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I would like to have done this one more time before giving it to dad, but I ran out of time. He does really like it, it created a great deal of emotion. So I guess that is good. But . . . I am very unhappy with the finished product. I wanted to find a fixative which would rid the drawing of that graphite shine. I could only find a product by Grumbacher which advertised as for charcoal, pencil and pastels. It was terrible! It toned everything down so much and made the darkest darks look kind of grainy. I was very careful to spray as directed. I will never use the product again.
So as you can see there is a terrible sheen to the pic. I could not get a good shot of it. I guess the good news is that the family enjoy it, and they do. And most important, Dad loves it.
Life . . . full of lessons. Anyone have suggestions of a GOOD product to use as a fixative? Julie Dean, I know you mentioned something, but i can't find your post which mentioned it - - - HELP!
Thanks for all your input. As always, each piece teaches me so much.
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