How to fix damaged paint brush Artist Hack - Paintastic Arts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2024
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Hey Everyone !! In today's tutorial i am going to show you guys an Artist Hack on how to fix your damaged paint brush. You would definitely save alot of your money every time you spoil one. With this hack you get your softer bristles once again.
I tried and tested a lot of things but this hack clearly helped me and thought i should let you guys know how it works. I have also proved how this brush worked on my paper before and after. So go enjoy this video and get to know step by step detailed instructions.
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FOR ANYONE WONDERING IF IT WORK FOR SMALL DETAIL BRUSHES IT DOES! THANKS ALOT 💞✨
Yes good tq
Thanks. Very important tip
Thank you for the information about this.
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Thanks! I have a brush with bristles that are just 4 millimeters long and I was wondering if this technique would work!
Good video! I'm sure this method will improve your brushes. That said though....
Here's an even better tip for restoring real hair brushes. I've used this technique on Raphael inking brushes (8404) for years, and they've helped them maintain a nice point for quite a while. One brush that I'm still using has been in service in my studio since 1997!
1) Wash your brush in shampoo, rubbing the shampoo in to the bristles to clean out the bristles. Shampoo is the best thing for cleaning hair, folks. It works on hair brushes the same way
2) Rinse out the brush with warm water
3) Wash the brush again, this time using a shampoo conditioner, but DON'T rinse out the condition. Instead...
4) With the bristles still caked with conditioner, reform the point of the brush. You can do this with your finger tips, or rolling on a piece of paper (or even with your mouth if you're so inclined, and don't mind the taste of conditioner. lol)
5) Once the point has been reformed, recap the brush (if you have a cap for it). If you don't have a recap, that's okay too. What you want to do here is put the brush on a shelf or someplace safe for about 3-5 days. A window seal, a shelf or something where it won't be disturbed for the duration. The caked-on conditioner will harden on the bristles, forcing the bristles to be retrained, thus regaining the proper bristle memory.
6) After about 3-5 days take your brush from the shelf, and wash it out with soap and warm water. Reform the point. This should do the trick. If it doesn't quite do it, rinse and repeat the process.
This method works. It works well. I've been a professional comic book artist and illustrator of RPG and kids books since 1996, and this has saved many, many of my brushes. I hope this is helpful.
I do this also with the shampoo and conditioner, was going to write a comment about it.
Thank you!
Conditioning my brush has only gotten me so far, but drying it out with conditioner is a epic idea.
@@paganmurphy7090 You are so welcome. It's great that you're sharing information with other artists. I try to do this also. I love your videos. They're very inspiring. The key is to maintain the point or edge of the brush if it's a brush meant for precision. Reforming the point regularly with the shampoo and condition technique will help you maintain your brush much longer so that you can get full use of it. Brushes, like all art equipment, are expensive, so we have to do what we can to make them last.
interesting, ill try it out:)
And for spiky hair you can use hair modeler gel... becouse if it works on head hair it works on brush hair x'D . Just joking.
I love that she is giving us something that actually saves the brushes while most other videos are just like. "Pluck the stray hairs out it will be fine!"
Lol it’s wat they do wile there brains are gone. Two hours later I regret 🤣😂😂
If my English bad don’t mind. It I’m Japanese not Korean few! My grandma was Korean
@@airi3775 No problem!! You did quite well for someone who does not speak English as their first language!
@@airi3775 wdym few? phew? if you meant that then why is not being korean a relief to you?
@@foresst nah nothing like that. I’m not Korean myself, my grandma was. I dunno bout meh parents cos I never see em. I’m Japanese. Lol. My English go wobbly sometimes and I’m relived I did it. Thank u for asking tho.
@@airi3775 ohh i see. thanks for the clarification.
Next, How to fix damaged and broken Artist 🥺
LMAO.💀😂😂
Well dip the artist into imagination , rub it over imperfection and leave it for life time...😂😂
@Pratyusha Tiwari hahaha thankyouuu!!
You want attention
@@amelia9465 a little :< cause I'm very lonely
This hack is genius! I used it on all of my brushes this morning, and there’s a noticeable difference in the quality and texture of my brushes. Highly recommend!!
Woohooo that’s a great news !! 🙌🏻 I am glad it helped you ❤️
Yeah! Thanks for the hack!! ♥️
Any kind of soap?
@@jasminenangauta31 I just used a standard bar soap. Any kind of bar soap should work!!
