Can You Laminate A Pastel Drawing

If you ve been trying to kick start your artistic career either with a gallery showing a book deal or even a gig with a trendy graphic design firm lamination can make your work look more professional.

Can you laminate a pastel drawing.

When i went to get it laminated first the man at the store told me it might melt the colors together. There are other ways to protect your artwork that are better for it and. Today i have a post that i ve literally been meaning to do forever now. If you laminate your work yourself you ll retain control of your work and it will always be with you.

See more ideas about projects laminators crafts. It s possible but i do not recommend that you laminate oil pastels for the reasons i have given below. You have to press down hard to get nice thick vibrant lines of colour on the laminating pocket and they are slippery so taping them was essential. I put 3 coats of the fixative each an hour apart.

If you want to display your work this is probably not the best way. Sometimes it s sold as workable fixative meaning you can continue to apply pastel or charcoal on top of a coat once it s dried which takes seconds. Chemical baths are used for antique documents under an archivist s direction. Pastels have a very small binder to pigment ratio so when applying fixative for the first time it can be a shock to see the piece darken.

So i made this picture with chalk pastels and charcoal and i want to laminate it so that it doesnt get all over my hands when i touch it. If you wish to try a natural stabilizing agent or fixative you can try applying a solution of diluted gum arabic to which you have added a little glycerin to prevent the drawing from cracking plus traces of preservative to provide antiseptic protection from bacterial and fungal deterioration. I wonder if we can draw on the laminating sheets we got out some pastels and i opened up a laminating pocket and taped it to the table one for each of the boys. Many people want to know if you can laminated oil pastels.

The brand you choose will determine how much darker the colour will go but as the fixative dries the colours will lighten. Place the object over a heating element covered with cloth and slowly lift the laminate with a razor or sharp edged knife. I bought a matte fixative to use as a gloss but the color keeps coming off. Before you start be sure what you re using is pastel fixative not spray varnish nor an oil pastel fixative nor a colored pencil fixative.

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