Mind over matter, or no more brush-licking

[frenchkid]

Originally posted by EricJ
I licked brushes until one day I noticed my cat drinking the paint water as I was licking the excess water off my brush, so I stopped...

...then I started agian...about 5 minutes later

Ah ah so my cat is not the only one to do that !!! Always wonder why she kept licking my rincing water, guess the cats like that paint tast to

 

[minimaker]

Origineel geplaatst door Margo
Let me get this straight: now we\'re discussing which paints taste better?

Yup. It looks like brush licking addiction is a worse problem than it first seemed. lol

Any chemists/doctors around who know about effects of paints on the human (and cat) body?

By the way, on paint names. Heresy was asking about paint name suggestions on the forum of doom if I remember right.

 

[Hoblit]

I used to lick my brushes, but stopped rather sudden;y after my fiancee caught me at it and swore she\'d never kiss me again. Now I only lick the brushes when I know she\'s not home.

Maybe if I could convince her to paint she\'d understand.

 

[Mollo]

Originally posted by Margo
Let me get this straight: now we\'re discussing which paints taste better?

sorry, i guess it\'s inconsiderate of us...
like talking about what brand cigarettes we smoke and why, in front of someone who just quit smoking...
(like the rush when it hits your lips, the sweet satisfaction when you\'re done, the rebelliousness of doing something you shouldn\'t be doing...)

oh man, i might quit smoking and take up brush licking

 

[WurzagUdUraZahuba]

Am I the only person who uses the creases on the palm of their hand to re-shape the point on my brushes.

 

[Calavera]

Originally posted by WurzagUdUraZahuba
Am I the only person who uses the creases on the palm of their hand to re-shape the point on my brushes.

Yes.....

lol

I only lick the bristles to shape the point. Never to suck the paint out ???

 

[t_haye2]

heh...I like flesh wash....mine tastes and smells like rum....dunno why...doesn\'t get me drunk though

 

[Ebonbuddha]

There is nothing wrong with licking the brush. the paint is non-toxic and it\'s loaded with vitamins.lol

My problem is I\'ve become an occassional glue eater. Sometimes I open the tube of super glue gel with my teeth. After applying the glue I have only one free hand. So,I usually hold the miniature with one hand and aim the glue tube towards the cap. The wierdest one was when I got some glue on my tongue.

My darling wife was quick to get on the phone and tell all of our friend,\"You\'ll never guess what he did...\"

 

[mickc22]

Originally posted by t_haye2
heh...I like flesh wash....mine tastes and smells like rum....dunno why...doesn\'t get me drunk though

uuugghhh! flesh wash is the most disgusting one of the lot, chestnut wash tastes much better.......it\'s the distilled water that makes me gag! lol

 

[SmashyStudios]

...i licked mine yesterday... turns out flow improver stays on the brush after you dip it in water... tastes bad, has a kind of numbing effect after a few minutes :]

 

[Mosch]

Orginal gepostet von SmashyStudios
...i licked mine yesterday... turns out flow improver stays on the brush after you dip it in water... tastes bad, has a kind of numbing effect after a few minutes :]

Fun Fact: You get the same effect when eating a whole pot of honey.

I know you\'re going to ask, so here\'s the answer: I was hungry, it was night, I didn\'t want to wake up my parents, I only had a pot of honey in my room.

 

[provoke_me]

now for the next question...

whats a pot of honey doing in your room?
and yes...i am a brush licker too.
it happened about 2 weeks ago when my hand was somehow super glued to the table and i spilled my water onto the carpet....so i wiped the extra paint of on myself and licked the brush.
dont ask how i glued my hand to the table..im not sure how it happened as well....

 

[minimart]

My great grandfather was a coach painter in Scotland. I am told he used to lick and suck on his brushes all the time. All that 1 to 1 freehand work required good points too. He died relatively young....lead poisoning.....boy am I glad when I suck I suck on acrylics my favourite worst taste experience was blue ink with a touch of mithril in it, sucked up a loaded brush worth. I think I was spitting it out for 10 minuteslol

 

[Mosch]

Orginal gepostet von provoke_me
whats a pot of honey doing in your room?

It was a free sample. I went home and sat down. Remembered the honey, had a rush of lazyness and couldn\'t be bothered to put it in the kitchen.

I know you all hoped for a more interesting story, but there is none


Now what I am wondering.... how did you all actually get the idea to suck on your brush? And please, no \"Freud\" answers

 

[Jkaen]

It just seemed the obvious way to form a point. As for the numbing thing well back in my more youthful days I cooked some flapjacks with \"herbs\" in and they completly numbed my mouth too, wonder if you eat enough honey would you get other effects too?

 

[BloodiedFangs]

it just seemed like the best way to remove excess water while getting a point...

 

[Avicenna]

Originally posted by Jkaen
It just seemed the obvious way to form a point. As for the numbing thing well back in my more youthful days I cooked some flapjacks with \"herbs\" in and they completly numbed my mouth too, wonder if you eat enough honey would you get other effects too?

were you in amshterdam?

 

[TAB Studio]

better to be a licker than a sucker?

 

[Margo]

going back to catd drinking painting water and stuff ... Yesterday when I was painting my cat got in my lap and ... licked a brush! That was rather impressive, I must say ...

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by Margo
going back to catd drinking painting water and stuff ... Yesterday when I was painting my cat got in my lap and ... licked a brush! That was rather impressive, I must say ...

Cat\'s are notoriously curious. The question is will your cat do it again?