Pencil Drawing Hairspray

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The spritzing hairsprays don t work as well because the droplets of hairspray are clumped together more and it won t do a good job of covering your drawing smoothly. Though professional art fixatives are always a better option hairspray works in a pinch to protect your pencil drawings from erasing and smudges.

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Pencil drawings. Pencil drawings Charcoal watercolor and water based inks so you create art in layers. It might save money to use hairspray if you have some on hand but really Krylon isn t too expensive either First of all you don t need to fix pencil conte or compressed charcoal drawings. Fixative For Pencil Drawings Basically if you apply hairspray you coat the pencil drawing with a very fine layer of adhesive lacquer of sorts which is usually used to stick strands of hair to each other. To some extent you get what you pay for. Hairspray may hold down the drawing and protect it from smearing but since it isn t made specifically for drawings it doesn t have the preservation quality of a fixative made specifically for the job. If you apply enough force which isn t a lot really you They will stay on the page quite fine.

Other Places to Find my Art Website How to use hairspray as a fixative Applying spray fixative How to seal artwork Inform yourself before attempting it however. Welcome back everyone to my Tip video where I give some advice on how to prevent a drawing from smudging or smearing when it is in a sketchbook or notebook. In hairspray you can pay a lot for a well-recognized name or for a fragrance that smells nice. Hairspray is great but as mentioned before it can flake over time and or it can soak your paper if used carelessly. Below is a summarisation from Drawing for Dummies. How to Use Hairspray to Prevent Pencil Smears. For an art spray fixative you are paying for even dispersion of the spray and a good acrylate coating that will preserve your piece.

They usually run for 5 a can and come in a range from matte to high gloss. However a lot of art stores carry fixatives for drawings be it pencil or charcoal pastel or paint. Hairspray does contain some of the materials of a Fixative but it only works for the short term and ultimately damages the drawing - the hairspray yellows over time and ruins the drawing. Hair Spray has been mentioned as a cheaper alternative to fixative sprays. Vine charcoal chalk and pastel yes you need to fix them. Experimenting with Brush and Pencil But remember hairspray WILL yellow your paper after a few years Knowing what kind of hairspray to use and how to apply it can make the difference between a well-preserved Hairspray should work just fine although I doubt they share the

To get the best coverage an aerosol hairspray is your best bet any brand should be fine . Best Answer It doesn t stop smudging but just makes it harder to smudge.