What is involved in restoring a painting?

Answer by  Desine (427)

Generally, either cleaning it up by removing dirt, oil, etc., or researching what it looked like and repainting it. It's not something an amateur can do easily.

Answer by  dhuoda (1431)

It is very technical, especially for older paintings. It starts with careful cleaning - dusting or wiping with a damp cloth. Sometimes old varnish is chemically removed and replaced, and any tears or stains are repaired and repainted. Occasionally top layers of paint are removed and the colors brought back to life with modern varnish.

Answer by  Liz59 (10966)

Well, if you want to restore a painting for cheap, take it to a third world country like India and you will get it done for cheap. They will enhance the image quality.

Answer by  LeheckaG (1826)

Paintings are restored primarily by cleaning contaminents off their surfaces, and by repairing any canvas/fabric & frame damage. Contaminents are painstakingly removed by rolling cotton-swabs over the painting surface, human-saliva is often used as a safe-solvent. Attempts are made to repair other damage using as orginal materials as possible, and to only repair the damage without altering the artwork.

Answer by  tal123 (8)

A conservator would proceed with a precise and careful cleaning to remove old varnish, then apply a new professional finish to restore a painting's original beauty.

Answer by  Artloverrookie (6)

Sometimes art enthusiast come across rare works of art that are in the state of deterioration. These treasures are saved for future generations through the process of restoration. Experts in the field meticulously re-paint and repair torn and faded canvases so that the art is restored to its former glory.

Answer by  Brenna (18)

Depending on the condition of the painting and media used. There are precautions to the material used. Use Gamsol to manually erase/fix then coat with fixative.

Answer by  TwoToneDodge (2204)

First the restorer will clean the dirt off of the painting using special solvents. Then the restorer will repair the treas and damage. Finally he will re-varnish the painting.