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Here are the effective solvents to choose from: And there are some different types of solvents available. Keep in mind that when it comes to buying the paint brush cleaner, it means solvent. It is better off to take good care of any of them. Moreover, art supplies are getting more expensive these days. As a result, it saves you some money because of preventing you from buying the new ones. If you have some good brushes and keep them always clean, they will last for a longer time. You are ready to use the brushes at any time. Having the best paintbrush cleaner makes you keep them clean easily.

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Keep the holders with the bristles facing up a bit when you put them in your bag and your brushes will love you and give you years of happy painting!ĭo you love painting outdoors or plein air?Ĭlick HERE to learn about what easels work best for plein air.Ĭlick HERE to read about my recent 3-day plein adventure.Ĭlick HERE to enjoy our FREE Plein Air Color Temperature training.Working with paint brushes either as beginners or professionals requires you to keep the brushes clean. These holders are super tough and will protect my brushes even from airline abuse or a grizzly attack (okay, maybe not airline abuse). They fit so snugly for me that no glue was needed, but feel free to use glue if necessary. The last step is to slide a rounded cap on one end (now the bottom of your holder) and a two-piece screw on cap to the top. Slipping while cutting near your leg could make hiking to your favorite plein air location significantly more difficult.

Notice how I used my leg as support while cutting? It’s probably best to use an actual table with a clamp – sorry for the bad example. Put a little extra effort into sanding the inside lip where brush bristles might get caught on rough edges. Step #2Ĭut the PVC pipes where marked with a fine-toothed saw and then sand to get rid of rough spots. If you paint like artist Alexey Steele though, you may want to increase the length since he paints with super long 24 inch handles. If you’re on the cautious side you might want to make them 13”. Make sure your brush holders are long enough to hold your brushes without squishing the bristles – and still able to fit in your backpack.įor my brush set I went with 12” – with the end caps attached these will be 15” in length and will easily hold the long handled Rosemary Ultimate Long Flat sized 12 brushes. Step #1īill measuring the PVC pipe for his oil-paint brush holders – he bought enough materials to make 4 brush holders. Maybe I was thinking of using one for smaller bristled brushes and one for larger bristles – or one for the ‘I just got here and have no idea what I’m going to paint yet’ clean brushes and one for the ‘wow, that was a fantastic plein air painting trip – when can I do that again!’ wet paintbrushes). No idea, just thought it might be handy to have two sizes.

150-200 grit sandpaper (a fine filer also works).

Threaded and non-threaded PVC caps (match PVC pipe sizes).

Two sizes of PVC pipe* (2 foot sections of each).

I’ll show you how I made my paintbrush holder set (as pictured above). In my large version I carry: two size 12, one 10, four 8, one 6 and one size 4 Rosemary Ultimate Long Flats one size 2 Ultimate Pointed Round and a size 0, 2, 4 and 6 Rosemary 2085 Egbert.

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In my small version I carry: two size 6, two 4 and one 3 Rosemary Masters Series 279 Long Flats one size 0 Ultimate Pointed Round one size 1 Rosemary Series 278 Long Filbert one size 6, 4 and 0 Rosemary Series 272 Rounds one size 1 and 0 Rosemary Shiraz Pointed Rounds and one size 8, one 7, two 5 and two 3 Masters Series 274 Short Flats. You can count on 14-18 brushes fitting into these carriers.

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This DIY project takes ½ hour of labor, plus an hour or two to shop (because I can’t go into a hardware store and get out in less than an hour – too many fun projects to dream about).

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If you’ve ever returned home with bent bristles or broken handles and thought “I sure would love to know how to make a paintbrush carrier that can withstand a beating” – well then, you’re not alone and you’ve come to the right place. DIY PVC paintbrush carriers for plein air painting – no brushes were injured during the making of these holders.