cogitobcn
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Framing Pastel drawing with Acrylic?, by cogitobcn on Dec 17, 2018 18:34:24 GMT 1, I've purchased a pastel pencil drawing on (I think) acrylic paint background.
I was going to use a frame where the glass was replaced by an acrylic sheet but I've just been told that acrylic is static and I should not use it with pastels.
Does anyone have experience with this to confirm/deny?
I've read that it can be used if the pastels have received a coat of "fixative". How can I know if the pastel drawing has "fixative"?
I've purchased a pastel pencil drawing on (I think) acrylic paint background.
I was going to use a frame where the glass was replaced by an acrylic sheet but I've just been told that acrylic is static and I should not use it with pastels.
Does anyone have experience with this to confirm/deny?
I've read that it can be used if the pastels have received a coat of "fixative". How can I know if the pastel drawing has "fixative"?
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soupy
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Framing Pastel drawing with Acrylic?, by soupy on Dec 17, 2018 18:58:29 GMT 1, acrylic does have static.... they make anti-static acrylic cleaners / sprays that you can use on the acrylic prior to framing. however, i don't know if that permanently removes the static or if it is temporary. i have framed quite a few pieces with acrylic and i can say that static is very much present which certainly could cause issues on lightly applied pastel (unless otherwise sealed in some way).
acrylic does have static.... they make anti-static acrylic cleaners / sprays that you can use on the acrylic prior to framing. however, i don't know if that permanently removes the static or if it is temporary. i have framed quite a few pieces with acrylic and i can say that static is very much present which certainly could cause issues on lightly applied pastel (unless otherwise sealed in some way).
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cogitobcn
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Framing Pastel drawing with Acrylic?, by cogitobcn on Dec 18, 2018 12:09:13 GMT 1, Thanks, I will research the anti-static cleaners although I guess that their effects are nor permanent, and on the side, I will try to contact the original artist to ask her if the draw has any coat.
Thanks, I will research the anti-static cleaners although I guess that their effects are nor permanent, and on the side, I will try to contact the original artist to ask her if the draw has any coat.
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Guy Denning
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Framing Pastel drawing with Acrylic?, by Guy Denning on Dec 18, 2018 23:01:48 GMT 1, On all my drawn work (pastels, chalk and conte) I now finish with several light coats of Belton/Molotow matt, acrylic clear-coat. It does a better job than any art supply shop fixative aerosol I've used over the last forty years. If you haven't used it before then get someone who's familiar with waving a can around. It need several light coats (sprayed from just over a foot away). If you don't do it right you could end up with patches staining a drawing - and if it's chalk (as opposed to pastel) the chalk could disappear altogether! BUT FIRST... Check with the original artist! The main thing to get sorted in the framing department is a thick enough mount to keep the drawing away from the glass/perspex...
Also perspex can be a bugger to keep clean - you can't clean it as easily as glass so if it's not a monster size I'd stick with glass. I've seen perspex on framing that has tiny scratches where it's been wiped with a cloth that wasn't suitable.
On all my drawn work (pastels, chalk and conte) I now finish with several light coats of Belton/Molotow matt, acrylic clear-coat. It does a better job than any art supply shop fixative aerosol I've used over the last forty years. If you haven't used it before then get someone who's familiar with waving a can around. It need several light coats (sprayed from just over a foot away). If you don't do it right you could end up with patches staining a drawing - and if it's chalk (as opposed to pastel) the chalk could disappear altogether! BUT FIRST... Check with the original artist! The main thing to get sorted in the framing department is a thick enough mount to keep the drawing away from the glass/perspex...
Also perspex can be a bugger to keep clean - you can't clean it as easily as glass so if it's not a monster size I'd stick with glass. I've seen perspex on framing that has tiny scratches where it's been wiped with a cloth that wasn't suitable.
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