Touch ups

Charlie

dry

racer59

Charlie said:

If it isn't still on the stretch frame, watercolor pencils will be ok...

what is the reason to not use watercolor pencils while its still stretched?

Charlie

No. You shouldn't use anything wet once it is off the frame - warping may occur...  You can still use pencils and everything else while it is on the frame.

racer59

Ah, now I see what you meant. I misunderstood. 

Sven

Regarding airbrush touch ups, I'd imagine that only acrylics water based paints would be used by most restorers?  What chemical is used to remove these paints during re-restoration?

 Would a non arylic water based paint actually airbrush and hold to the paper ? I cant imagine they would as the only thing that comes to mind are water colors but would like to hear from our restoration savy members.

Sven

http://www.airbrushaction.com/airbrush-paint-buyers-guide

This was interesting for the types of paints, can use watercolor to airbrush but does not look like it would retain well. 

Charlie

Funny... I am working on a "Why acrylic paint is the devil!" blog post...  In order to cover you have to use gouache for it to be water soluble of water soluble wax...  What removes acrylic?  The same stuff that removes ink. 

Sven

Thx charlie look forward to your blog. 
Sorry did not get what you meant with gouche, with what paint and the basic steps to apply? E.g.spray watercolor then apply gouche? 

What removes ink? 

papergatherer

Just wondering -- Why does the yellow of the Mount Rushmore imagery look more vibrant in the "before" pic (where the titling is supposedly faded) .... and then, in the "after" pic, with the title retouched & colored in, the yellow, Rushmore area now looks more washed out and faded? (as does the yellow compass that contains the word, "By").

I would think that all colored areas would show a certain amount of fading. Or is this due to lighting issues?

Matt

Lighting and a cheap camera.

David

lol