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?
2007-06-13 05:33:38 · 4 answers · asked by jagjava 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
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.
2007-06-13 09:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-06-13 08:37:53 · answer #2 · answered by saurus3118 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pallet knife very carefully lift it off and ifit leaves a mark touch it up
2007-06-13 06:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it dry, and then do it then; if anything messes up touch it up.
2007-06-13 05:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by Raven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