Now I just have to try it
Suggestion to those who are interested: After painting, always wash your brushes with soap and that way your brashes will always look like new. And you wash them with soap for as long as it takes to get rid of all the color. If you are tired or in a rush, at least keep them in jar filled with water and peace of soup in it, till you get time to wash them properly. I found wet wipes very useful when in a hurry because they contain soup too, so you can use them during painting if u need to clean the brush. I know washing brashes is boring, but it's worth it :)
I have heard for good oil brushes you actually want to use oil to wash them out. So the natural hairs don't lose their oils and become brittle? But yes. For acrylic you'll want to wash them quickly.
lol why u spelling soap as soup
@@chadgibbs3341 probably because English is not my first; do you speak any other languages but your native one?
@@SandraSvetlanaSantiago yea i speak french
@@chadgibbs3341 If you honestly speak a second language, then you should understand that this is an easy & common mistake to make.
I've never tried it out, but I'm sure it helps. However, I would NEVER EVER throw away a brush. Even those two brushes at the beginning could be useful, for exanple when painting fur or foliage.
4 dry brushing 😉
Woahhh was thinking same
Yep. And if you're into other crafts old brushes can be used to apply glue, varnishes, etcetera. There's no such thing as a bad brush. It's all about what you use it for. ;)
Thanks, I will try
@@WoodRabbitTaoist Exactly and they're also handy for cleaning tight spots in machines. Sewing machines & 3d printers etc.
Thank You all !! Hope it helps you guys and you stop buying new brushes every time feel like u have spoiled one. It will save a lot of your money ✌🏻✨
I love you....and all of your ideas
Yes
True ma'am. Thank you for this hack.
Yes... I like your ideas ..... Thank you 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Rinku Chowdhury glad to know it worked for you 👍🏻
Thanks so much! I am a novice acrylic painter and am using brushes my kid brothers stored away with paint and did not clean. I cleaned them but a few of the bristles were messed up. I thought they were unrepairable and had actually put them in a box to throw away. Once I found your video I retrieved the brushes and used your hack. Worked like a charm! You save me money!
I need to do this with many of my brushes, I'm very negligent when it comes to brush care. Thanks for sharing this. New friend here.
Leigh Elks Art : Yes please try it out . I am sure it will be of great help 🙌🏻
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Thank you sharing this brilliant trick, a lot of my paint brushes are like that making them useless. This will certainly help 😀
Yup !! Definitely try this out ...I hope most of your brushes get back to shape with this hack 🙌🏻
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As an artist I find it very helpful 👍🏾
Loads of thanks for sharing such an amazing method of getting back a damaged brush to its original form.
Luckily I found this video. This saved my 9yr old detail brushes that I was about to give-up and unwillingly buy a new set. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
I am glad it helped you ❤️
Thank you soooo much for sharing this!! I was frustrated with my brushes and tired of replacing. A lot of others tell you to trim the hairs. This is the best advice I have seen on brush maintenance!! A million thanks.
Most Welcome !! Hope you try it out and it works wonders on your brushes.
Best wishes, Prajakta. ☺️
This is so simple, so glad I found your channel
Thank you. It is so frustrating when a brush is not working properly. You just saved me five brushes and probably more.
Wow, that's such a useful tip. I have been throwing my old brushes away and can't wait to try your method
Love the tip. Look forward to many more. Does it help with all types of brushes - synthetic, hog, others?
What a great hack! All my detail brushes have lost it's shape and this video is a saviour! Thankyou!❤
I wash & clean mine, but I spray hair spray into a small lid of drinking bottle & dip brush into the hairspray. I shape the wet bristles. I let it dry & keep the bristles stiff until I need it. I can wash it off with hot water & use it anytime. I do this with all my brushes after I use them to keep the tips safely in shape.
Wouldn't that make them stiff?
@@libalathiyaaa I think he stores with the hairspray and washes it off with hot water before using.
@@dawnmulder3540 ok thanksies
Wouldn't hairspray eventually dry out and damage the brushes?
@@danadarling101 yeah ik the hairspray will make the bristles stiff
Thank you, this was a very clear tutorial, I will try it out with my 2nd hand brushes.
Thank you for your feed back on this. Hope it’s works well with your paint brushes 🙌🏻❤️
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing, I have so much frustration with my brushes, you have been a great help
THANK YOU!!! I have a whole drawer of brushes I now know how to revive!! Hurray!:)
Glad! it helped :)
Thank you my brushes have been driving me nuts I just keep buying new ones after every project. Thank you Love ❤️
this worked wonderfully!!! thank you for sharing
As an aside, after cleaning my larger natural bristle brushes I give them a small dip massage in human hair conditioner, it does a similar thing by giving the bristles some body so they can be shaped tightly and when dry hold that shape. It also fills the cells in old dryer bristles giving them more life and a smoother stroke. I don't know if it would work as well on the tiny brushes, but it sure adds life to the larger ones.
