tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post6552966338985338937..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: How to Protect a Mini Pastel PaintingKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-78487232403052162492012-05-26T18:44:32.193-04:002012-05-26T18:44:32.193-04:00That's a perfect system for protecting a paste...That's a perfect system for protecting a pastel ACEO.<br /><br />I use the soft sleeve envelopes for trading cards for pastel ACEOs and the powder doesn't stick to that either - think it's the same material as the clear bags. Then I slide that into a much stiffer archival Top Loader. Both of those are archival and designed for long term storage of collectible cards.<br /><br />People always ask why I use the soft sleeve if I'm just going to put it into the stiff top loader - and that is why, because the soft sleeve protects it from the inside of the top loader. The only time I lost one to damage in the mail was because it was on velour and smudged in handling. I learned NOT to use velour for pastel ACEOs.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-45181414146132528382012-05-26T13:34:59.356-04:002012-05-26T13:34:59.356-04:00Hi Karen,
For your travels are you bringing regula...Hi Karen,<br />For your travels are you bringing regular oils or water soluble oil paints? Just wondering because I have heard some pretty good things about the relatively new water miscible oils. They dry faster and clean up with water. I have not tried them, but have heard that people say they feel somewhat like real oil paint. Of course, acrylic dries fast and water cleans them up, but they are not as "buttery" as oils and dry to a more matte finish and darken quite a bit. Have fun at the beach!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368036660110288720noreply@blogger.com