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Originally Posted by Sharon Knettell

Linda, Linda Linda!

. As a matter of fact they have come out with a new varnish, that just walked in my door today. I am excited to try it. They get a lot of requests for ideas about permanently fixing pastels. If your drawings are limited in color his procedure would work for you. It is worth a try.

Hope this helps!

Sharon,
Did you try this new varnish? Did you like it? Do you still need to put glass overy your work when this is used? I love these pastels, but I just can't afford to frame every single thing I do on a whim. Is it possible to NOT need to protect with glass?

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Originally Posted by Mary Smith

This just works as a fixative on pastel. I prefer the Perfix by Rowney. Unfortunately, I have never come across a way to completely protect pastels other than to cover them with glass or plexiglas (only in a pinch, only for oversized).
Any other method I have explored significantly changes the colors and ruins the blues.

I just slip sheets of glassine between my pastels and drawings until they are framed.

Hope this helps!