The sketchers opened my eyes to fixative for graphite drawings. Folks were divided between buying stuff purpose-built for the job and hairspray! I googled for more info and it does appear that they are much the same, tho' hairspray can have unwelcome additions like vitamins and conditioners that might as easily destabilise your drawings as protect them.
In the spirit of fear that I'd fuck it up and pride in my high street small traders I bought LOXLEY aerosol fixative from the local artist's materials shop. £5.95 for 200ml, which may be over the odds.
I've experimented with it and have to say - use with caution. Too generous an application gives your sketches a bloom as they bleed into the saturated paper... and they can take on a purple hue. The smell - well, it transformed my lounge into what smelt like a car bodywork paintshop. It dissipates eventually, which is more than can be said for the absorbent paper, which locks the acetate aroma in. :(
On the plus side, it does what it says on the tin. Even my heavy-handed style won't shift after an even coat has been applied.
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