Professional Watercolor & Paper Conservation: Restoring 'The River Bridge Scene' (ASMR)

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@MastersOfCraftOfficial 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! Buy the original restored painting here: mastersofcraft.com/products/the-river-bridge-scene-watercolour-original Buy the print here: mastersofcraft.com/products/the-river-bridge-scene-watercolour-print-1

@RicksterX-92fs 18 күн бұрын

@@MastersOfCraftOfficial Who would buy that now faded bifurcated, now destroyed watercolor??

@simga5372 2 ай бұрын

I don't know much about an art restoration, so I have a lot of respect for anyone who can do that. But what I like is that they include the sounds of the restoration process, like scratching or brush strokes, in the track instead of completely replacing them with a music, like other channels would. (Yes Julian, I'm talking to you. ☺)

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@simga5372 Hey Sim, I too appreciate anyone that can do art restoration. However, what we saw was art destruction. The painting could have been restored had a true art restoration expert done it.

@vishtymkin1778 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoy watching these restorations. I like watching many channels and seeing the various ideas and methods used depending on the restorer and the artwork. It's nice to see watercolors too! Paper is so tricky. It always amazed me that watercolors can be bathed in order to remove stains.

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@vishtymkin1778 That’s one of many mistakes! You should not keep soaking and re-soaking watercolors! And use chalk and erasers on them. She’s a hack and you can’t see that!

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@vishtymkin1778 Hey vish, watercolor paintings CAN be restored. She just doesn’t know how to do it.

@dawnssouthernfinds Ай бұрын

That's amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing

@lalisasmr 2 ай бұрын

Everyone claiming she tore the work are exaggerating. It clearly fell apart from an area that was already compromised. She obviously knew what she was doing since you couldn't tell it even happened by the time she was done.

@The_Modeling_Underdog 2 ай бұрын

Miss O'Reilly has some very impressive credentials in a trade where bad words about a professional run faster than Light. Yeah, other restorers and conservators on this channel have ran the gauntlet and lost. But I've never seen her botch a job. These cybermonkeys dissing her have too much free time, Baumgartner-itis and a blunt tongue, at that. Cheers.

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@The_Modeling_Underdog That painting was in her charge and all that happened to it was her responsibility. You can have all the credentials in the world and still be a hack. The painting was in better shape before she “expertly” ruined it.

@look4truth480 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if this work is completely reversible?

@neilmccafferty5886 Ай бұрын

at 18:30 it looked like the conservator was about to snarf a well-deserved line of coke.

@sea_above_clouds 2 ай бұрын

The painting was torn during the restoration process, and the tear is clearly visible in the final result. It is questionable whether this can be called a proper restoration.

@drucker03 2 ай бұрын

The damage was there before. You can see it at 0:12 when you look closely.

@franzrogar 2 ай бұрын

@@drucker03 the damage (paper split) was NOT there before. You can see it at 25:00 when you can compare clearly the before and after. This could have EASILY had been avoided (supposing there might be some starting fractures at the sides... which I can't locate at all) if she would have applied some tengu paper on the front with a non-water-soluble adhesive (which are quite to chose from) as to not activate the watercolor when removing the facing.

@drucker03 2 ай бұрын

@@franzrogar Paper can get very brittle and then there's no way to avoid damage. If it could have easily had been avoided she had done it. This woman is an experienced professional and I think you are not. BTW: As I said you can see the damaged zone clearly at 0:12.

@franzrogar 2 ай бұрын

@@drucker03 I know paper can get very brittle and there are some way to avoid damage. First and foremost, the one I pointed which would have PREVENTED the crack to appear in the front side, thus PROTECTING the painting even if the backside was removed, allowing you to patch it without compromising the front. Even more, in the worst scenario possible, you could have added MC on the front to strengthen the surface. So, yes, there are ways to avoid damage. As I said you can see there is clearly NO damage in the side-by-side comparison of the painting center at the end of the video.

