Do You Want To Know How The Louvre & Guggenheim Care For Their Oil Paintings
Once you have your oil painting safe at home, you've unwrapped it, placed it on in its permanent place and have stood in front of it admiring it you may now be wondering how you will keep that painting as beautiful in the future as it was when you first pulled it out of the package.
Here are a few tips to help you maintain your painting to keep the luster and beauty it originally contained.
Your painting can last forever if you take good care of it, of course the location you hang your painting could intimately have a lot to do with how well your painting keeps its bright colors or how fast it fades.
It may not seem like a normal thing but as you get ready to display your painting there are a number of environmental issues that can harm your painting.
If your painting will be in an area where it will be subject to direct heat or humidity can, in time, expand and contract your painting, which could crack your painting.
Dangerously cold temperatures can also hurt your painting, in time, the proper and most recommended temperatures for your painting should not be below 65 degrees or higher then 75 degrees.
Another important factor to keep in mind while choosing the destination of your portrait is to be sure your painting is not in direct sunlight or any kind of bright light.
Subtle lights can compliment your painting, but bright lights in the room your painting hangs can make your paint fade over time.
One more thing to keep in mind when you find the perfect spot for your painting is to make sure you don't have it in an area where dirt builds up or insects normally roam.
Sometimes the build up of dirt can help the growth of mold, moisture in your room will do the same.
So be sure the room you are placing your painting is well ventilated, the perfect temperature and not in a room that holds a lot of moisture.
If you do find a lot of moisture in your room try using a humidifier to maintain it.
Insects sometimes sneak to the back of your painting and build their nests in the small indents.
While cleaning your portrait be sure to keep an eye on the back, to make sure there is no growth of insect families.
And finally the best way to dust your portrait is to use a feather duster; chemical-cleaning products can damage or distress the paint.
Handle with care while you clean your painting, it is one of the most common mistakes from owners, over handling and mishandling the painting.
Here are a few tips to help you maintain your painting to keep the luster and beauty it originally contained.
Your painting can last forever if you take good care of it, of course the location you hang your painting could intimately have a lot to do with how well your painting keeps its bright colors or how fast it fades.
It may not seem like a normal thing but as you get ready to display your painting there are a number of environmental issues that can harm your painting.
If your painting will be in an area where it will be subject to direct heat or humidity can, in time, expand and contract your painting, which could crack your painting.
Dangerously cold temperatures can also hurt your painting, in time, the proper and most recommended temperatures for your painting should not be below 65 degrees or higher then 75 degrees.
Another important factor to keep in mind while choosing the destination of your portrait is to be sure your painting is not in direct sunlight or any kind of bright light.
Subtle lights can compliment your painting, but bright lights in the room your painting hangs can make your paint fade over time.
One more thing to keep in mind when you find the perfect spot for your painting is to make sure you don't have it in an area where dirt builds up or insects normally roam.
Sometimes the build up of dirt can help the growth of mold, moisture in your room will do the same.
So be sure the room you are placing your painting is well ventilated, the perfect temperature and not in a room that holds a lot of moisture.
If you do find a lot of moisture in your room try using a humidifier to maintain it.
Insects sometimes sneak to the back of your painting and build their nests in the small indents.
While cleaning your portrait be sure to keep an eye on the back, to make sure there is no growth of insect families.
And finally the best way to dust your portrait is to use a feather duster; chemical-cleaning products can damage or distress the paint.
Handle with care while you clean your painting, it is one of the most common mistakes from owners, over handling and mishandling the painting.