[Karin Wells]

I can't really answer your question directly, but want to suggest that you spray your fixative outdoors...it is lethal stuff when airborne and you want to breathe as little of it as possible.

Also, here's something NOT to do. A long time ago I met a "pureist" who dazzled me with his knowlege of art. He easily convinced me that the best old painters applied fixative to their superior drawings with a little metal gadget that looks somewhat like a folding straw....you put one end into the fixative bottle and gently blow on the other end. Theoretically, the fixative will come out as a fine mist and "fix" your drawing. Hah!

I stupidly went right out and bought one of these devices and an expensive little bottle of imported French fixative. I carefully followed the directions and even practiced on an old drawing with good results. When I moved on to the drawing that I had slaved over, the fixative suddenly came out in great globs and ruined everything - including my clothes.

After that fiasco, I had great results with any brand of fixative in an aerosol spray can that happened to be the cheapest. I even used hair spray in a pinch and that worked too (although I can't recommend it).