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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:42 pm
I've recently begun to use them and have come upon a problem. How do I preserve them?
So I was thinking today and it came to me, what about wax paper?
The only thing is, I'm very fond of my drawings and would hate to mess them up. I'm curious to know if the wax paper is safe to keep them in or not.
Do any of you know or have experience with this?
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:28 pm
well the miniscule amount of oil pastel drawings i have seem fine with little no care at all, but if you have mutliple drawings, seperating them with wax paper is a good idea.
perhaps there is a clear coat you could put on them...? you know, like a sealant of somekind?
not sure.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:59 pm
I know hairspray seals chalk drawings very well, I wonder if it would work for oil pastels...
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:43 pm
i don't know if it would have the same effect--i mean, chalk needs to stay put so it doesn't float around. oils would mostly just smudge and get oil all over the place. i was thinking perhaps some sort of clear paint (spraypaint? i use that for my chalk drawings too). i would imagine it would have to be a bit thicker for oil pastels, though, simply because it's a heavier medium.
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 10:07 am
to be honest I've not noticed oil pastels deteoriating...they don't rub off like chalk pastels..not that I've noticed anyway. So I just leave my pictures as they are and nothing happens to them. I do know that Turpentine helps to blend them, but that's all I know, I've not used them that often. Does the colouring start to fade or something?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:52 pm
They fade and smudge. Not to mention I used kind of a cradboard paper.
Also, I was wondering if there is anything that removes ink from fabric-like papers?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 4:06 pm
you are using acid-free paper, i assume? because if you're not, that's the first step to preserving your drawings. maybe varnish would work? shellac? or whatever they use to put "paintstrokes" on the prints nowadays?
...i would assume that bleach would get the ink off....but if your paper isn't white, then...i don't know. bleach is the only thing i know that gets ink off. perhaps...alcohol?
or you could look up what criminals use to take the ink off of checks....
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:47 pm
if you put a piece of paper over your oil pastel drawings, the paper will obsorb the oil and the drawing will eventually crack. i'm pretty sure you can use the same sealer for oil paints on oil pastels.
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:22 pm
Dirty_sox3 if you put a piece of paper over your oil pastel drawings, the paper will obsorb the oil and the drawing will eventually crack. i'm pretty sure you can use the same sealer for oil paints on oil pastels. What about wax paper? It probably wont absorb the oil. What do they use for oil paints? Also some I'm not finished with and just want to keep safe until I do finish them.
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:02 am
The Illegal Snail What do they use for oil paints? Damn... I should know this one shouldn't I... I think some kind of varnish is generally used...
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:00 am
you can buy a kind of a spray for oil paints..you can buy it for acrylics too.it stops it from cracking...you can get glossy ones or matte ones. I'm not sure whether it would work on anything other than paint though, as I've never used it myself.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:13 pm
use varnish to seal oil paintings. different varnish will give you different effects. i've never actually tried using it for oil pastel drawings. all my stuff is matted and protected by acetate (sp?), the clear plasticky stuff.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:21 pm
Until you're finished working on the painting, I don't see why wax paper wouldn't work. Cheap, easy, can be used for cooking (at least the sheets that haven't been covering your art). The sealants and the finishes sound great for when your work is done.
But then, it's been quite some time since I last played with oils of any kind, tubes or pastels. xd
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:07 pm
In a pinch I used wax paper as a palette for oils, and it worked really well. I think it would be a good way to stack oil pastel drawings, like they do with cheese squares. xd Wax paper is spauce.
I'd recommend using an archival quality paper if you don't want the drawings to fade. And if you are using good oil pastels, it should stay bright (the internet speaks of SENNELIER brand). Putting it under glass when you display it will help keep it from prying, smudgey fingers.
Also... as far as putting bleach on ink goes... uh, don't. Bleach is NOT an archival product. What kind of ink is it? Water can wash out higgins ink, but not acyrlic inks or india ink, those are permanent once they dry as far as I know.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:14 pm
If you go to any big art store(I stick with Hobby Lobby), You should be able to find Fixative, it's for Graphite, Pastels and charcoal.
It works really well, especially the the workable kind that lets your preserve and then work right over the top again without smudging or ruining.
The price is only about $5-7 per can. Just ask a store employee about it.
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