Moldy Flood Damaged Art Print Restoration - ''See the Catch''

[@ffalcoff]

Finally I found a Fine Arts Restoration channel without sponsors. No Skill Share, no Square Space... Just fine art restoration. Magnificent channel.

[@amielamoresportfolio9994]

Love these Art Print Restoration and the ASMR sound it makes! Hope you upload more of these!

[@lars-ericmagnusson6780]

Not all that good thou.. This paper conserver is the exception.

[@Mike-rm1vw]

Your work is equally fascinating and therapeutic to watch, amazing work. 👍👍👍

[@OlazzNoGG]

What a magnificent work, truly fascinating....

[@RichardLaurence]

A beautiful print expertly restored!

[@Mad9977]

what a great result 👍

[@JonGilbert-r6m]

Wonderful transformation

[@richardbell466]

Absolutely top notch resto!!!!

[@MASI_forging]

What a great result. 👍👍

[@relaxwithjoan307]

great result

[@larrykelly2838]

Beautiful

[@pomdeterre]

Use a plier 02:14

[@di_tattoolover]

My thoughts too.

[@donnabrowne5307]

Interesting video. I would have liked more information about the bleaching agent and the adhesive. Thanks.

[@jorisbongsson]

A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and household ammonia (pH12) for bleaching, according to the labels on the bottles. Don't know about the glue; she used polyvinyl acetate (PVA) white woodworker's glue on another video. The white tape's probably gum arabic-backed.

[@tthomas9160]

A painting conservator that I follow said that he couldn't tell us what compounds he was using because that would make it a teaching video. He didn't want people to damage their artwork by following his channel and using the wrong chemicals for their particular project.

[@erinadevilliers1503]

@@tthomas9160would love to know the link to the painting’s restorer you are following?

[@chrisstephens6673]

A marked improvement but the grey stain in the lower right hand quadrant does rather draw the eye to it and spoils another wise excellent repair. Is there no process that could have removed it?

[@JasonKirkPrime]

It looks like there was a pencil signature or writing in that area. I wonder if that impacted how severely they could treat the staining.

[@chrisstephens6673]

@@JasonKirkPrime that would be my assumption but pencil graphite is I believe more resistant than mould spores, one being organic and the other being essentially the element carbon and some clay.

[@stevenfromer3816]

Magnificent

[@iTeerRex]

So vacuum it and give it a deionised water bath, and dry it under pressure so as to prevent warping.

[@feralbluee]

This a beautiful piece of art - the depth of color. the composition, and the detail are beauteous. 16:17 But ??? - what is he doing? what is he using and why? i can watch my finger typing, but there’s absolutely no way i can understand why and how it works, unless i’m taught or do dissection myself. i don’t think about it, but i do know about the muscles, ligaments, how the bones are articulated, the nerves, the blood vessels, etc. i’d be so nervous if i didn’t know WHY?! you must have something like this in your life - how a car works, how knitting 🧶 works or stitches in sewing, the rules of baseball or soccer!! it’s darn discouraging!! thank you for a good beginning in the restoration process. :) 🗺️

[@MrMayor.]

12:54 I cant tell if that was a smooth transition. an optical illusion. or if the ruler just got longer.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

Ruler got longer. I'm 100% sure

[@sandramedinapinzon5900]

Muy hermoso trabajo pero me gustaría que estuviera con la traducción, para poder entender el trabajo que realizan 😊

[@AfterArtist]

8:00 I’m sorry- did he just add bleach and ammonia together or am I going crazy?? I think I’m just not understanding something?? I’m so confused

[@W_L_W.]

Bleaching agent, not bleach. Most likely mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Ammonia is a strong base and accelerates decomposition of bleaching agent onto active components

[@AfterArtist]

@@W_L_W. ohhhh- that makes so much more sense!! Thank you lmao

[@yanaray5334]

Custom framer here. 40 years. I do not understand using that horrible glass. There is cheap conservation class out yhere but Waterwhite Artglass is the best. All that work to preserve and it went back into that hideous frame with crappy glass. Beautiful restoration though and I get it.

[@christinepeterson7391]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the customer didn't want it changed.

[@justinelacour8225]

👏👏👏

[@sadface]

I can't believe the difference at the end, the only way I can describe it is like watching a VHS and then switching to 4k lmao

[@williamharris8367]

How much is the value of the print impacted by the damage? I wonder if the matting being used to hide the stains, etc. will be disclosed to future purchasers. Personally, I own a modest collection of prints, and I have declined to purchase a few things after I checked for damage, poor framing, etc. Always look at the back of the item!

[@sadface]

The value of art is so subjective that depending on who you ask, some might claim the piece is worth more as it has history and character, and a great story of surviving a flood and being expertly restored.

[@MindKontrolleProject]

Nice 🏴‍☠

[@miguelg1370]

As a self proclaimed expert, more bleaching could have been done to remove stains, instead of just covering them.

[@rubenvasquez8592]

Well there's a clear reason for your being a self proclaimed expert.

[@ankiking]

I work with a paper restorer and usually mold stains can get bleached pretty much out of the work, at least to a much greater extent than done here. The yellow stains can not be removed, only lightened slightly (they are also not sun damage).

[@bonnieballew7762]

They can only restore it to the point the client is willing to pay for. If they wanted to keep it as original as possible they might not go for the looks like new.

[@Daltondoubledeuce]

Where are your videos then?

[@lars-ericmagnusson6780]

I could think of retouching as a possibility.

[@adamchilton6652]

I was a little disappointed the new window matte covered more of the image. Why go through the trouble of bleaching the UV light damage at the bottom of the print if it is all going to be covered up? Still a very pretty image, but confusing choices in the restoration.

