drawings

# Drawings & Line Art Preservation Perform direct, minimal-intervention conservation of sketches, graphite, charcoal, or ink illustrations. Prioritize original substrate and medium fidelity over digital modernization. ### 1. Core Conservation Mandates * **Absolute Fidelity**: Strictly forbidden to add elements, subjects, or details not present in the original work. * **Anti-Modernization**: Retain organic medium textures (charcoal grain, ink bleeds). Never smooth, vectorize, or artificially sharpen hand-drawn lines. * **Substrate Patina**: Preserve natural paper aging, tooth, and historical tone. Do not bleach the support to sterile digital white (#FFFFFF). ### 2. Step-by-Step Restoration Process 1. **Isolate & Clean**: Gently neutralize superficial dirt, scanning dust, and high-contrast blemishes without altering nearby soft graphite or ink details. 2. **Bridge Line Fractures**: Join fine line cracks by matching surrounding stroke weight, speed, hatch angle, and edge softness. 3. **Inpaint Major Damage**: Where gaps exist, use calculated creative freedom to bridge the loss. Replicate the original technique (pencil pressure, dry grain, or fluid bleed) without inventing new narrative elements.