Watercolors

I have recently come in contact with two watercolor paintings that I
painted in 1990.  I used what I then believed were lightfast paints.
Several were not.  Some have faded and some have changed color.  The
brand of paints that I used back then were mostly Winsor and Newton,
and Liquitex.

My question on restoring them is:  before mixing up colors of ASTM
lightfast rated paint mixtures and glazing them over the top of the
faded sections, should I wet the sections and then blot (not scrub)
off as much paint as possible first?  If I paint over the renegade
paints, will they in turn ruin the newly laid down layers?

Carol Wickenhiser-Schaudt
Scientific/Botanical Illustrator
Nautilus Fine Art Studio
21602 Park York Dr.
Katy, TX 77450-4624


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