[@thandoq]

I think your “complaints”/confusion is unfounded and unnecessary. None of the image was covered. And even so, perhaps the owner requested whatever was covered to be covered. Stop criticising artists/professionals even when there is no need.😏

[@mossylog]

@thandoq is right. Nothing was covered by the new matting and it was an obviously high quality restoration.

[@aicerg]

​@@kh7794oh, I love people like them. They just shoot down nonsense no regrets lol

[@thandoq]

@@kh7794😂😂 I would hope so. Thank you, someone has to say what everyone is thinking🙂

[@adamchilton6652]

@keatondaniel7434 If you look the previous matting had at least a 1/2 inch gap all the way around the image forming a much stronger border. The new matting is almost flush with the inscription and the top of the image. I'm not doubting the quality of the mold removal or preservation of the piece. However, it is not disrespectful to the conservator to question the choices that were made.

[@erinadevilliers1503]

As a trained paper conservator I would have removed the stains.

[@giwdej.santos7982]

I suppose there's something wrote on the grass...

[@brikhouse22]

Why not replace the stained frame if one is spending all this money to clean a print?

[@Krampanology]

mount cut hidden...

[@pigskinfanboy]

Emily does such an amazing job on anything she touches !

[@feralbluee]

So - how the heck do these immersion washed work? why dies the water. color not get destroyed. this is not Julian at work here!!!!!! it’s just frustrating! and leaves me more unsatisfied than content and relieved that the piece is better than it was. i’m beginning to just speed through these for explanations and results. I’m coming, Julian. i can’t stand this any more!! thanks for the effort though. the videographer is very good as are the restorers. 🌿🌱

[@feralnonbinaryautistic]

Love the subject matter and the filming but please spare us the fake computer voice and the awful ASMR.

[@doc2kiwidig663]

The print was always going to take a beating, that framing was lousy.

[@sanjivoberoi5361]

Restoration like this is very therapeutic but watching you unscrew every screw or break off every clip, clean the glass and etc is not. Sorry but you have doubled the video time over-dramatising fundamental stuff. Otherwise absolutely, thank you for a top notch training video.

[@federicomiller8200]

Una guita infernal gastada al pedo para "restaurar" un dibujito pedorro. Toda esta pelotudez afortunadamente va a desaparecer muy pronto . ¡¡¡Dejensé de joder!!!

[@murrayswanson4715]

The verbal information given was pretty sparse. I wish you would speak more with more information.

[@xMrJanuaryx]

It's a print? Why would you restore a print?

[@bythedead1]

There was a number on it, 22/250, so looks like it was a limited run, and it looks like it's signed by the artist so it's probably a bit difficult and costly to replace.

[@ankiking]

Prints like these are hand made in limited runs and can be quite valuable. It is not like you can just have the artist run another. You are probably thinking about digital prints. I wish there would be different terminologies for prints like stone lithography and etchings which are tedious, meticulous printing processes done completely by hand where each print can take hours to create versus prints run by a machine.

[@vamp97]

Because sometimes people like to take care of their things???

[@dshe8637]

Had to stop watching because of the annoying scratchy sounds. Not everyone is into ASMR

[@Rickster1100]

Expert??? The print edges are still filthy with mold stains. Those should have been touched out. Also, all the frame got was a damp wipe down. It should have been sanded and refinished. This person is by no means an expert restorer.

[@Sookielein]

Just look her up. She has the credentials and is in the field for 25 years. By no means am I an expert but what I do know is there are different ways to approach restoration. Either you restore it to a 'like brand new' state or you preserve the piece from further deteroration and keep part of the demage to show the history. Or you choose the middle ground. And which routes to take depents on the owner and what they are willing to pay for.

[@Rickster1100]

@@Sookielein I do understand the reasons and degree to which a piece may be restored. If she is capable of a full restoration why did she chose such a project to display her talents? I would have at the very least explained to the viewers that this particular video was not a full restoration. She should have done a full restoration without charging the customer more simply from a pride perspective especially when choosing to broadcast it. Besides, why would the owner of the art work cheap out and be OK with leaving mold and visible damage? It couldn’t possibly have cost much more to do it right. I remain convinced, despite credentials, that she is incapable of doing much better.

[@Sookielein]

@@Rickster1100 Seems like you don't own a single piece of art and like the person who probably would wash the shroud of turin so it's nice and clean. But you see this would wash Jesus' face right off. Keeping the demage is showing the history. Ever heard of patina or Kintsugi? For some people that's grime and demage but for most it's showing history and an artform. There are different reasons why you chose to show the history of a piece and it's not only to 'cheap out' on restoration. Besides I'm all for critiquing and asking questions but the audacity to tell these clients what to want, this expert what she chose to showcase and how to do her work 'correctly' without any credentials of your own is just astounding. And if you do I think it would be nice to do it in a appropriate manner.

[@Rickster1100]

@@Sookielein Wow, Sookie. One of these delicate touchy people aren’t you? And I thought is was talking to an intelligent person, but when assumption start and unwarranted insults, true colors emerge. I am an artist, by the way. I watch true conservationists on a number of channels. None have ever come close to demonstrating this level of ineptitude. Putting it more simply for you, you’re just having this strange Jesus hissy fit because all my points, none of which you had a viable counter point for, remain correct.

[@Sookielein]

@@Rickster1100 That's my point everybody can call themselves an artist with no credentials what so ever. And you decided to question someones expertise which they actually earned with a degree and with 25 years of work under their belt because you watched a few youtube videos. Blatantly unaware that are many things to consider and a plethera of valid reasons why she choose one technique over another. I'm sure she'll consider your advice for the next piece she's working on.

[@ankiking]

Why do you call a print “a painting”? It is like calling a bike a car. Incorrect.

[@glszq4]

I hope the restorationist is wearing PPE.