Course: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper

  • Course title: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper
  • Teacher: Rita Udina
  • Targeted audience: Students of Paper Conservation. Paper Conservators willing to improve their skills.
  • This workshop offers an overview of the basic treatments on paper.
  • We all know the theory! But, beware… do we apply it properly? Do we read into the tests and analysis in the right way?
  • This course is meant to give you:
    • The keys to perform simple treatments in a most efficient way
    • Seek for the adequate sequence of the different treatments
    • Clues to improve your professional skills and make the best of your tools
    • Hints to avoid setbacks
    • Tips from a senior conservator
  • The practice will be based on hands on exercises on real works on paper and the theoretical part is mostly a study cases discussion.
  • Targeted topics: From the basis of handling wet paper to more complex moisturizing, humidification and washing techniques (capillary and slant washing, etc.). Fugitivity tests, types of inks and their properties. Case studies on real artwork to show conservation treatments: manuscripts and documents, drawings, watercolours, pastels, charcoal drawings…
Paper cosnervation: Light bleaching and capillary wash

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Course: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper

  • Course title: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper
  • Teacher: Rita Udina
  • Targeted audience: Students of Paper Conservation. Paper Conservators willing to improve their skills.
  • This workshop offers an overview of the basic treatments on paper.
  • We all know the theory! But, beware… do we apply it properly? Do we read into the tests and analysis in the right way?
  • This course is meant to give you:
    • The keys to perform simple treatments in a most efficient way
    • Seek for the adequate sequence of the different treatments
    • Clues to improve your professional skills and make the best of your tools
    • Hints to avoid setbacks
    • Tips from a senior conservator
  • The practice will be based on hands on exercises on real works on paper and the theoretical part is mostly a study cases discussion.
  • Targeted topics: From the basis of handling wet paper to more complex moisturizing, humidification and washing techniques (capillary and slant washing, etc.). Fugitivity tests, types of inks and their properties. Case studies on real artwork to show conservation treatments: manuscripts and documents, drawings, watercolours, pastels, charcoal drawings…
Paper cosnervation: Light bleaching and capillary wash

Related workshops:

Course: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper

  • Course title: Wet Treatments of Works on Paper
  • Teacher: Rita Udina
  • Targeted audience: Students of Paper Conservation. Paper Conservators willing to improve their skills.
  • This workshop offers an overview of the basic treatments on paper.
  • We all know the theory! But, beware… do we apply it properly? Do we read into the tests and analysis in the right way?
  • This course is meant to give you:
    • The keys to perform simple treatments in a most efficient way
    • Seek for the adequate sequence of the different treatments
    • Clues to improve your professional skills and make the best of your tools
    • Hints to avoid setbacks
    • Tips from a senior conservator
  • The practice will be based on hands on exercises on real works on paper and the theoretical part is mostly a study cases discussion.
  • Targeted topics: From the basis of handling wet paper to more complex moisturizing, humidification and washing techniques (capillary and slant washing, etc.). Fugitivity tests, types of inks and their properties. Case studies on real artwork to show conservation treatments: manuscripts and documents, drawings, watercolours, pastels, charcoal drawings…
Paper cosnervation: Light bleaching and capillary wash

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