Benaka Art Conservation
Specialist in conservation and restoration of artworks
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61002707, 91054377
64 Taman Warna
Chip Bee Gardens
Singapore 276386
Specialist in Art Restoration Services in Singapore
Painting Restoration
Like any other organic object, paintings are susceptible to changes and degradation. They need proper care for their continued preservation. Paintings consist of various layers. The paint is applied to a support, typically canvas or wood, which is first primed with glue–sizing and/or A ground layer. The paint can be applied on a wide variety of supports. Although the most common are canvas and wood, other supports include paper, cardboard, pressed board, artist’s board, copper, ivory, glass, plaster and stone. Paintings on canvas are usually stretched over an auxiliary wood support. An adjustable support is called a stretcher; a support with fixed corners is called a strainer.
Next a paint layer is applied and most traditional paintings are finished with a coat of varnish. Contemporary paintings, or some naïve or folk art may or may not have a ground layer or varnish coating. The paint layers can be made of pigments in oil, acrylic, encaustic(wax), tempera( egg), distemper(glue),casein(milk), gouache(plant gum), or a mixture of media. Paintings that do not have all of the traditional layers can be more susceptible to change or damage.