@drucker03 2 ай бұрын

@@franzrogar There is a noticeable darkened zone where the crack appears later. The paper got amorphous there. I think she had to decide between restoring this and risk damage or to leave it as it is. Regarding this we don't know the instruction of her customer.

@davide5420 2 ай бұрын

2:01 "the poultice soften the adesive which is carefully lifted off without damaginf the watercolor" and than you see the little damage she make removing a bit of the painting 😂😂

@doc2kiwidig663 2 ай бұрын

The new mat will cover all of that when’s it’s reframed anyway.

@differenttakethanmost 2 ай бұрын

@@doc2kiwidig663not the point really 🤦🏻‍♀️

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@davide5420 You are correct. That was a display of incompetence. Oh yeah, oops! Sorry I ripped your painting in half!

@deannacauley166 2 ай бұрын

If I've learned one thing from art restoration videos it's that you have to do an awful lot of scraping

@KentWilke 2 ай бұрын

I just came across this video after watching your Williams "Fish Tales" pinball restoration video and was wondering if you have any plans to create a tutorial on restoring old board game boxes?

@JoannaGorny-z9y 2 ай бұрын

tyle pracy przy takim byle jakim rysunku, do kosza

@Mary-tx5vr Ай бұрын

That’s not a scalpel removing the backing that’s a palette knife.

@maurab5262 2 ай бұрын

This is the second watercolor I’ve watched this person “restore”. In both I’ve thought this person seems a little rough for this line of work… I’m no expert, but after being torn in half I’d say this piece is more damaged than when it went in for restoration. And like their previous watercolor video - the attempts to disguise stains and repairs with pencils rubbed in with their finger were noticeable and the colors just look amateurish. There was no attempt to replicate the subtle variations in shades of the original layers of watercolor by the use of one blue pencil right out of the box.

@mauropioalcibiade385 2 ай бұрын

If you notice, the painting already had a dark stain where it will tear, then it was already damaged in that point and the humidity chamber simply revealed it

@RandomGuyRandomNumber 2 ай бұрын

@@mauropioalcibiade385 Read the T Shirt the person is wearing in the video. The company does "Paper Restoration"... and the channel is flogging digitally enhanced prints of the painting... fine art restoration this is not.

@drucker03 2 ай бұрын

You say you're not and expert but imagine to know better than an experienced professional? This is brave.

@HomeFromFarAway 2 ай бұрын

@@mauropioalcibiade385 if it was observable then it should have been treated and reinforced separately before the soakings

@richardbell466 2 ай бұрын

Haha you have a go mate. Blimey!!!!

@melindahall8724 2 ай бұрын

Okay but the pencils were just extremely unnecessary :/ she was just adding onto the work, not covering any losses or anything. Maybe trying to cover stains? But if so they weren’t very noticeable so that was unnecessary

@ChaosOrZen 2 ай бұрын

It was just disrespectful.

@richardbell466 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful restoration. I have seen paper restorers use some pretty novel techniques. Every piece is different. So the fact it is in far better shape than before using professional archival processes will mean it will last a long long time.

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@@richardbell466 Did ya happen to notice she ripped the painting in half? The repair of the ripped up picture went VERY badly. In fact nothing she did was correct nor did she make it archival. Maybe you were watching a different video?

@richardbell466 2 ай бұрын

@@RicksterX-92fs are you a professional archivist BTW

@mammiemania893 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic fill

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe she tore that painting completely in half! If I were the client I’d really be disappointed! She should watch some Baumgartner videos before she tries to “restore” another painting again.

@alyakritikanzer8162 2 ай бұрын

I thought the same! Diving the entire piece in water- no, no, no, this is as bad as staples!!!

@vishtymkin1778 2 ай бұрын

Hold up. Just because you watch Baumgartner, doesn't mean you're an expert. I watch him, and a range of other restoration channels and videos. How many watercolor restorations have you watched? It's a very different process to oil and canvas. If you google "watercolor restoration" and check out whether they bathe it, you'll see a range of sites that explain that paper tears, just like canvas, and that it can be bathed.