I will definitely try conditioner. Thank you.
A "gentle" hand soap may have lanolin or glycerin as part of it, and will be able to condition natural brush fibers in the same way. If you use such soap, you can get by while skipping an extra step. With synthetic brushes this doesn't seem to matter.
OMG! I had trashed lots of brushes because I didn´t know this trick! Thank you for sharing this video, it will help me to save me a lot of money.
Thank You so much for teaching me how to get your brushes back to shape💕 I've never come across anyone that showed this ❤️
Thank you, after doing art for so long it's nice to learn this...
Glad you found it useful 🙏🏻
TLDR; Remove dried acrylic paint: hold brush under hot tap water. Use soap and a *hard* toothbrush to remove dirt. Done.
Erik Bongers yea I felt like skipping after bout 30secs ty for saving me time
These are not the instructions shown in the video! It will not get your brushes renewed like shown in the video
@@galarog5598 yeah the instructions in the video are brush cleaning basics that everybody knows. This is not a "hack"
@@DazzKK I didnt know about it and it saved my several new brushes which i ruined with a zipper, if you already know how to fix them why even come here🤷🏻♀️
The video wasn't about cleaning your brushes, it was about reshaping brushes that are already clean. And I think you meant TL;DW..... which is pretty evident.
Beautiful! thank you so much! You've saved me throwing out a few of my brushes. That's a big help!
Once I was recommended to wrap the hair part of the brush into the paper sticker just after washing. Checked - it really works. The sticker helps to keep the form of the brush. I thought the sticker would prevent the thorough drying of the brush, but it dried OK.
Hi for those who want to know if this works or not, here is my experience:-
I tried this with all my brushes some of them were good but I thought they would become better after 3-4 hrs I was really happy with the results and I painted too and it worked but after a week, my brushes became even more damaged. Then I saw another video which said to use vinegar instead of hot water, that also worked for a day but the next day when I painted my brush's bristles were damaged. Now I have wild bristles.. :(
Thanks for sharing
Most Welcome 🙏🏼
I used your method to refurb a set of second hand watercolour brushes I bought at a car out sale for a few pounds. They were really out of shape but look and work great now.
Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍
I am glad the hack worked for you !!
Wow, it really works. Just restored an expensive detail brush. Thank you!
Really glad to hear that :)
Thanks. Never tried this. Will give it a go today. Got quite a few brushes that need to be refurbished
Yes do try 🙌🏻 you will definitely notice a reasonable difference
Well 1st I want to say that your voice is too sweet to listen....and thank u for this hack❤
I think you wanted to say her voice is very sweet,but using ' too' word , changes whole meaning, it means opposite.
@@hemanaik4144 No, I don't think...u must double check the meaning...for ur convenience, u can google the translation please.
What a great hack! I have so many brushes that are not in so great shape. Can't wait to try this! Thank-you!
Most welcome Doris !! Do try this hack soon 🙌🏻
Hey Guys I just wanted to draw your attention to another similar video on how to clean palettes that you use for acrylics. Don’t forget to checkout these two very helpful tips on how to use colour palettes: th-cam.com/video/plSannfaJVk/w-d-xo.html. Hope this helps too 😊
I use to wet it with liquid soup al let it dries, but the hot water it help more thanks i have plenty of brushes to repair
thats great to hear !!
Just be careful with hot water as it loosens the glue!
Soo helpful thank you🙏💕
How cool is that? I have several paintbrushes that I thought were beyond use... thanks so much for this awesome hack. Can't wait to bring my brushes back to life :) x
Thank you very much. I have several brushes in need of Paintastic Arts care! Best wishes, Marion in the UK.
I use a 2" Wooster detailing brush to transfer fresh ground coffee into a filter. The brush lost its knife edge a long time ago so I decided to use your technique but go one step further, rinsing again to remove the soap from the bristles. Interestingly, the rinse water, which was clear after your suggested hot water rinse, turned dark again. I then, as you suggested, shaped the bristles and my brush was returned to its original knife edge. If I were still painting with oils and water colors, I might just use your technique plus a second rinse to remove the soap. Of course, I would never use my artists sable & other brushes to make coffee even though I'm a coffee addict. Thanks again for your great video. That knife edge really does a great job! Your coffee addict friend.
sanman187 : Thank you so much for your lovely feed back friend 🙌🏻 I am glad you could some what get back the shape of your Wooster brush ✨ Enjoy your coffee ☕️
Thankyou, it really helpful!!😍
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Smashing. I have so many brushes to recover. Thanks.
