2006-09-07 03:25:54 · 4 answers · asked by pamela s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Depends on how dear it is to you. In art class in school, we just used cheap hairspray (Aquanet), but hobby stores/art supply stores sell just such a spray with less of the adulterants in it, and made specifically for that purpose.
If it were something I wanted to frame, keep and display, I would probably go with the professional product made for this. If you are going to have it professionally framed, they should do it for you, also.
2006-09-07 03:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Windsor and Newton make a good fixative spray specifically for pastel, chalk and charcoal, but I am sure there must be others available in any good art supplies shop.
It is not cost-effective to use anything other than a proper fixative spray, you don't want your portrait to go yellow.
Spray is the only solution, anything else would disturb the pastel work.
Hope this helps
2006-09-07 03:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by sarah b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Prismacolor Tufflim Final Fixative....I highly recommend it for finished artwork. It's perfect for pastel, charcoal and graphite. It's also available in gloss and matte finish. I love the matte finish, because of the way it looks.....great quality.
2006-09-07 13:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by Shouin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Krylon's Workable Fixative. I use this quite frequently and it works well for me.
2006-09-07 03:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by doylewasa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