Watercolor Painting Restoration

It can only be prevented or stopped from fading further.

Watercolor painting restoration.

The acidity of the paper is known cause changes in the pigment of the watercolor painting and appearance of the piece. Color fading can not be reversed. The condition of both the paper and image can normally be stabilised so that their deterioration is slowed. Watercolor is one of the most demanding forms of conservation and 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. We restore brittle acid burned faded torn and stained works on paper. Based on experience we determine not to overwork the cleaning process and risk losing the original image. If your painting does present extensive discolouration measures can be taken to counteract the damage.

Conservators need to analyze the inner layers of paintings and their support to identify pigments and unstable layers. I provide watercolor painting restoration repair and cleaning. Inpainting is applying synthetic or natural resin medium restoration paints to areas of paint loss to restore the visual unity of the painting. The whole process of watercolour restoration is a delicate balance between the stability of the painting and the handling of cleaning solvents.

Watercolor restoration watercolor painting repair cleaning conservation we provide watercolor conservation watercolor restoration and watercolor cleaning an aca paper restoration specialty. The main objective is to eliminate discolouring from age and fungal staining called foxing. Depending on the severity a surface level clean may be sufficient or a more intensive float wash method will instead provide the required treatment. 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. Where watercolours have been damaged our watercolour restoration craftsmen can advise on appropriate treatments and provide recommendations for on going care. Works of art on paper appear in almost every private or public collection and cover a vast range both in subject matter and value. For over 30 years aca paper restoration has been handling both the restoration and conservation of works on paper for a national client base.

A yellow or grey ish hue obscuring the finer details of the painting may be suggestive of this. Each type of damage has its own set of procedures when restoring the original artwork to its former glory.