How to Ventilate an Art Studio

Video Transcript

"MATT CAIL: Hello. I'm Matt Cail and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to show you today how to organize and set up and tame your own art studio. The next thing I want to talk to you about is something that a lot of people can overlook when setting up their art studio but it's something very important for your own personal safety and your health and that's ventilation. Now, you're here painting and you're having a great time and you don't realize that all these chemicals and stuff you're using, that you're putting here on the brush and flinging all around or also, even using with chalk and other things, are going up into the air and they are particles in the air. And over time, it just starts getting more and more concentrated. That is not good on your lungs, your air passages, anything, that's bad. And there's a very easy thing to do to remedy it and that is keeping in mind, ventilation, the power of ventilation. For example, one of the best things you can do is be near a window. So if the window's locked, it's not opening make sure that it--you have a window that can open because then if you're getting a little bit overwhelmed, you go over here, you open up the window--oh, my goodness, fresh air and that feels good. It's a lot, lot better. It's no longer as stuffy in here. The chemicals will disperse. Now, if you don't have windows, I highly recommend you, at least, definitely have open doors and maybe even ducting or other ventilation. If you don't even have that then you can consider going out and getting yourself a little fan. I use this little baby here on really hot summer days, not so much for the heat, just because when it gets that hot and the combination of that and the chemicals, it makes my sinuses go all screwy. This guy helps a lot. It will rotate around. It will blow some of those chemicals out of your face and disperse it to the point where it goes blown where they're actually harmful. Now, I'm not saying you're going to pass out or go to that big art studio in the sky, if you don't listen to me here but I will say that, over the years, it can have very adverse effects on your health. It can also have bad impacts on the health of your family, children, spouse, friends. So definitely, keep in mind, ventilation."