Why do oil brushes wear fast?

The reason why the brush wears too fast is due to the bad habit of painting.

Such as: often use a small thin brush, covering a large area of oil painting.



Use a fine mink brush to smear on rough surfaces, such as coarse-grained canvas and coarse-grained jute canvas.

Due to rough use of pen, brushing or pressing too heavy.

Use cheap wine to clean brushes.


At the end of the painting, the oil brush is improperly cleaned and allowed to remain pigment at the root of the brush.



The root of the brush is dry for a long time, which causes the bristles to open.

Different pictures express in different ways, so we need some skills in the selection of brush.


Such as: jute canvas suitable, brush hair is hard brush (bristle).

The following brush care recommendations will double or even triple the life of the bristles.


1. Never use a fine mink brush to cover a large area, such as the sky or water.


Bristle brush or hard brush brush can be used to cover large areas of the picture.


Mink brush, only suitable for fine details.

Never use household alcohol to clean brushes.


Brushes lose their natural oil and become vulnerable. Use a professional brush cleaner or thinner such as turpentine.


At the end of each painting, wash the brush.

After cleaning, apply a little Vaseline on the bristles, and then press the bristles back to their original state;

If it's a round sable brush, you can use some nutrients (such as olive oil).


Brush storage: put the brush in the jar with the brush head up.


In the process of painting, only one or two brushes will force the painter to clean the brush between the mixed colors, causing unnecessary wear and tear.


To avoid frequent cleaning, use more than one at a time.

Buy expensive brushes, as long as simple care, the use of time will be longer.


In the process of painting, using multiple brushes will avoid unnecessary cleaning in the process of color mixing.

Oil painting pen, can draw a good oil painting!