Watercolor Painting Restoration

For over 30 years aca paper restoration has been handling both the restoration and conservation of works on paper for a national client base.

Watercolor painting restoration.

A yellow or grey ish hue obscuring the finer details of the painting may be suggestive of this. The condition of both the paper and image can normally be stabilised so that their deterioration is slowed. I provide watercolor painting restoration repair and cleaning. Watercolor restoration watercolor painting repair cleaning conservation we provide watercolor conservation watercolor restoration and watercolor cleaning an aca paper restoration specialty.

Works of art on paper appear in almost every private or public collection and cover a vast range both in subject matter and value. We restore brittle acid burned faded torn and stained works on paper. In almost all watercolors the white of the picture comes from the background since watercolor has no white for the artist to utilize. Dirt and water damage on a watercolor painting can be removed restoring the artwork to its previous state.

Watercolor is one of the most demanding forms of conservation and restoration. Based on experience we determine not to overwork the cleaning process and risk losing the original image. 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. Inpainting is applying synthetic or natural resin medium restoration paints to areas of paint loss to restore the visual unity of the painting.

The acidity of the paper is known cause changes in the pigment of the watercolor painting and appearance of the piece. Depending on the severity a surface level clean may be sufficient or a more intensive float wash method will instead provide the required treatment. From antique to modern pieces our services extend to prints watercolors pastels drawings photographs documents certificates manuscripts letters maps posters and memorabilia. Conservators need to analyze the inner layers of paintings and their support to identify pigments and unstable layers.

The whole process of watercolour restoration is a delicate balance between the stability of the painting and the handling of cleaning solvents. Color fading can not be reversed. It can only be prevented or stopped from fading further. 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.

The main objective is to eliminate discolouring from age and fungal staining called foxing. Each type of damage has its own set of procedures when restoring the original artwork to its former glory.