Watercolor Painting Restoration

Inpainting is applying synthetic or natural resin medium restoration paints to areas of paint loss to restore the visual unity of the painting.

Watercolor painting restoration.

If your watercolor painting received damage or if it is old and has become faded torn or chipped over time i can restore your precious painting back to its original condition. Color fading can not be reversed. The acidity of the paper is known cause changes in the pigment of the watercolor painting and appearance of the piece. Watercolor restoration watercolor painting repair cleaning conservation we provide watercolor conservation watercolor restoration and watercolor cleaning an aca paper restoration specialty.

In almost all watercolors the white of the picture comes from the background since watercolor has no white for the artist to utilize. Depending on the severity a surface level clean may be sufficient or a more intensive float wash method will instead provide the required treatment. Works of art on paper appear in almost every private or public collection and cover a vast range both in subject matter and value. I provide watercolor painting restoration repair and cleaning.

The condition of both the paper and image can normally be stabilised so that their deterioration is slowed. Where watercolours have been damaged our watercolour restoration craftsmen can advise on appropriate treatments and provide recommendations for on going care. We restore brittle acid burned faded torn and stained works on paper. In the case of watercolor paintings the acidity in the paper can be detrimental to the pigment and changes the overall appearance of the piece.

Watercolor is one of the most demanding forms of conservation and restoration. For this reason the ability of the restorer to deal with significant problems in the white area of the watercolor is critical. Dirt and water damage on a watercolor painting can be removed restoring the artwork to its previous state. For over 30 years aca paper restoration has been handling both the restoration and conservation of works on paper for a national client base.

If your painting does present extensive discolouration measures can be taken to counteract the damage. It can only be prevented or stopped from fading further. Based on experience we determine not to overwork the cleaning process and risk losing the original image. The main objective is to eliminate discolouring from age and fungal staining called foxing.

A yellow or grey ish hue obscuring the finer details of the painting may be suggestive of this. Conservators need to analyze the inner layers of paintings and their support to identify pigments and unstable layers.