This week was kind of a wind up week. I haven't physically started the projects, but I've been practicing techniques and taking reference photos. For my class project, I've taken a reference photo of me sitting in front of a mirror with another mirror on the other side of me so that I can get a gist of what the reflections will look like. And for my at home project, I've been practicing using watercolor, as this will be the first time I use them and I don't want to screw it up.
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Art conservators are responsible for repairing and monitoring the pieces, sometimes in a museum, sometimes in an independent gallery. They might clean or re paint parts of paints and sculptures, or polish tarnished metal pieces. If there is a tear or a run in a canvas, they will repair it and paint over their suture. To have this job, you must at least have a masters in art conservation or a related field. Although, most choose to minor in some type of practical science like physics and/or chemistry, as this helps in the lab. Most require some sort of fellowship or lab experience as well. Almost all of the Ivy leagues in the US have art conservation, and quite a few schools in the UK do too, but they are harder to find information on. The picture below is of a piece in the process of being cleaned, as you can see, the right half is brighter than the left. This is just a picture I got from the lab at the VMFA when I was there, so sorry about the weird angle.
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