I have a simple way of cleaning messy brushes. When I am painting murals I over abuse my brushes because I am worried about finishing the mural. I discovered that hand sanitizer will actually help dissolve paint trapped in the brush. I put a layer of hand sanitizer on each side of the brush and let that sit 5 or 10 minutes. After it has sat rinse with water and then either put more hand sanitizer on the brush or wash the brush with a mild soap. Then shape with the soap and let dry.
If you have a brush that is clean and will not go back to the same shape you can quickly dip the brush in hot water. I have only done this with synthetic brushes - please use caution and dip them quickly. This works really well with lining brushes to reshape them to a point.
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