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@ What video were you watching? Yeah it’s a process she hasn’t learned yet. You don’t have to be an “expert” to see that someone ruined an art piece right in front of your eyes! If that was my painting I’d be outraged that it looks worse after she botched it than when it came in. If you read more comments, you’ll see more people agree with me than you.

@vishtymkin1778 2 ай бұрын

@@RicksterX-92fs Like I said, you're not an 'expert' just because you watch Baumgartner on KZbin. Nor are you an 'expert' just because other people also think that. You're just rude. If you think you're so good at it, how about you show us what you've restored. What have you actually done?

@RicksterX-92fs 2 ай бұрын

@ Sorry. I didn’t realize you were a preeminent art restoration expert. I’ll I know if it smells like…. and looks like …. Then it is sheet. Didn’t need Buamgartner to tell me that. BTW I’ve never seen him rip a painting in half.

@300e24v 2 ай бұрын

Very hard to watch as the depth of focus is so narrow and the auto focus keeps getting confused... maybe time for a better camera....

@MarkRodenburg 2 ай бұрын

18:20 🤔

@lunatikaartist 2 ай бұрын

Mdrrr

@shurakodentseva1630 2 ай бұрын

Это какая то жесть😢 Это не реставратор! Наши отчественные (лучшие в мире) реставраторы сейчас заплакали

@barmalina Ай бұрын

я тоже заплакал

@babyjane4ever 2 ай бұрын

What’s with your hands on the painting, a piece of felt would help te rest your fingers on it!

@kellybelickis9090 5 күн бұрын

Lots of professional conservators here with a lot to say..

@eddabrandes7395 2 ай бұрын

I don't get why she is touching up parts with pencils... Too much.

@Pstanich 2 ай бұрын

Pretty good job

@Drun-o3q 2 ай бұрын

i hate repainting. It takes away the history and originality which what I think I the most important. it lets you forget what happened and there for you might do the same mistake again, what we don't want anywhere. just removing the stains smoke and other gunk as well as making a new mount is totally fine.

@na57y 2 ай бұрын

It is not allowed to overpaint places with original painting. She should only touch up places where the original painting is missing. Sorry, this is not professional.

@doc2kiwidig663 2 ай бұрын

That might apply to oil and acrylic paintings but watercolours are a little different, everything is different when you’re dealing with paper.

@drucker03 2 ай бұрын

Are you?

@dwfaught 2 ай бұрын

Depends on what the client wants. That’s the only thing that matters. They are paying.

@littlepockets4959 2 ай бұрын

I think she was pretty respectful with her retouching.

@trozz7660 2 ай бұрын

Alot of the retouching was to remove stains as much as possible. The white pencil for example was to try and retouch as much of mildew and mold stains as possible while still keeping the original intentnof the artist. The fact that they left some stains visible shows just how careful they were being. Probably felt too much wouldnt be a good idea. Either way, art restoration is not a law, its left up to the discretion of the conservator and the owner.

@ninehaze Ай бұрын

Too fast, agitated work-it s not a race. Picture not well supported/protected at all times-not a great treatment here.

@The_Modeling_Underdog 2 ай бұрын

@maszkalman3676 2 ай бұрын

She jsut botched one right in front of your exes....

@yadayada752 Ай бұрын

I wish there was a narrative about what was happening. What solutions are you using & why? Without that, this was meaningless. Other commenters are saying you are wrong in what your doing. Maybe explanations would help. I won't be watching any future videos.

@Scott_Alexander 2 ай бұрын

I cringe at how rough this restorer is. Yikes.

@steffanie7248 Ай бұрын

First problem... she's bot wearing gloves and transferring oils from her hands all over the painting. Those oils will attract dirt and cause oil spots in years to come.... it's why real professionals wear gloves....