ROSEMARY SERIES 2230 SPIKY COMBER GOLDEN SYNTHETIC SIZE 3/8" (LONG HANDLE) ROSEMARY 'SPIKY COMBER' is 100% Vegan Friendly. ROSEMARY is ideal with acrylics work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by Oil & Acrylics Artists. ROSEMARY & CO is a family run business in England that makes fantastic travel brushes and other brushes for watercolour artists. Commonly called 'Nylon', Golden Synthetic has some unique characteristics in that its retention, snap and spring are all superb. They are 100% Vegan Friendly. These brushes are quirky shape allows a much more 'open' stroke. Popular with ceramic artists for beards and hair in Portrait painting. HOW TO CLEAN THE BRUSH Oil Brush Start with wiping your brushes on a rag or paper towel. You should then wash them thoroughly with a good soap. (You can use olive oil soap for example). To clean them thoroughly you can use a dish soap (in England we call it fairy liquid), or overseas you may have Murphys Oil Soap or Dawn. Don't endorse the use of mineral spirits or solvents. Though they are quicker for the process; they are a known brush killer. Oil cleans oil, so safflower, rapeseed & linseed oils should work too. Acrylic Brush Ensure to clean the Acrylic brushes in-between each use Grab a rag or kitchen towel and wipe away any excess paint from your brush to begin with; this will make the washing process faster and easier. Thoroughly rinse the brush with water and wipe the brush in your palm to get the paint out. You can use soap to speed this process and condition your brushes.
