Damn - thought passing of the reins would have generated more fan fair. Guess I will just have to start linenbacking again to show this young grass hopper how it's done.
Thanks all for such nice comments. I feel I've come a long way towards perfecting the conservation(washing) & support phase of "linenbacking".
But am still challenged to successfully complete the different phases of restoration that are part of the skills I want to be proficient at...airbrush & MC infill.
I don't feel yet that i am fast enough to "snatch the pebble from your hand"...a vinyl eraser maybe...
BTW - when are we going to see some work on that under the floorboards poster of yours?
Well...it's gonna be at least till after the new year. I have a few more posters to practice infill & stain removal. Said poster has water stains, image ghosting/transfer really bad, toning & is somewhat brittle!
It's such an cool artwork poster that I want to practice with stain removal/image ghosting before tackling Phantom Gold! I will definitely be consulting the Master of Linenbacking prior to the challenging wash I'm expecting!
Well, if I don't wash it properly-deacid & bleaching-it just might end up with some ghosting left behind! .
My goal is to get it cleaned up & looking like magic! I remember David saying Dario passed on the stains on Belle Starr, so he sent to another house.
Ive tackled some water stains but no ghosting yet so, I'm less than confident I can clean it up to my satisfaction right now. Obviously other stained/ghosting posters will precede Phantom Gold.
I remember David saying Dario passed on the stains on Belle Starr, so he sent to another house.
To be fair, Belle was in worse shape.
I think I remember it had a lot of white which had very bad staining! I certainly make no assumptions as to his methods or procedures-_Dario is the best! I can only dream of conserving & restoring posters as good as he does!
If he passed on a poster, I'm guessing, given the way the chooses to treat paper, he couldn't assure himself the paper could emerge clean with a certain amount of integrity.
Ive certainly had results where I've ruined paper by over deacididying or over bleaching! Just glad it was my paper!
Well...I have one more poster to back, and two to finish restoration, but your right, Sven...I'll get it out, start the prewash cleaning and put it on the docket...
No sanding for the paper Infills is needed unless an edge rests above the infill area. I would burnish first and only sand if needed. Out of the 8 infills I put in Sunday, only one had an edge that slightly was placed above the surface of the poster.
The only time I use sandpaper is to remove something on the backside, to remove tape residue on the front, or to sand down an MC infill.
Having taken Charlie's advice, I try to make my infills match in color as close as possible or at least be lighter in color so that when I airbrush the border of the poster or wherever the infill is, it will be easier to cover it with gauche water colors.
Thanks Rosa, Jackpot has become a practice poster for my skills...next up...
Walk Softly Stranger-US 1Sht-1950
Poster was in good shape but had toning, several pinholes-in the faces, etc, and some minor center fold seperation-it washed up nicely-pushing out quite a bit of acid in the deacid bath-and went down well. Burnishing of fold lines done-some minor pencil infill of the fold lines will complete the resto work.
While i have some cold ones & watch the NFL playoffs, my wife works on the fold lines-she has a better eye than me for colors-and loves to "get away" if for only an hour or two to help out!
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Well done, Mark!
That's a great passion he has and kudos to Mark. Great work every time!!!
Kudos to the master of Collector linen backing...that It'd be Charlie!!!
I wish I could find some time to play "Dario"...
But am still challenged to successfully complete the different phases of restoration that are part of the skills I want to be proficient at...airbrush & MC infill.
I don't feel yet that i am fast enough to "snatch the pebble from your hand"...a vinyl eraser maybe...
It's such an cool artwork poster that I want to practice with stain removal/image ghosting before tackling Phantom Gold!
I will definitely be consulting the Master of Linenbacking prior to the challenging wash I'm expecting!
Call me a freak, but I kinda like the ghosting!
That will just look like magic once cleaned up!
My goal is to get it cleaned up & looking like magic! I remember David saying Dario passed on the stains on Belle Starr, so he sent to another house.
Ive tackled some water stains but no ghosting yet so, I'm less than confident I can clean it up to my satisfaction right now. Obviously other stained/ghosting posters will precede Phantom Gold.
If he passed on a poster, I'm guessing, given the way the chooses to treat paper, he couldn't assure himself the paper could emerge clean with a certain amount of integrity.
Ive certainly had results where I've ruined paper by over deacididying or over bleaching! Just glad it was my paper!
A few picts... getting a bit easier...some successes, some not so...most areas will need to be sprayed lightly, some more heavily...
The only time I use sandpaper is to remove something on the backside, to remove tape residue on the front, or to sand down an MC infill.
Having taken Charlie's advice, I try to make my infills match in color as close as possible or at least be lighter in color so that when I airbrush the border of the poster or wherever the infill is, it will be easier to cover it with gauche water colors.
Poster was in good shape but had toning, several pinholes-in the faces, etc, and some minor center fold seperation-it washed up nicely-pushing out quite a bit of acid in the deacid bath-and went down well. Burnishing of fold lines done-some minor pencil infill of the fold lines will complete the resto work.
did some practice color matching in prep for Seven Brides...
Up next-Seven Brides...
Walk Softly Stranger-burnishing of fold lines & a few misc areas, --- pencil infill on fold lines & other spots as needed.
Ready for trimming---
Trimmed & ready for framing...