Friday, January 8, 2010

What is the best way to remove a brush hair on wet canvas?

It's happened to us all, we are busily working to blend something and notice a brush hair has come off on our painting. Its so hard to pick it off and not leave a pit in the paint, or if we brush at it, we get an effect that we don't want. So what is the best way to remove a hair, or lint from a wet painting without creating trouble?What is the best way to remove a brush hair on wet canvas?
If I'm doing a portrait or more surrealistic painting I always keep a pair or small-tipped tweezers nearby. I have found out from years of painting that the tweezers work much better than any pallet knife or fingernail. If you lift it straight up and gently it shouldn't mar the effect you are creating very much.





Also, if you haven't used certain brushes for awhile or are using newly bought ones it always helps to 'dry brush' the brush on a neutral surface to make sure and remove any loose bristles. You can run the brush across the palm of your hand a few times (or any surface matter) and this should do the trick.What is the best way to remove a brush hair on wet canvas?
first may be best to make sure any hairs that are lose be removed before painting, and may be indication to get a new brush, use the brush at hand to re-attach hair back to brush, and clean brush, also have a spare thin flat brush handy, and use the brush hairs to remove the hair,





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Pallet knife very carefully lift it off and ifit leaves a mark touch it up
If I can't lift it with my fingernail, I keep a dry (old) brush handy to sort of lift up the bristle that's in the paint and pick it up that way.
Let it dry, and then do it then; if anything messes up touch it up.

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