Artist's products vary in quality. Suppliers of artist's materials will often rate the products as School Grade, Student Grade or Artist Grade. The difference between the various grades is quite significant, with School and Student Grade products being designed as teaching aids and have limited longevity. As an example School and Student paints are made from cheap, inferior synthetic pigments and their colours fade quickly. Artist grade paint by comparison is made from high quality genuine pigment and is light fast, so it will not fade. The surfaces artists choose to paint on also vary in quality. Artists can choose to paint on paper made from wood pulp or paper made from cotton. Only paper made from cotton has superior lasting qualities. All paper made from wood pulp is acidic and therefore is destined to breakdown. All artists who exhibit at the Broome 6 Gallery are committed to using Artist quality products. Most serious artists do use artist quality products. However all the work at the Broome 6 Gallery has also been framed to the highest archival standards, and this is important as inferior framing will soon negate the benefits of Artist quality products. All works on paper at the Broome 6 Gallery are mounted on 100% Crescent Museum Board and mounted using fully reversible techniques so that the art work remains in its pristine state. All framing for the Broome 6 Gallery is done at Art House Framing and Art Supplies and has a life time guarantee on its quality. Definitions Watercolour A translucent paint which is pigment suspended in gum arabic, the translucence is achieved through the absence of white from the pigments. Watercolours will dry but can always be reworked with the addition of water. Or will run if wet. Watercolours are always framed under glass to protect them. Gouache An opaque paint which is pigment suspended in gum arabic, the opacity is achieved through the addition of white to the pigments. Gouache can also be reworked and requires framing under glass for protection. Acrylic A water based acrylic paint which is pigment suspended in polymer emulsions. Developed in the 50's to rival oil paint for versatility. They dry to a permanent and flexible finish which cannot be reworked after it has dried and set. Acrylic paintings can be framed with or without glass. Oil A traditional paint which is pigment suspended in oil, usually linseed. Curing time can be up to 12 months. Oil paintings are most often framed without glass. Pastels Pigment with is suspended in gum and applied to a surface with the artists hand rather than by brush. Pastels can be chalk (pigment and gum) or oil (pigment, gum and wax or oil) |
The Broome 6 artists and the Wandjina artists all use artist quality materials sourced from Art House Framing and Art Supplies in Broome.
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