Gitzdee Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Quote Licking your brush makes your painting better. FALSE- Emma: Don’t lick your brushes, you never know where Nurgle lurks! To get the point back on your brushes after cleaning them, use your fingers and gently pull your brush through them to get that precise tip back, helping keep your highlights super sharp. That’s seven long-standing painting myths sent scarpering back to the Golden Demon’s niche in the Warp. I do not agree. It gives me painting super powers for sure. This made me wonder if i am the only one getting painting powers this way. Edited December 15, 2022 by Gitzdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBrodd Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 100% lick!! The wife hates it but...my results!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I started using artist's paints intermittedly, those are not all safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitzdee Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, KingBrodd said: 100% lick!! The wife hates it but...my results!! Every time! Need to put this up as an option. (cant change my vote for some reason) Edited December 15, 2022 by Gitzdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I can recognise most GW and AK colours by taste. 'Nuff Said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Arthur Hotep Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Personally, I don't even see a reason to do it. Just twist your brush on the palette for a bit and it will have a nice point. No need to ingest mystery pigments and acrylic medium all the time. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoVampire Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It’s like a basic reflex for me now! I genuinely can’t understand how people paint without licking the brush?? 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 22 hours ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said: Personally, I don't even see a reason to do it. Just twist your brush on the palette for a bit and it will have a nice point. No need to ingest mystery pigments and acrylic medium all the time. Oh, I did this a lot. But Cadmium Yellow changed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) On 12/15/2022 at 1:05 PM, KingBrodd said: 100% lick!! The wife hates it but...my results!! She ‘s probably just jealous of that brush😂 Edited December 17, 2022 by Skreech Verminking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayul Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Is this poll asking adults if they are licking a petroleum-derived polymer-based substance of their brushes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippy Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Yes, I do. Not always but often enough. Do I ingest anything? Maybe, but if I do the routine is usually: water --> paper towel --> water --> paper towel --> licking to shape and check the wetness. I can live with such risk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerekKruger Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I lick my brush unless I am using metallic paints. I learnt the hard way that the mica/aluminium in metallics causes tiny sores/blisters on my tongue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerekKruger Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 9:52 PM, Bayul said: Is this poll asking adults if they are licking a petroleum-derived polymer-based substance of their brushes? I mean, we are all ingesting a bunch of petroleum based byproducts all the time, some of which we now know are also certainly bad for us. I'm not saying consuming tiny amounts of acrylic medium isn't also bad for us, but in the head scheme of things it's a pretty small thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 48 minutes ago, JerekKruger said: I mean, we are all ingesting a bunch of petroleum based byproducts all the time, some of which we now know are also certainly bad for us. I'm not saying consuming tiny amounts of acrylic medium isn't also bad for us, but in the head scheme of things it's a pretty small thing. If we look at artist's paints; lead, cadmium, cobalt, several borates, arsenic, mercury, antimony, copper, nickel and manganese are on the menu. As far as I know, minipaints are nontoxic (not so sure about kimera though), but take care when branching out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, zilberfrid said: If we look at artist's paints; lead, cadmium, cobalt, several borates, arsenic, mercury, antimony, copper, nickel and manganese are on the menu. As far as I know, minipaints are nontoxic (not so sure about kimera though), but take care when branching out. I suppose these are oil-based. The kerosene smell of mineral spirits should keep any sane person from putting anything into their mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 54 minutes ago, Flippy said: I suppose these are oil-based. The kerosene smell of mineral spirits should keep any sane person from putting anything into their mouth. Pthalo pigments and cadmium are certainly also in acrylic. Source: my collection. The medium does not matter for most of these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerekKruger Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 8 hours ago, zilberfrid said: If we look at artist's paints; lead, cadmium, cobalt, several borates, arsenic, mercury, antimony, copper, nickel and manganese are on the menu. As far as I know, minipaints are nontoxic (not so sure about kimera though), but take care when branching out. Yeah that's a good point. A lot of traditional pigments contain various heavy metals which are generally really bad for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntMan Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I think that having read through this I'll be changing from yes to no going forward! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) Never ever licked brushes with paint, but I do use my hand/arm as a quick palette... edit: including after dipping them in water to remove most paint.. and after they're cleaned I don't want to taste the brush soap either. Edited December 21, 2022 by CommissarRotke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitzdee Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 For clarification, i lick the brush to make a nice tip after i clean it. Not with paint for reasons above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiepiratexxx Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 From following this discussion I seem to think the question has been misrepresented. I only ever lick my brush AFTER it's been cleaned, but some of the comments here make me wonder about just when folk are licking their brushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan's Cynic Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 15 hours ago, CommissarRotke said: Never ever licked brushes with paint, but I do use my hand/arm as a quick palette... I'm guilty of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerekKruger Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 21 hours ago, zombiepiratexxx said: From following this discussion I seem to think the question has been misrepresented. I only ever lick my brush AFTER it's been cleaned, but some of the comments here make me wonder about just when folk are licking their brushes. In the Grim Darkness of the 90s and early 2000s, most people hadn't discovered wet palettes. Back then, one's tongue was the ideal way to thin paints to the perfect consistency. It's a hard habit to break 😄 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Arthur Hotep Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 8:50 PM, CommissarRotke said: Never ever licked brushes with paint, but I do use my hand/arm as a quick palette... The best way to test if your paint is right for drybrushing. If the paint flows into the folds of your skin, it is too wet and there is too much of it on the brush. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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