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I'm terrible with my paintbrushes despite trying to be careful. After a day or two the point seems to go on them.

How does one look after their brushes?

As a side note, any recommendations for paintbrushes?

Watch these!

Beyond the basics (use a palette, don't allow paint to build up in the ferrule):

Don't use alcohol or solvent on sable brushes; it'll wreck the natural fibre bristles in quite short order. If you're using stuff that needs that (eg Liquid Gold / Tamiya brushed on) use cheaper synthetic brushes that can be disposed of / relegated to drybrush & glue duties once they go.

Masters' Brush Cleaner & Restorer is a great brush soap, use that as directed.

I did not watch the tutorials, but if they did not mention it, always bring your brushes back to a nice tip after cleaning. While not exactly healthy, a quick pull through your mouth brings the brush to a nice tip again and keeps everything in place until ready to use again. This greatly extends the life of your brushes

Also, a few other good habits:

- Never leave your brushes sitting in your water cup. It bends the bristles while soft and they are destroyed in quick order.
- Never soak a brush when it has wet paint on it. This forces paint up into the ferrule and will push the hairs apart and you will never get a good tip again. When ready to clean, dip in water and pull on a paper towel. The when most of the paint is off, dip and pull through your towel while squeezing the paper. Do this a couple of times until the brush is clean. Use a little soap or cleaner then bring to a nice point again.
- If it is really dirty with dry paint or you need to bring a brush back to life, soaking in a cleaner is great, but again, do not do this if your brush is full of wet paint.