Well, at least that is what I tell my students.'Be careful not to wash your brushes in your coffee/tea/hot chocolate!!!'
Pastel pencil on black card by Kerryanne English
BUT.... to be completely honest, I do it all the time.
Not on purpose of course. What you have to imagine, especially in the ...
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