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Jimmy Alderson

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Dec 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/30/97
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Hello,
My fiance' has been doing color pencil drawings for some time
now. After finishing the product, however, after a few weeks have
passed by a waxy surface starts to appear. This makes the artwork very
dull looking and causes the colors to lose their brilliance. Of course
after we wipe it down with a tissue very carefully, it is a s good as
new, but this process dosent end. Any ideas on a finish that will not
allow this process to happen?

Please send all replies to comp...@usa.net

Thank you very much and have a happy New Year.

Jimmy Alderson


Nancy Dooley

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Dec 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/30/97
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On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 10:44:42 -0500, Jimmy Alderson <ldr...@mnsinc.com>
wrote:

>Hello,
> My fiance' has been doing color pencil drawings for some time
>now. After finishing the product, however, after a few weeks have
>passed by a waxy surface starts to appear. This makes the artwork very
>dull looking and causes the colors to lose their brilliance. Of course
>after we wipe it down with a tissue very carefully, it is a s good as
>new, but this process dosent end. Any ideas on a finish that will not
>allow this process to happen?
>
>Please send all replies to comp...@usa.net

Have you tried "Fixativ" or whatever that's sold in art stores? It's a
spray. It's basically for charcoal, but probably would work on colored
pencil.

N.


Hapi Daze7

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Dec 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/30/97
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Use Tuffilm Final Fixative by Grumbacher. It's great for pastel, charcoal
and pencil and it's non-yellowing. I paid $5.65 for mine which I got from an
art store.
---Daisy

Creativ210

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Jan 2, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/2/98
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Colored pencil develops a filmy surface called "bloom" which generally occurs
when heavy pressure is applied. Simply wipe it off with a soft cloth. This
will restore the picture to the original state. Bear in mind that all
fixatives change the original appearance of the image. The have the tendency
to cause the image to appear to "sink in to the surface." Try it out on a
scrap paper before you spray.

Lorri
Lorri
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