Mario did my TCAT six sheet. He uses pre-made paste (just mix with water) - told me this over the phone. He also used acrylic on the borders.
Here is a review I did from my TCAT Sixer...
How does the backing/resto job look in person from your now seasoned eye? I was trying to avoid that question, even to myself. I would say overall to the untrained eye this was a masterpiece of a restoration job. I will also say that Mario has perfected minimizing the presence of fold lines - all were pretty non-existent but appeared to be air brushed... Better than I have been able to achieve - I can get them flat but find it difficult to make them totally disappear. But he was a bit messy when painting his patch work, which was not of the same paper type or either sanded smooth. There was a bit of a mess between the 'A' and 'N' in GRANT the patch work was nicely masked, but then appeared smeared. It did not appear that he used era paper or paper of the same sheen for the patching. Usually on patches larger than a dime you can snug a vintage piece of paper in and only really need to touch up the outsides, these were airbrushed as well. There were some places the airbrush would not be noticeable but was off in color; look just left and a few inches down of Grace chin you will see a dark spot on one of the folds. He didn't appear to use pencil at all, but wet colors. The entire border was resprayed and it did not match the white in the title - these should have matched. But his patch work in the border was exceptional! It appeared he painted it solid and then came back over with a darker mist application - which was interesting to see and which I may have to experiment with. There were also some trails across the piece that appear from not letting the mediums dry - streaks... And one of my pet peeves - small lumps from the adhesive throughout from either letting it setup too long or not straining it... Overall it was a decent job and I would probably send him something again if I couldn't handle at the house... And of course it is really easy to harp on stuff but there were some really exceptional things - he lined the sheets up really well. His frisket work was fairly unoticable as well and it had that "soft roll" memory that Dario talks about. It did seem like the cotton duct may not have been 12 oz duck (edit: not #12; I keep mixing these up) but of a lighter weight maybe 10oz but not 7oz, but I was so excited when looking it over, I could be mistaken... I probably could go on... and on...
Charlie or Mirosae do either of you have a picture of Mario's work he did for you that you can share. He is currently working on one piece for me after my framer highly suggested him.
The poster in question is a Dr. Who & The Daleks 3 sheet U.K. poster like picture below(not mine). I wish I had before pictures myself, but I have never laid eyes on the poster myself. I had been searching for this elusive poster in British Quad form for over 3 years on my hit-list. I had a friend in England who heard Simon got this in and informed me right away and had some connections in England for finding some very rare and hard to get material from films. So I had trust a friend on this purchase of roughly $3600 and settle for the larger poster with not as much taglines on it. Due to the overall size of the poster and that it is in two separate sheets I asked the dealer Simon Dwyer to send the poster directly to my framer I am too afraid of damaging the poster and that I wanted the poster linen-backed. My framer only looked at half the poster when it came in and suggested sending the poster to Mario Cueva of Lumiere Restoration based on the size, acid burn on the back showing through in the lighter areas not uncommon for the period, and his experience in the industry said the poster will be in good hands.
We'd love to see some before and after pics of your poster.
What sort of gear do you collect?
As far as posters go I mostly like to collect Science Fiction film posters that had to do with movies I watched growing up post 1980. I do have some from pre-1980 for science fiction, but they are attached to tv shows I like like Batman 1966 and Doctor Who. The above poster is probably the rarest one I have that I collected by myself. Favorite poster probably my Rocky original one sheet that Sylvester Stallone signed for me at New York Comic Con in 2013. Best looking poster is my Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD pictured below. If it does not fit in that category it is a mix grab bag of film posters i collected over the years to other films I like that are just guilty pleasures like The Toxic Avenger.
Charlie or Mirosae do either of you have a picture of Mario's work he did for you that you can share. He is currently working on one piece for me after my framer highly suggested him.
Yes... I think it may be on here somewhere. I am on the iPhone at the moment but when I get to a desktop, I'll post either way.
He saved the Quiet Man poster. He seems very intuitive. Knows the difference between restoration and total cover up or heavy make up. Your poster will not look like a print.
He needs to improve on communication. That was disappointing. Unlike Dario, Mario does not keep you posted. But Mario ' s skills are just outstanding too.
Apos for the lengthy response.
He saved the Quiet Man poster. He seems very intuitive. Knows the difference between restoration and total cover up or heavy make up. Your poster will not look like a print.
He needs to improve on communication. That was disappointing. Unlike Dario, Mario does not keep you posted. But Mario ' s skills are just outstanding too.
Apos for the lengthy response.
Mine comes back in a few weeks. The poster is done, but it with Hollywood Poster Frames as they make me a custom frame for the poster he did for me. I'll post pictures when it come in and is framed.
Mario agreed to take on the challenge of my three daybills. I think the
results are pretty amazing everything considered and based on my
restoration experiences...
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How does the backing/resto job look in person from your now seasoned eye?
I was trying to avoid that question, even to myself. I would say overall to the untrained eye this was a masterpiece of a restoration job. I will also say that Mario has perfected minimizing the presence of fold lines - all were pretty non-existent but appeared to be air brushed... Better than I have been able to achieve - I can get them flat but find it difficult to make them totally disappear. But he was a bit messy when painting his patch work, which was not of the same paper type or either sanded smooth. There was a bit of a mess between the 'A' and 'N' in GRANT the patch work was nicely masked, but then appeared smeared. It did not appear that he used era paper or paper of the same sheen for the patching. Usually on patches larger than a dime you can snug a vintage piece of paper in and only really need to touch up the outsides, these were airbrushed as well. There were some places the airbrush would not be noticeable but was off in color; look just left and a few inches down of Grace chin you will see a dark spot on one of the folds. He didn't appear to use pencil at all, but wet colors. The entire border was resprayed and it did not match the white in the title - these should have matched. But his patch work in the border was exceptional! It appeared he painted it solid and then came back over with a darker mist application - which was interesting to see and which I may have to experiment with. There were also some trails across the piece that appear from not letting the mediums dry - streaks... And one of my pet peeves - small lumps from the adhesive throughout from either letting it setup too long or not straining it... Overall it was a decent job and I would probably send him something again if I couldn't handle at the house... And of course it is really easy to harp on stuff but there were some really exceptional things - he lined the sheets up really well. His frisket work was fairly unoticable as well and it had that "soft roll" memory that Dario talks about. It did seem like the cotton duct may not have been 12 oz duck (edit: not #12; I keep mixing these up) but of a lighter weight maybe 10oz but not 7oz, but I was so excited when looking it over, I could be mistaken... I probably could go on... and on...
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