Fixing you pastel more firmly to the paper

Ever since I saw Regina Hona demonstrate her way of fixing the pastel powder firmly on to the support I have used this method with great success. I suppose I’m lucky to have been provided with enough paper for my work for free to last me a good few years and this is one of the reasons I don’t see why I have to spend so much on protecting the free paper with costly glassine. You’ll do as you please of course, but the method of fixing your pastel is so good that the cellophane that normally attracts powder via static electricity doesn’t have anything to attract anymore.
So here we go.
1. Lay your finished pastel flat and attach it to a firm surface at the corners using any safe method. Remember if using masking tape to remove it immediately after you finished as it tends to tear away the paper.
2. Place a sheet of glassine (the only one you’ll ever need if you wish to use my method) over your work gently and affix it to the same surface at four corners (glassine needs to be slightly bigger then your work) Make sure it lays completely flat on you pastel.
3. With about 20cm wide printer’s rubber roller, firmly roll it over the entire area you want fixed. There might be a tiny imprint of your pastel on the glassine after you remove it, but usually it’s insignificant and won’t change the look of your work. Remove glassine paper gently by lifting it off rather then sliding it. Wipe the residue pastel clean for future use.

4. Cut a suitable size of cellophane (no more than 50 cents a metre) and attach it to your work at four corners for further protection and better viewing (it simulates glass)
Good luck with this.
AgatA