If you procrastinate over picking up your painting brush and starting work on your painting you may find these tips helpful as they are a great way to get you started and every artist knows that's the hardest part. Once we artists get started there's no stopping us. So why do we procrastinate, find any excuse to not start? I suppose for everybody the answer is different but here are a few tips that I find helpful and I hope you do too. 1 Always clean your brushes and work area immediately after painting so you are ready to go at the next session.