Bob
i just tried this on my makeup brush where the bristles were in a L shape haha - it worked INSTANTLY, didn't even need the soap. thanks for the tip!!
Thanks alot because my painting brush also like that I can't use them when I am using to give outline it fully waste the my drawings thanks
I like the way in which she pronounced the word water.
Haha
What's in funny
🤔
I didn't say funny, I said that I like the way on which she pronaunce the word water, she has an strong pronunciation, and maybe she is a young woman. I like her voice.
Andres uhia Thank you for appreciating Andres ❤️ I actually went back myself how did I pronounce it 😂
@@PaintasticArts you have a beautiful voice
i will def have to give it a try, i just got into making models and painting miniatures and the only experience i had prior was in art class at school over 10 tears ago so i absolutely didn't know how to properly take care of a brush and my small detailing brush split down the middle after it's 1st use, if i can fix it using this hack i will absolutely be taking much better care of it and all my other brush's from now on
I tried my brush and it worked for me. i realize i wasted a lot of brush before. everytime i do painting i buy new one because of this issue, and now i will not buy new one wasting my money. thanks for this
I am glad it worked for you
@@PaintasticArts sure. and yes honestly I really love collaboration, make friends with same artist.
I usually use my brushes all the way down to a few hairs, after cutting down the ferrel and exposing the hairs glued inside. Which I have to soak in rubbing alcohol to be able to cut down and shape into a usable brush. I will try this before cutting down the ferrel thank you!
Debbie Mitchell BRUSH STROKES : sure try it out 🙌🏻
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Me: PAINtastic
Being proactive is good before using a brush.
You should saturate it in its medium be it water or oil until it has soaked to the furrel.
One reason a nice shape gives way is that dry pigment often drys up deep in the upper belly where it was difficult to remove.
So presaturation is one of the key ways for making it easier.
This becomes evident when using large brushes. I learned this while painting houses.
I've always done this with The Masters brush soap. I didn't know you could use regular soap. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, but foremost important is to mention if the brushes are damaged using dried acrylic colors or dried oil paint.
Soap and water will definitely help water color brushes.
Hey thanks for your advice. This definitely works on acrylic, heavy body acrylics, poster water colours etc. The medium I use is Acrylics here and the brush was damaged using acrylics only. Hope this helps you :)
Thank you for this one
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This was a wonderfully helpful comment. Thank you so very much.
This is wonderful I have a bunch of old brushes I don't use any more.Thank you!
Great tutorial! I have two questions: Would this technique work on brushes where all the bristles are bent (dried leaning over)? And what is the best kind of soap to use? There are many kinds to choose from...
mmedeuxchevaux : Thank you. This should work on all types of brush. It also depends on your usage actually. If few bristles are out or bent this should work well. Apply a lot of soap n let it dry longer. The soap acts like a glue that will later get washed away bring the bristles back in shape. I’ve used a bathing soap over here. It kinda has a soft cream like texture.
Hope this helps 🙌🏻
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Wow, this hack really worked.. Thanks..😊
sri S : Glad this hack worked for you 🙌🏻
Thank you so much for this tip I was just trying to figure if I need to go buy new brushes you saved me!!!🤗
Wow ! I used to throw old brushes but I will not throw now, I will do this ! ☺️
Thank you for the tutorial. I needed this too. I just have one small question. Once we've let our brushes dry after brushing it on soap, are we supposed to dip them again in hot water or is normal water okay?
Thank you Nivedita. Dip brushes into normal water
@@PaintasticArts wonderful! thank you! (:
I guess it depends on what the actual brush is made of, synthetic or other real types of hair. Last resort for badly damaged is use as foliage brushes!
For real hair type, it does not work well. I tried it last night.
Thanks for sharing this good way to make in use again damaged brushes 👏
Thank you !! Hope you try this ✌🏻✨
Thank you for sharing this saved my so much money... My all brushes were damaged... And using this hack they were restore... Thanks alot 😘
I am glad this hack helped you ☺️
Some art supplies companies make brush conditioner for this exact purpose :) It comes in a solid form you wet and smoothe your bristles out, let it dry and rinse when ready for your next use. Some soaps can be harsh 🤘
i am sure it works, but soap is the last thing I want to see on my 40$ brush lol
I prefer conditioner to
Thank u for this one!
