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Cleaning After Painting Session
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After painting, use your palette knife to scrape off the excess paint and clean it with a rag.
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You can also mix it with some more paint if you need more color in the future.
Store the leftover paint in the refrigerator to prolong the paint life.
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Cleaning your brushes after an oil painting session is the last step.
The best way to clean brushes is to use a brush cleaner, like soap, or substitute turpentine.
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The better you clean your brushes, the longer they will last.
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If you are painting the next day, it's ideal to maintaining them in a plastic bag stored in the refrigerator.
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It's important not to pour your dirty solvent down the drain.
If you want to get the most out of dirty solvents and medium, then pour it into a jar and wait for all the residue on top to settle.
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This will allow you to filter out all of your solids, and then you might be able to use it again to clean your brushes or use it for underpainting.
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