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AEnigm4 In reply to Kaylazelda [2005-09-20 14:16:29 +0000 UTC]

I used hair spray too, and a variety on fixents... but to be honest, I never fixate it anymore. Fixent tends to darken the dark colours and ruin the lights, especially the whites. They just disappear (or mix in with the lower layers or the paper), often to the point that it becomes a whole different drawing. So what I do now, is store it in a safe place and I always use a thick passepartour when I frame it, preventing the drawing to stick to the glass of the frame. I found that not fixating is the best option for me, especially when I think of all the drawing I ruined. I do know artists however, who fixate every layer or colour, before they continue. That keeps you in control a bit more. But they also dont fixate the last layer, which is usually white, or at least light.
AE

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Kaylazelda In reply to AEnigm4 [2005-09-20 14:18:26 +0000 UTC]

And I thought it was the paper. Well now I know from someone else who tried...I ruined many a good drawing that way.

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AEnigm4 In reply to Kaylazelda [2005-09-20 14:29:04 +0000 UTC]

It might be the paper as well, to some point. I think the more absorbing the paper is, the more the drawing would be spoiled by the fixent: it absorbs the fixent and it takes the pigments in with it. Real pastel paper is rather thin, smooth and absorbs little. When you touch it it almost feels greacy. An example of good pastel paper is Fabriano's Ingres/Celeste 90g/m2 - 40 lbs pastello/pastel. But I wouldnt use fixent on that too LOL
AE

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