?
@@sherryleggett1612 Sorry that I don't know since I didn't try this, yet!
This is great, thank you! Where did you get that triple bucket?
I believe I bought that from either Dick Blick or Jerrysartarama in the US.
Great informative video. Where did you get the partitioned bucket for your water?
Glad you thought it helpful. There is a link to the bucket under "show more".
Thanks, Catherine, I have wondered about this. The outdoor water evaporation method would work in the summer, but I’m in a cold and snowy place in the winter. I think it would just freeze. Does the Murphy’s oil soap work for the glue mediums on brushes or just paint?
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In researching this a little I learned that clumping cat litter would also absorb the paint water (not sure how cost effective that would be).
The Murphys works on glue mediums too! It has revived MANY brushes that were totally hard from glue. Yes the evaporation method is great for summer or sunny places. And even though I live in a relatively sunny place (north carolina), its hard to keep the buckets out of the rain long enough for them to evaporate fully. That is why I LOVE using a combination of the Crash product with this. Hope this helps you too.
Have you tried just filtering the water without the golden chemicals? It may not do as great a job but sure would be cheaper.
No have not tried that. I'm going to experiment with the kitty litter method next!
What ideas does anyone have for someone who lives in a small one bedroom apartment with a miniscule kitchen and wall to wall carpeting? My studio is a corner of my bedroom and I'm extremely sensitive to any kind of chemical odors. I do have a balcony but we have squirrels
Several people here have been suggesting kitty litter, which I'm thinking you could put on your balcony. Apparently this absorb the paint very quickly so you don't need to keep it around, or smell it. I'm going to try this myself!
Thanks. I may have to cover it somehow for the pesky squirrel who keeps scampering up my window and ceiling on my balcony. 😅
I wonder if that is available in Australia. There is still the issue of plastic on landfill. I live rural and our waste water goes through a leaching system, but it’s still plastics going into the ground.
Can you get Golden products shipped to your country? If you look on Amazon, you might have another product similar to this. I saw a couple others around the same price point, but were intended to dispose of acrylic house paint. I would think that would work as well.
The waste water smells swampy. Best way I can describe it
Good way to describe it for sure. Combined with a bit of sewer!
Can this same system be used with water-mixable oils?
Hmmm, not sure. Sounds like it would work, but that is not a medium that I use so I don't know for sure. Maybe there is a youtube video on disposing of that medium?
Thank you for responding. I’m going to try it out and I’ll report back with the results. Haven’t found a video on TH-cam for water-mixable oils yet, but will continue to search.
@@maritimemedic2319 I look forward to hearing what you discover!
Wiping down brushes with baby wipes and then Murthy’s help.
Great suggestion!
can you use the paint solids in another artistic application?
Yes you certainly could!
First tnx Catherine for your valuable vids.
Try to crush the solid residue then mix with wood glue
You will get free acrylic paint . Or mix with water and alcohol for acrylic spray., or simply wet your brush and use those solid remains as water color.
Can you reuse the drained water to clean your brushes?
I would assume you could.
How about filtering the water? I use huge coffee filters
You filter your used paint water through coffee filters, and then throw the filters in the trash?