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Richard Budig · 10-31-2004, 09:04 AM

Mike:

I have a book about Norman Rockwell in which he is quoted as saying that he first did a drawing (in ink, I think, but maybe charcoal), and then preserved it with a coat of shellac (sp?). That way, he said, he could always wash a little spot and find his original drawing. Same idea as yours, it sounds like, to me.

10-31-2004, 09:04 AM	#42
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Rockwell used shellac Mike: I have a book about Norman Rockwell in which he is quoted as saying that he first did a drawing (in ink, I think, but maybe charcoal), and then preserved it with a coat of shellac (sp?). That way, he said, he could always wash a little spot and find his original drawing. Same idea as yours, it sounds like, to me.