Amateur Linenbacking 101 by Pulpfixin

[Charlie]

Also Charlie what do you recommend to buff the colors ?

Cotton puffs/balls...

[gargoyle67]

Cotton puffs/balls...

Nice thanks Charlie, I take it that cue tips will also work then.

[Charlie]

Nice thanks Charlie, I take it that cue tips will also work then.

If very gentle... I would go with the cotton balls though.

[gargoyle67]

Ok thanks Charlie will do 

[gargoyle67]

Just out of interest Charlie do you ever wet your pencils before application and just use them dry ?

[Charlie]

Just out of interest Charlie do you ever wet your pencils before application and just use them dry ?

Yes you can just wet the tips... We just use a wet cotton ball so not to mix on say a sponge. It works great!

[Harry Caul]

I just did my first touch up – – Ink breaks on an all black glossy poster.  I found I had to press surprisingly hard on the poster to get the black down in the breaks.  Would softening the tip with water help with that? One small tip I can offer is buffing with bestine. The bestine lifted the extra black pencil off anything glossy and it also softened the black helping it get down into the breaks more thoroughly.  And as was mentioned in another thread, I successfully used bestine soaked cotton balls to lift fingerprints off the glossy surface.

[CSM]

I just did my first touch up – – Ink breaks on an all black glossy poster.  I found I had to press surprisingly hard on the poster to get the black down in the breaks.  Would softening the tip with water help with that? One small tip I can offer is buffing with bestine. The bestine lifted the extra black pencil off anything glossy and it also softened the black helping it get down into the breaks more thoroughly.  And as was mentioned in another thread, I successfully used bestine soaked cotton balls to lift fingerprints off the glossy surface.

[Charlie]

I just did my first touch up – – Ink breaks on an all black glossy poster.  I found I had to press surprisingly hard on the poster to get the black down in the breaks.  Would softening the tip with water help with that? One small tip I can offer is buffing with bestine. The bestine lifted the extra black pencil off anything glossy and it also softened the black helping it get down into the breaks more thoroughly.  And as was mentioned in another thread, I successfully used bestine soaked cotton balls to lift fingerprints off the glossy surface.

Yeah wet it it's the only way for the darker colors...

[Harry Caul]

Yeah wet it it's the only way for the darker colors...

[Charlie]

Not too much since you are working on unbacked posters... And don't knock over the bowl.   

Another thing you can do is buy some fine brushes and wet the brush, then the tip of the pencil and then used the brush...  However, it will leave a matte finish on shiny posters.

[Charlie]

You can also experiment with gum arabic if you are brave...

Here is where I played with the colors on a shiny poster:  http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4053.msg71695.html#msg71695

[Harry Caul]

You can also experiment with gum arabic if you are brave...

Here is where I played with the colors on a shiny poster:  http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4053.msg71695.html#msg71695

I am not brave   I'm only planning on very minor touch-ups anyway.  I was surprised how good the black and white glossy poster looked after it was framed up.  You with the reflective plexi you could hardly see the touch-ups. 

[Charlie]

Well, my kitchen is finally done so we finished off Z's poster the other day...




The back was the bitch of it...  Masking tape all around.


Aged one year in a pine frame...



It turned out well Alex...

[brude]

Verrrrry nice.
 

[CSM]

 

[Zorba]

Looks awesome Charlie!

You are a master craftsman in my book.

 

[Ari]

wow, looks great! poster AND work.

[Harry Caul]

As others have said, great work!  And a beautiful poster -- I own it too

[stewart boyle]

Outstanding dude ,lovely image

[Crazy Vick]

Charlie have you quit your day job yet?

[Zorba]

Charlie have you quit your day job yet?

He is pretty freaking good!

I know its yet another common poster in my very common collection but damn I want to get it up on a wall. 

[Ari]

is it common? I might grab one, I like the art a lot.

[Zorba]

Im assuming as Ive seen em around.

I am No expert but yeah they are not nearly as common as the Dark Knight Heath Ledger Joker posters. 

[Mirosae]

I would like to kindly remind Z that he promised to send that poster over to me...but i see he forgot.. oh another broken promise.. what's going on with man..

hehe 

Lovely poster. Oh Bogart