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| Fig.1 Metal case |
By Gary Boutin
Tools and Supplies:
Professional brush carrying case
Empty Cocktail Tomato Plastic Container
Empty Huggies Baby Wipes
Empty Tool pouch
Silicone pencil case
Wrench set carrier
There are many way to carry brushes and art supplies. Artist supply containers can be expensive but there a way to lessen the cost of these supplies.
This post shows the five steps to alternate solutions to use to carry and protect delicate artist's brushes from damage.
Step 1: Fig.1 through
fig.5 shows the professional metal brush case. This is a metal box with metal hinges that can carry long delicate brushes and has a metal spring on the top and bottom to keep the brushes in place.
Fig.2 and
fig.5 shows the top and bottom of the carrying case.
Fig.1 shows the closed metal case and
fig.4 shows the metal hinges.
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| Fig.2 Upside down |
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Fig.3 Can carry
long brushes |
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| Fig.4 Metal hinges |
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| Fig.5 Upwards |
Step 2: Fig.6 through
fig.9 shows that this clear plastic case is the inside of an ordinary cocktail tomato container. These container have a plastic locking device on the corners that keep the supplies from opening the container.
Fig.8 and
fig.9 shows how the brushes fit nicely in the container.
Fig.8 shows the plastic container is filled with brushes and paint scrapers. During travel use a soft foam or linen to keep the brushes from rolling around the container. Be careful some plastic container have holes for the vegetation to breathe thus may leak during travel.
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| Fig.6 Tomato Container |
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| Fig.7 Inside the case |
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Fig.8 Brushes in
the container |
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Fig.9 Brushes
ready to transport |
Step 3: Fig.10 shows a Huggies Baby slim carrier. If you use the baby wipes travel pack this is the perfect case to carry brushes.
Fig.11 shows the wipe containers with art brushes.
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| Fig.10 Baby wipes travel container |
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| Fig.11 Wipes containers |
Step 4: Fig.12 shows a silicone pencil case. This one was on sale for 25-cents.
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| Fig.12 Silicone case |
Step 5: Fig.13 shows this is a combination box and wrench set carrier.
Fig.14 shows the wrenches have been removed and carrier is loaded with brushes.
Fig.15 shows what it look like when carrying it outside the studio. These are the alternate solutions to carry paint brushes or even keep them safe in your studio area.
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| Fig.13 Wrench Set Carrier |
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| Fig.14 Carrier with brushes |
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| Fig.15 Folded |
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