What do we mean by fixing? Basically it is using different methods to try and preserve your paintings.
As to why we fix it is a personal thing. Some people are of the reasoning that maybe their colours may not appear fresh. Therefore not all artists like to fix. Artists differ on this subject with some only fixing at the end, others just fixing a certain segment as the work progresses.
Some people do not like to spray their painting, so there are alternative measures you can take. It is possible to use tissue or cellophane paper by the sheet. Then, if you have your painting on a flat board, cover it with this and press fairly hard. Any of the specks of paint will ingrain in your paper, but do not apply too much pressure or it could alter your texture.
However, it is also possible to fix your painting from the back of it. This eliminates the chance of you, in actual fact, over spraying it. This does not affect your surface. Your art stays in position, because it is damp from the spray which peters through. Some of the paper you buy is very absorbent, so this is a great aid to your fixing as you are not left with skin on pastels that have not settled.
I would never say that fixing is an easy task. You can use maybe a diffuser, which usually clog up. So the disadvantage being that you have to take a thin wire to them after use, so they are clean for your next usage. With these stand your distance, a good two feet away. Spray from this distance the outside first.
You will need a steady hand and spray backwards and forwards across your work slowly. Past the edges, but don't ever make a stop in the middle. The aim is to keep your arm moving, but you also only want a fine spray. It is horrible if the spray sticks somewhere and ends up dripping all the way down, most probably giving you nasty dark patches.
Next step, oh dear, you want to keep your colours fresh and fix it. How do I do this? You need to do this as you work, but before you lay your last colour paint layer or do any highlighting. This then should still stay fresh.
This is a good way to go about it as you do not have colour mixing problems with ones applied earlier and not be depressed by your colours looking dull. When this happens you think all that work ruined otherwise.
To get the best and freshest colour result leave the final colour layer unfixed. The choice is yours, but like I said it is never easy!
As to why we fix it is a personal thing. Some people are of the reasoning that maybe their colours may not appear fresh. Therefore not all artists like to fix. Artists differ on this subject with some only fixing at the end, others just fixing a certain segment as the work progresses.
Some people do not like to spray their painting, so there are alternative measures you can take. It is possible to use tissue or cellophane paper by the sheet. Then, if you have your painting on a flat board, cover it with this and press fairly hard. Any of the specks of paint will ingrain in your paper, but do not apply too much pressure or it could alter your texture.
However, it is also possible to fix your painting from the back of it. This eliminates the chance of you, in actual fact, over spraying it. This does not affect your surface. Your art stays in position, because it is damp from the spray which peters through. Some of the paper you buy is very absorbent, so this is a great aid to your fixing as you are not left with skin on pastels that have not settled.
I would never say that fixing is an easy task. You can use maybe a diffuser, which usually clog up. So the disadvantage being that you have to take a thin wire to them after use, so they are clean for your next usage. With these stand your distance, a good two feet away. Spray from this distance the outside first.
You will need a steady hand and spray backwards and forwards across your work slowly. Past the edges, but don't ever make a stop in the middle. The aim is to keep your arm moving, but you also only want a fine spray. It is horrible if the spray sticks somewhere and ends up dripping all the way down, most probably giving you nasty dark patches.
Next step, oh dear, you want to keep your colours fresh and fix it. How do I do this? You need to do this as you work, but before you lay your last colour paint layer or do any highlighting. This then should still stay fresh.
This is a good way to go about it as you do not have colour mixing problems with ones applied earlier and not be depressed by your colours looking dull. When this happens you think all that work ruined otherwise.
To get the best and freshest colour result leave the final colour layer unfixed. The choice is yours, but like I said it is never easy!
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Want to find more interesting "How To" guides such as this one? Anna Meenaghan, the creator of this guide and also a contemporary artist, runs a online art community where she also provides help for artists and art enthusiasts alike. As a contemporary painter I find it of vast benefit to myself. Comment by Michael Bruckner.
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