Thanks I've got a tin full of old brushes and only need 2 or 3 for stippling, will be trying this tonight.
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Thank you so much for this! Will try this to my detailed brushes
This is very helpful tip. Thank you for sharing. Now i can fix my old brushes.
#jvpaints
You are so welcome! :)
This method works for all kind of brushes and my teacher asked ti wash the brushes onces a week with soap as it will remove the paint that remains inside the brush which is dry
M glad this worked for you ❤️
So far I've saved three expensive brushes. Thank you for this video!
needed 👍👍👍 thanks for sharing...
I have so many damaged brushes..
I Like how she pronounced the word Soap xD!
Hahahaaa 😅
can this hack be used even for makeup brushes?
thanks for this life saving hack!😭❤️
Thanx so much.... I usualy struggle with damaged brushes this will be a BIG help
I am glad this video helped you
That cool to know i can save my lucky brush and use it again oneself buys brushes more than painting colors , thanks for inspiration.☺
Happy to help!
They sell soaps specifically for paintbrushes. They’re called The Masters Brush Cleaner. They work wonders for cleaning and getting your brushes to return to tip.
Be careful with other harsh soaps as they can undo the glue inside.
Agreed !! Thanks for this tip. 🙌🏻 I am gonna try this if it’s available 😅
I am an artist, and thought, well, I have these for about 25 years, therefore.....enough is enough. But I will give it a try.
So thank you - hope it will work. And by the way, the music in the background, however inobtrusive it is in this case, it is still totally unnecessary. I keep writing this every time when I am "forced to listen to some tune, when I really care about something else - if I want to hear music, I go to a concert. The best.
Buy some ear plugs, insert them in ears, spare others your whining. The best.
@@mr.mojorisin6402 Take no notice...I didn't even hear the background music first time around..The bigger question which I'd love you to cover is...how much of a difference does expensive brushes make when painting in watercolor.
??? That has to be the weirdiest thing to complain about 😂😂
This worked for me, thanks! - I have managed to repair my favourite 20 year old brush that had a few wayward hairs
Evert Pieterse Art : oh Wow that’s awesome 🙌🏻 I am glad it worked for you 😊
Wow!! Great hacks, I will ofcourse give it a go with my brushes!! And I also do one thing, that is when my old brushes had a rough bricles I used them as mop brushes which is really helpful to draw trees and clouds
How slowly !!!! 5 minutes of vidéo for that !!!!
What a lot of job...just dip them in very hot water, count until 15 and voila....they return to their original shape...just for synthetic
Thank you! I saw another hack like this, with some type of liquid, but this is much less expensive, I definelty will try this first!
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6 damn minutes to explain how you literally:
Put the brushes in hot water
Rub them through soup
Rinse them
Let them dry
30 sec explanation put in a 6 min video. 😶
~ Declares Old Curmudgeon from Planet Carbuncle.
@Primavera Regatta :p
That's the problem with using TH-cam for learning something. I find it faster to use my web browser to search for something I can read in many cases.
What kind of soup? Chicken Noodle? Tomato? Broccoli Cheddar? jk 🤣
Wow Im so trying this..I have so many brushes that need this..thank you
Aha! Thats the step I forgot about, leaving the bristles in the hot water for longer than a few seconds. Thank you.👍🏼
Really very thankful for saving money for new brush
I mostly face this problem
Most welcome 😊
Ma'am it's happening to my paint brushes many time.,So keep them aside,Now I'll try your hack.
Thnx for sharing ma'am.👍
Thank you for sharing this Hack, just done several of mine & am keen to see what happens when they've dried & cooled.
That’s awesome !! Hope it works
Good luck my friend😚😍😏🙄😊💞💝💗
WOW Now I can redo all those brushes that have lost their shape. Fantastic!!
Awesome info! thank you I am changing the old way I cleaned brush , the wast of money ,THANH YOU !
Thanks a lot for sharing the technique
Genius hack, thanks so much! Cheers from New Mexico USA!
Thank you soo much
This is a awesome tip! You saved me hundreds of $'s! No need to buy fancy expensive brush shaper supplies! I just subscribed and have my notifications on!!!
Damion Francis : Yes definitely give it a try 👍🏻
I was too bugged up specially with the thin brushes because we need them so perfect while working on the details specially. Hence I did some research and thought I’d share will all artist 😊
Thanks a lot for subscribing 🙌🏻
Brilliant! I have a lot of small detail kolinsky sables that kept splaying on me over time. This will save me a lot!!!
Great to hear!