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jang
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| 05/02/2007 7:09 PM |
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| I'd like some advice from you all if you would give it. I've been working on a colored pencil painting for a while and find I have a problem. I'm doing the painting on an 8x10 sheet of paper (Bristol Vellum, I think) with the actual painting being about 5x7 inches. I was trying a suggestion about using painter's tape to mask off the actual painting from the rest of the paper. However, the tape did not come off well & removed some of the paper. This is not on the actual painting and is not very noticeable but I'm wondering if I should even bother to finish it. I was hoping to enter it in an art show and the piece would be matted (covering the rough place) and framed. I don't want to give even the appearance of a deception though so don't know what to do with it.
I've only been able to work on this in tiny bits & pieces and knew the tape shouldn't stay on for a long period. That's why I went ahead and finished the background so I could remove the tape. Unfortunately, I'd waited too long. (Since then I've found painter's tape for delicate surfaces.)
What do you all think? Finish it or not? It's going well but if I finish it, what should I do with it?
Any advice gratefully received.
jang
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1Painter42
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| 05/03/2007 10:28 PM |
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I use artist's tape when I do my drawings and paintings. It's pretty low tack, but must be removed very slowly and I find if I pull it at a 45º angle it works better. Every once in a while, if I am impatient, or the paper is very soft , it may remove some of the paper. I've also used scotch removable tape, which comes off very easily, and would work with dry media like colored pencils. When I've used the scotch removable for masking in a watercolor, it lifts off when the paper gets wet, so back to the artitst tape for that. As far as it being deceptive to have a rough spot outside the image area (therefore outside the art) I just don't see it as being that and it would never occur to me as being a problem if it was behind a mat. My experience in juried art shows is extremely limited, so I may be wrong. Perhaps someone else who has more experience in shows can shed some light on your question on that. Me, personally, I would finish it, mat it and enter it, and let the judges decide. If it was something I was going to sell, I would sell it.
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GOwenStudios
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| 05/03/2007 11:08 PM |
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| I use artist's tape to mask my edges and it works well. I spend from 12 hours to weeks on a painting. Every once in a while the paint will ooze under, or the tooth will come off with the tape. Peeling it off at a 45 degree angle is your best choice. Whether it stays on an hour or weeks I have had at times the tape to take the tooth off. My advice is not to use this tape with handmade papers. I have not had good luck with tape on handmade papers, or masking fluids on handmade papers. The bit about the rough spots outside the border of the painting, I would think it would not be a problem in juried exhibitions. I would have no problem showing it. In my experience I don't know of any paintings that were disqualified because of it. I mat and frame my paintings that sometimes have torn edges or roughed tooth and since it is matted out it is not seen anyway and does not take away from the viewer. Paintings are done by hand, and rough edges would be evidence of hand painted art and unquestionably an original. As a buyer it would not bother me if I unframed a painting and found a spot on the edge. Think of artists whose canvases experience damage and have a conservator repair the damage, or the collector who buys a old painting that needs repair or touch up. It does not affect their view of the art. |
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jang
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| 05/04/2007 3:22 PM |
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Thank you both for responding. I will finish it if only for myself. It's really the first cp painting that I've done that I think is worthwhile (pray that it continues to go well!)
Fortunately, this is not a juried show but still important to me and I agree that the little rough place shouldn't make a difference since it will be hidden. I just wanted confirmation and you all have made me feel better about it.
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one who sees
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| 05/04/2007 6:36 PM |
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i would finish the piece and enter it.....as the others said...this is something that truly doesnt affect the image ...and if that mat clearly covers this its really not a problem....and i too, if i found a blemish or something of this sort when i unframed an image, it wouldnt bother me.....
i also use artists tape...it doesn come in several widths...although i have only seen the standard in my art store, which is pretty big and will order things if i want....but i have never had a problem with this tape...and i tape my pieces to the mat with it...and unstick it too....and restick it....to straighten ect... |
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