[Chris Saper]

Hi Holly,

I 've only painted one pastel in the past couple of years, however, I only would dry mount once the size is too large and heavy to manage - anthing 22 x 28 or larger.

Try the fixative on a test piece first, they put some plastic on top, and see if it really fixes the surface.

I recently bought some Lithto-Coal, which can be made permanent and unsmudgable with heat. It says however, not to use in the same oven you use for cooking, so I'm a bit stymied as to how to fix it.