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Easy Tricks to Maintain the Shine and Looks of Canvas Paintings
However, some of the art lovers might not know what should be done to maintain canvas paintings. For such people, the steps listed below should be followed to the fullest:
Spit Cleaning of Paintings
This is one of the basic steps when it comes to maintaining stylish modern canvas paintings. The individual should use a dry soft cloth to gently dust the surface and prevent the buildup of dirt. The glass that covers the painting can be cleaned with the help of a glass cleaner. One important point to note here is that household cleaners, furniture cleaners, or cleaning agents should not be applied on these paintings.
If the owner of the stylish modern canvas paintings finds dirt that cannot be cleaned with the help of a cleaning cloth or a soft brush, then a little amount of distilled water can be used to clean it. A cotton swab can be used to carefully remove the dust or dirt from the paintings. Caution should be exercised to ensure that a lot of water is not used; the swab should be moistened lightly. If the cleaning is still not successful, then a professional should be bought in.
Spit Cleaning of Paintings
Even though saliva might sound like an unorthodox cleaning agent, some of the museums use it to clean stylish modern canvas paintings. There are certain guidelines that need to be followed while cleaning a painting with the help of saliva. The person who intends to clean the painting should not eat or drink for 30 minutes before applying this method of cleaning. This is important because the saliva can affect the chemistry of the painting. The other guidelines are-
- Before using this method, one corner of the painting should be tested before applying it across the painting.
- A soft material should be used to apply the spit on the painting.
- There are certain websites that recommend users to eat certain foods before using saliva for the process of cleaning. Some of the well-known food items are raw potatoes and white bread.
Tips And Tricks To Take Care Of Your Oil Paintings
By Team Mojarto I’m just going to say it because it’s no use pretending that all’s fine while working with oil paints. Oil paints are the hardest to work with. Sure, acrylics and water colours have their own hardships but they are no match to the usage of oil paints which takes at least 5 whole years to dry properly. Oil paints are sticky; they get everywhere; they don’t come off our brushes easily; not to mention one wrong move in the wet painting will ruin hours and hours of hard work. But everything I mentioned here and more is worth it; because no matter what, the end product of an oil painting cannot be helped but admired. That’s the beauty of it. So, naturally as artists we tend to dive in head first to create oil paintings without minding the consequences and are happy doing so. 
And to make your job of taking care of oil paintings easy, we’re here to provide a few tricks and tips which we’ve experimented with over the years. 
1. Keep the oil paints off the sides of a framed canvas or if you have painted it in a sheet, keep a small border so when you need to shift it after painting or display it somewhere, you will be free to do so without disturbing the wet paint. 
2. Oil paintings take a long time to dry and if you’re living in a humid and hot place, then it takes even longer. Once you’re oil painting is finished, make sure to carefully store it in a closed, cool place where it wouldn’t be bothered and let to dry in its own pace. The chilly the place, the better. 
3. It is best to store the painting in a clean area but a city life doesn’t necessarily allow it. So, the next best option is to keep dusting it. Keep a light, soft stranded brush with you and dust it every time you find a speck of dust on top of the painting. The other reason why we shouldn’t allow dust on the painting is that, oil paints are extremely sensitive and the slightest hindrance can change the way it is supposed to turn out; colour wise and light wise. 
4. Clear spray is sprayed on top of paintings to preserve the painting in all its glory. The spray works beautifully and also allows easy cleaning. However, it is best to wait for the oil painting to dry before you spray it with the Clear Spray. 
5. No matter what you do, keep your oil paintings away from pointy objects. It doesn’t matter how strong the fabric or the oil sheet is; a sharp object on an oil painting can tear the whole craft. 
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