tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post2802357874647256506..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: How to Clean up a Pastel MessKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-2785195201938153342014-10-29T04:55:37.211-04:002014-10-29T04:55:37.211-04:00Great Tips. After pastel painting we need to clean...Great Tips. After pastel painting we need to clean pastels to avoid spoilage and breakage. This free art lesson by professional artist Dick Ensing demonstrating how to clean your pastels. http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-lessons/Artists/Dick-Ensing/Dick-Ensing-Cleaning-Your-Pastels.html I think you should add this link to the blog. :)Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-75640621046634347802013-10-31T07:05:41.620-04:002013-10-31T07:05:41.620-04:00By the way, acrylic paint thinned like ink will dy...By the way, acrylic paint thinned like ink will dye t-shirts and other fabric brighter, truer to color and less fading than any actual fabric dyes I ever tried. Trick that I learned from a cool friend in New Orleans who did homemade tie-dye in Pthalo Green and other brilliant colors.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-81618178961406627282013-10-31T07:04:16.719-04:002013-10-31T07:04:16.719-04:00If your carpet was ugly, there's always scrubb...If your carpet was ugly, there's always scrubbing it in with water, then thin acrylic paint till it's like ink and spray several colors around in interesting patterns to make it look like you intended that. <br /><br />If this room wasn't a rental I'd do that anyway to liven up the ugly beige carpet with its pulled threads, worn spots and other, fainter stains from less dramatic spills over the decades.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-20814250823146840412013-10-31T07:02:11.158-04:002013-10-31T07:02:11.158-04:00The last pastel mess like that I had was when I wa...The last pastel mess like that I had was when I was living with my daughter in Kansas. I picked up as much as I could, she vacuumed and washed up, a smear of royal blue remained in the cheap beige carpet. Part of that was that I didn't notice it until after someone stepped on a piece of it and ground it in. I was more worried about my cat getting loose pigment in his fur and washing it off by tongue. Once wetted and scrubbed in as a paint-streak he didn't.<br /><br />But I do get very paranoid about my pastels! I don't have the body energy to do massive cleaning like that any more, so I tend to be more careful than most people about not having any kind of spills.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-67914345761933440262013-10-31T06:13:40.772-04:002013-10-31T06:13:40.772-04:00Pastel mess….awful job of clean up and an expensiv...Pastel mess….awful job of clean up and an expensive mess besides. But the bird I love, especially all the colors reflected in its feathers.CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201355529127200387noreply@blogger.com