Oil paint can be messy. If cleanup is put off, it gets harder and harder (and can even ruin your paint brushes).

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Oil paint is simple. At its most basic, it's just a mixture of oil and pigment. But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint ...

Wrapped up in multiple layers and guarded by an umbrella, Mr Pointon races to oil paint a full canvas before the sun has risen. “At 3am, I was twitching at the curtains when I heard the weather ...