Cleaning Tips

Cleaning Tips For Parents of Young Artist

Tempera Paint, Watercolor Paint

1. Soak the spot in cold water

2. Hand scrub with soap

3. Work area with hands

4. Wash as usual

Ink (other than India)

1. Soak the spot in small amount of milk and then hand scrub

2. Soak in the spot in cold water

3. Work area with hands

4. Wash as usual

Permanent Marker, India Ink

These materials contain varnish and require a solvent. Turpentine or paint thinner may work, but marks from these materials may never be entirely removed.

Clay

1. Allow clay to dry

2. Brush dried clay from fabric with a stiff brush

3. Wash in the usual manner

Acrylic Paint

Plastic-based paint; permanent- can’t be removed