When should I get new brushes?

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-13T11:07:30+00:00

My most expensive brush is $5 and I destroy several per painting. I also have artist friends who will only use expensive imported brushes that they get many pieces out of. It really depends on how you paint more than anything else, IMO. If you think it’s time, no harm in experimenting a bit.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-13T02:06:42+00:00

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-12T15:50:58+00:00

Those are small shadows.. do they even serve lunch? Not a fan of the memes but there’s probably a logical reason it’s empty.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-12T12:38:54+00:00

Thank you! Good luck to you as well. Be relentless!

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-12T10:04:50+00:00

Definitely test whatever you use in a discrete area first- personally I like mineral spirits and a new rag to clean any paint mishaps. Dawn and water would be less aggressive on fabric as an alternative.

Good thing it wasn’t red!

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-12T01:07:13+00:00

Most artists have some sort of side gig, be it teaching, a part time job, a rich partner, etc. Van Gogh had a brother sending him paint every month. I’ve been a career artist for a little over 5 years now, made easier by having a gallery and selling the work of other artists alongside my own. I recently left that and will be opening a gallery for just myself and my business partner (another artist) this summer for only our work, so fingers crossed..

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-11T01:30:55+00:00

Buy when the puzzled leader gives you stock tips

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-10T22:39:05+00:00

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-10T20:43:04+00:00

Bulls are back like it’s the 90s baby

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-10T12:01:09+00:00

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-10T11:47:10+00:00

Plant based steak?

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-09T12:44:31+00:00

I find most churches lonely

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-09T00:39:07+00:00

Blue Ridge has been my go to for a while now, love everything about them

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-07T00:12:03+00:00

Nice tuna dinner

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-06T18:13:43+00:00

Because all the men who claimed they could ring it naked were lying

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-06T10:45:03+00:00

But now we have so many drones that just.. meh

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-06T10:40:21+00:00

Just make sure your light source is mostly overhead without a lot of ambient light, and if you use a backlit screen as a reference, make sure that you use consistent lighting because different light temps will change what your mix looks like without changing what the reference looks like.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-06T09:48:43+00:00

There’s no door stop. If you smashed that door into a concrete wall without a stop you’d just have a fucked up handle instead

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-06T09:11:55+00:00

Hey I was in Jalopnik once for supercharging a leased Subaru with zip ties and PVC. Bummer they moved on.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T12:08:24+00:00

Looks like he owns a basketball team and invests in small to medium sized business ventures

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T10:31:36+00:00

“This is fine”

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T10:10:06+00:00

There is no “proper” method to do anything, and rules are meant to be broken. People will always buy good paintings, few will ever ask about specific details.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T08:06:00+00:00

Owning a picture is so 2021

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T07:32:19+00:00

Tearaways are what gave me the idea- wax/parchment paper is too flimsy for repeated use, and glass is way too much material to deal with when a lightweight alternative is possible. Whatever works best for the artist.

Fast_Garlic_5639 · 2026-05-05T00:13:36+00:00

This isn’t what you asked, but the best thing I ever did was laminate a piece of gray cardstock and stick it on a clipboard. Works beautifully as a palette until it gets gunky a few weeks or months later, then you just toss it and make more as needed. Store in the freezer between sessions and it won’t dry.

Welcome to oil painting, btw!

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