now once the hot table treatment is done i can prepare the canvas for aligning and it needs it because there are areas where the canvas is threadbare that tan yellow area is the actual ground layer the canvas is missing and i'm applying a fill in medium here because the thickness of the canvas while not very thick is enough to create a divot that is when i put the painting on the hot table and flip it face up and apply pressure well there will be a little void where the canvas is missing and the vacuum pump and pressure downward on the paint layer will force the paint layer into that little void and we'll have a divot manifest on the front of the painting something that we don't want so simply filling in the gap with this medium allows the painting to have a smooth and flush surface on the back which will manifest a smooth and flush surface on the front which is what we want now here's another example of article NUMBER_TOKEN. you know the one about health and safety in action i created this collapsible spray room so that i could use varnishes adhesives in a contained area and exhaust the fumes out of the studio to protect not only myself but anybody else who happens to be in the studio at the time now i'm putting a piece of flat spun nylon gossamer on this canvas and this is because this lining will not have an interleave there's no rigid pet film going in between the two pieces of canvas and the two pieces of canvas are of different weights and i don't want to run the risk that the canvas textures interacting creates a pattern that then manifests itself on the front of the painting so this matrix will help reduce that effect once the adhesive is dry i can begin removing the excess gossamer and preparing the painting for its lining and this brings up a perfect opportunity to talk about something that has absolutely nothing to do with what you are seeing right now and that is article NUMBER_TOKEN. the conservation professional should contribute to the evolution and growth of the profession a field of study that encompasses the liberal arts and the natural sciences this contribution may be made by such means as continuing development of personal skills and knowledge sharing of information and experience with colleagues adding to the profession's written body of knowledge and providing and promoting educational opportunities in the field now that is a pretty broad menu from which a conservator can choose and deliberately so you see i'm not a researcher so i don't write many papers in fact the thought of having to write a paper sends chills on my spine but i do communicate with other conservators via instagram via email phone call or in person when possible and we share tips and tr techniques i have published the plans to build that hot table in the back online giving it away for free so that every conservator can build their own instead of being forced to buy one because they're really expensive and beginning conservators may not have the resources to have this valuable piece of kit in addition i've helped other conservators build their own versions of the clampinator and anytime that i can assist another conservator in a project maybe it's one they've seen me execute on youtube i am more than happy to do so conversely anytime i can borrow or steal from another conservator or professional in any field well you bet i'll do it and some of the best tips and techniques and tricks that i've
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