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Perry Lai posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
I appreciate the reply. I didn’t know paper could break down so quickly…I’ll have to see if the rest of that block is a total loss.
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Perry Lai started the topic Reworking old painting; paper not cooperating in the forum Seeking Advice 1 year ago
Greetings. I frequently shelve paintings in progress, for various reasons, and return to them months/years later to add this or that. Shelve the painting again, pick it back up, poke at it, prod it, shelve it again. Repeat until somebody takes the painting away from me.
I recently picked up one of these paintings again and the paint/paper was…[Read more]
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Perry Lai posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
Thank you
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Perry Lai are now friends 1 year ago
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Perry Lai became a registered member 1 year ago
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Welcome to Doodlewash, Perry!
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Thank you
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Welcome to Doodlewash, Perry.
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It could be that the paper is too old. I’m not familiar with this particular brand, but I know that surface sizing can deteriorate and the paper itself begin to break down. Most good papers have at least 10 years, but some can start to break down within two. Strangely, much older papers don’t tend to do this. I have some that are 50-60 years old…[Read more]
I appreciate the reply. I didn’t know paper could break down so quickly…I’ll have to see if the rest of that block is a total loss.