What are the steps involved in Picture Restoration in London
                     What are the steps involved in Picture 
Restoration in London?
The process of picture restoration in London comprises six elaborate steps. Every piece of 
artwork is priceless, irrespective of the price tag. Poor or substandard restoration work can 
devalue a piece of art and make it look terrible.
Therefore,  only  accredited  art  restorers  need  to  be  trusted  with  any  restoration  work. 
 It requires  a  lot  of  time  to  get  a  piece  of  artwork  restored,  requiring  patience  and  
minute detailing from the restorer.
To fix the painting, the restorer must look deeply and study it well so the right strategy can be 
devised.
The steps for picture restoration in London consist of the following steps:
1.   Cleaning
In  this  process,  credible  restorers  need  UV  light  scanners  to  find  if  the  work  has  
had  any
restoration  in  the  past  or  not.  A  cotton  bud  is  used  to  remove  the  varnish  to  see 
what  lies beneath. Once the cleaning work is done, the restorer can get an idea about the 
kind of work required  to  be  done  on  the  painting.  It  also  tells  an  expert  restorer  if  
the  other  restoration work's quality was average, below-average, or finely done.
2. Consultation
Once this initial cleaning is complete, it is time for the client to be brought into the 
picture.
The client is informed of the results of the initial assessment and given an idea about the 
kind of expense and time the overall work will require.
3. Total cleaning
This is the start of the actual restoration work. It is slow and needs to be done with a lot of
patience.  Extreme  care  needs  to  be  taken  so  that  the  original  painting  is  not  
harmed  or
damaged. Only the old varnish needs to be removed, and experts with a meticulous working 
style can complete this work to absolute perfection.
4.   Re-lining the canvas
Credible and Picture Restorer  in  UK usually reuse the stretcher and re-line the canvas, as
opposed to going in for a completely new stretcher. This is to keep the painting as original 
and as genuine as possible.
5.   Re-touching
To retouch the painting, art restorers use pigments to repaint the work, especially in places
the paint has started to come off. The brush and the style of work used to do so must 
match the original as closely as possible.
6.   Finishing
The  final  step  of  picture  restoration  in  London  is  to  varnish  the  painting  to  
protect  the
work. The finishing is an essential step, because the art style must be considered while 
doing so.
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