Touch ups

Matt

Well I had a faded poster come in today and decided to touch up the red lettering. 

Chose a sunny spot in the house and dove right in.....

David

Not bad - braver than me....

Mark

I hope you used an appropriate era crayon for added authenticity.

Matt

Mark said:

I hope you used an appropriate era crayon for added authenticity.

Well, I didn't use the brightest red crayon to match the original colour because the Mount Rushmore heads have faded slightly but not to the extent as the red lettering.

I also touched up the arrows and the bold outline of the North by Northwest. Which didn't really show up in the photo but the Vista Vision Technicolor did.

Mark

It looks a lot better and ended up a cheap resto!

How long before Rich adds his famous daybill artists pic??? 

Matt

Haven't seen his chinese playgroup in a while now....and it wasn't a cheap resto, I purchased the expensive crayons. :!!

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I was wondering who purchased said faded NXNW!

Glad it was you (even if it is the re-release)

And I think you were wise to keep the colouring very subtle

Matt

This is my new crayon set, I hope our resident restorers approve. ;;)

David

I am sure Charlie will wonder why you have so many pencils the same colour...like, all of them!

Charlie

Ooooh I see David's pencil... :-\"

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Charlie said:

Ooooh I see David's pencil... :-\"

Gotta be the short orange one eh? 
:-$

David

You both know I can read...right?

8-}

Matt

David said:

You both know I can read...right?

8-}

Yeah but they're both colour blind....it's red. [-(

Charlie

Well I hope his pencil is not orange...May need to get an appointment with the doc and a lawyer. Dibs on his posters...

David

Get some lead in your pencil...

Matt

Ok, got a question here. Have you used a small water brush pen with a fine tip over the top of a touch up to give it a more blended mix on the paper? Does it look smoother if you know what I mean?

Water Brush Pen

Charlie

No.

Charlie

But you can take a brush that is wet and accomplish the same thing by rubbing it up against the pencil...

Matt

Might test it first on a crappy poster. I like the idea of the small fine brush and being able to control the amount of water for those delicate smaller areas.

Charlie

Buy the most expensive brush you can find. Price does equal quality.

Bruce

Charlie said:

Buy the most expensive brush you can find. Price does equal quality.

This is also true with Audrey Hepburn posters!

Charlie

Bruce said:

Charlie said:

Buy the most expensive brush you can find. Price does equal quality.

This is also true with Audrey Hepburn posters!

Yeah, thanks for reminding me.   =P~

Matt

^   me  us.  

110x75

Here's a little touched up Clara Bow:



original:


At least seller says it was heavily restored....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WINGS-Original-Window-Card-1927-14X22-CLARA-BOW-MOVIE-POSTER-LOBBY-PARAMOUNT-/181480662325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a41172535

David

:-O

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There's so many of those Wings window cards around better off spending a bit more on a better condition copy and avoid the abomination

Mirosae

Do you guys use brushes & water? I did use that on one and the finish look was better but I worry that it might harm the poster in the long run...

racer59

I have used brushes with water, but really only to soften the color (from the water color pencil) if I'm having problems matching. Not sure if it harms the poster in the long run since adding more water would just remove the color.

David

Water colour pencils are popular with restorers too, but good brand ones...

(My poster)

Mirosae

Thanks for clarifying. Very helpful

Charlie

If it isn't still on the stretch frame, watercolor pencils will be ok...