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Art horror stories thread?

>Be in college life study class

>The person next to me is an overweight male dressed in a my little pony graphic tee shirt and jeans.

>We are using student grade oils

>Halfway in the class he starts complaining about the smell of the natural turpenoid we are using to clean our brushes

>"this stuff isn't killing my brain cells is it?"

>"No anon, it's turpenoid natural, you're fine."

>The teacher leaves the class for a while

>he goes over to the sink, POURS OUT THE TURPS, FILLS HIS CUP WITH WATER, AND RETURNS TO HIS SEAT.

>no one notices, too busy painting.

>I lean over and say

"um anon...were using hog bristle brushes, the water will ruin them."

"Dude it's just water, it's not going to hurt the brushes"

>I watch as the bristles swell up from the water, fibers start to fall out with each brushstroke, it's a massacre.

"Haha, these brushes suck so bad"

>teacher returns

>He painted with acrylics and synthetic brushes for the remainder of the class.