When you're painting your interiors, and the task takes more than one day, it's a pain in the butt to have to wash all of your brushes and supplies whenever you take a break. So instead of washing all of the paint off my brushes, I just pop them in the freezer in a plastic bag and defrost them when I need to get back to my paintstaking project. If you've got room to spare in your freezer, you might as well keep your brushes frozen even after your project is done. That way, if you ever need to do touchups, your brush will be ice cold and ready to go!
on Yahoo! |
That IS a great tip, but I would also like to add that (as a former decorative and mural artist) the paint has a tendency to get kind of gummy after a few days, and is extremely hard to get out, even after defrosting, then the brush may be lost.
May I offer another tip? When you do wash your brushes, wrap the bristles in a little sleeve of folded newspaper to keep them nice and square for the next time.