In addition, if you want to recolor, you can also use chemical paint. However, this method has a disadvantage, that is, once the ancient paintings are processed in this way, they no longer have the ability to be repeated many times by traditional methods.

The ability to repair.

Therefore, the more precious the calligraphy and painting are, the more traditional restoration methods must be used.

After this processing, only the tissue paper and the painting heart pressed on the tissue paper are left. The back of the painting heart is now completely exposed to the air.

"The Evil God"

At this time, the heart of the painting is damaged, so it enters the repair process.

The key to repairing is to use paper strips of original colors and raw materials to glue the missing parts of the calligraphy and painting together, gluing them together to restore them to a complete piece of paper.

The repair techniques directly affect the effect and value of these traditional calligraphy and paintings after restoration.

This is why there is a large amount of Chengxintang paper prepared in this box, because the paper used to repair the work should be exactly the same as the paper used for the work.

If not, try to be of the same era.

If this is not possible, then look for a close era.

The rest is a series of techniques and processes such as distressing and dyeing.

These techniques and processes are strictly confidential, and most masters will not easily teach them to their disciples. They think that having this skill will also open Pandora's box - the ability of counterfeiting will undergo a qualitative change.

After that, it’s time to cross the alum wall.

After processing the center of the painting, replace it with a new "life paper". After holding it up, turn it over. After removing the tissue paper used to fix the work, dry it and then brush it with alum water.

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The reason for doing this is because the new painting center is usually made of raw paper, and the life paper for the painting center is different from raw to mature, which can easily smudge the colors in the calligraphy and painting.

In order to prevent this from happening, no matter what kind of paper the painting is on, it must be brushed with alum once.

This is also a basic preparation for the next restoration, so that when the work is replaced again a hundred years later, the painting will still not be polished.

After that, the work can be "square-cut and inlaid". On the one hand, it is to inlay ingredients around the center of the painting, such as inlaying borders, sections, etc.; on the other hand, it is to match some necessary auxiliary materials according to the needs of the original style of calligraphy and painting.

Such as curling, sticking fixed angles, etc.

In short, trim the relatively less important parts of the work to make it more "complete".

Next comes the "re-painting on the back", which is commonly known as the "resurrection" of calligraphy and painting. It consists of three steps - sizing on the back paper, over-painting on the back paper, and applying the brush flatly to the wall.

That is what Zhou Zhi sees now. The restoration work of "Chou Bi Yi Shi" has been completed to this stage.

"Here's the elbow?" Fourth uncle raised his head, and he didn't speak until fourth aunt noticed Zhou Zhi.

The silence was only broken now. Zhou Zhi greeted the two of them with a smile, and looked at the work that had been repaired to almost completion again: "It is really amazing to be able to repair it like this. Thank you to my fourth uncle and aunt for your hard work."

In the current work, you can still see some criss-crossing light-colored broken lines and spots in the strokes, which are the colors revealed by the paper strips at the bottom of the work.

Although the fourth cousin has treated the repair paper to be exactly the same color as the current background color of the painting, the traces of repair can still be seen from the broken lines and holes in the strokes.

Therefore, before reinstalling the watch, the work still needs the final repair work, which is to cover up these repair marks. This step is called - overall full color.

Full color is also an extremely important link in the entire restoration of calligraphy and paintings. It requires restorers not only to have rich experience in table decoration, but also to have solid art skills. Full color is related to the selection of pigments, writing techniques, and operating methods and skills.

Because of this step, the missing parts of the restored ancient painting need to be filled in with a brush!

For example, the connection between strokes in calligraphy, the missing lines and color blocks in paintings all need to be filled in by future generations, and they must be indistinguishable to the naked eye!

Therefore, this step is the most testing part of the restorer's skills.

"I deliberately preserved some traces and did not clean it very thoroughly, which gave it a more antique flavor." The fourth cousin was very satisfied with his restoration work.

"Yang Gang's methods are extraordinary!"

Since the Qing Dynasty, the two most popular factions in calligraphy and painting restoration are the "Su Gang" and the "Yang Gang", representing the highest level of calligraphy and painting restoration.

Of course, fraud is also at the highest level.

My fourth cousin graduated from Jinling University and obviously studied under the Yang Gang.

"It's just the right time." The fourth cousin had no feeling for Zhou Zhi's flattery: "It's time for full color today."

"Let me help you." Zhou Zhi said quickly.

"No." The fourth cousin shook his head: "I'll give you a hand."

"ah?"

"Ah what? Haven't you ever learned double hook? This is easier than double hook."

"Uncle Fourth Cousin, you said it so lightly!" Zhou Zhi almost cried: "The double hook is done on new paper. Even if it is hooked, it will only be a waste of effort."

"But this one is based on the original work! The original work of the Song Dynasty! Can this be the same as Double Hook?!"

"You can do the elbow." Fourth Aunt said with a smile: "You have learned almost all of Fourth Uncle's skills, all you need is this final kick."

"I feel really guilty." Zhou Zhi found that his voice was trembling: "Other operations can be restored. This... this cannot be restored..."

"Think about it, if I accidentally put a drop of ink on it, or accidentally wiped out the new ink..." At this point, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but shuddered: "I can't bear the name of a national sinner..."

"How can it be so exaggerated!" The fourth cousin couldn't laugh or cry: "How could these situations you mentioned happen?"

Zhou Zhi secretly cursed in his heart, you don't know that something happened in a certain museum. When using scientific instruments to detect cultural relics, the probe broke the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain into several pieces.

"Things that shouldn't happen do not mean they cannot happen, otherwise it would not be dialectical materialism..."

"How come the old Su family has such a cowardly person like you..."

"I am the old Zhou family..."

"Shut up! You have to do it today, and you have to do it even if you don't!"

"Oh, I should have said so earlier..."

"You don't have to worry about your elbow." The fourth aunt amused the two of them: "Your fourth cousin will be watching you from the side and won't let the things you said happen to you."

"I still have to take it slow first... What's on the fourth aunt's table is..."

"If your fourth uncle and I were as cautious as you, we wouldn't dare to do anything with this work on the table." The fourth aunt said with a faint smile: "Congratulations, elbow, you have done well this time.

That box is an astonishing treasure."

"What we are repairing now is the second package we took out of the box. When we opened it, we found that it was "Gun Wu Playing with Waves of Dragons" handed down by a famous painter from the Song Dynasty."

"Is it from the Song Dynasty again?" Zhou Zhi was shocked: "This surname is so rare. If he is a famous painter, then he shouldn't be unknown? But I have never heard of it?"
Chapter completed!