“It does not always have to be 100% 100% of the time, it just has to be enough to get you past the damage”. Sometimes I’m not sure if Julian is talking about retouching or therapy.
god imagine being someone who painted and illustrated as a side activity and seeing your art treated with as much love and dedication as the work by known artists :')
Some of the best art I've seen had been created by those who just consider it a hobby. My girlfriend draws for fun and she could make a career out of it!
@@TailsThewolfcat it's kinda ironic. If you make a career out of your hobbies people start to push and pull you, and you get more and more tired of delivering what's you want to be the best, and sometimes burning out or just don't loving it as you did. And most do it because of the money, capitalism etc. If you treat it like a hobby, you don't have worries, you deliver all of it and finish when it's really finished. Like Leonardo Da Vinci, you create because you want to create and show your all because you want to. I love to paint, to cook and to create little things, mybe someday we could see my silly things have some play in the world, but I will not try to do this for a living. Most creators don't want attention, we just express ourselves in the things we do, even on other things. Probably a lit of good art will be found in 100 or so years 😁😁
@@GabrielDeOliveira721 This, exactly. I love to cook. I have watched hundreds of hours of youtube cooks, learning technique, recipes, and flavor profiles. I love it, I can relax to it, and then if I see something interesting, I rewatch it. I try out the recipes in the kitchen. I get told how flavorful and wonderful what I make is. I should make a career of it! I explain to them, very gently, that I in no way want to work in a professional kitchen, where what I love is ground down by all the stresses of a job, until I hate it and buy a microwave pizza on my way home.
Any time I'm in a second hand shop I always look at the paintings. 99 times out of 100 there is nothing there worth taking home. But that 1 out of 100 I find something truly good by someone I never heard of. An artist that, if they had produce enough work, probably would have work worth a few thousand instead of $20. I always like doing that. Its a great feeling finding something by someone with skill & knowledge.
My Dad (Plastics manufacturer), Uncle (mechanic in manufacturing), and grandfather (retired electrical engineer) all interrogated me last month about when you would be uploading next so they could get together to watch your video lmao. They will be absolutely thrilled that it's a tool video. I might get sick of hearing about it at some point, it makes them happy, and that's all that matters to me. Thank you, Julian.
@@darlenegreenhalgh3126 That's really funny Darlene Greenhalgh 🤣 It's definitely how I felt too! NEW TOOL!!! We should make this a meme 🤣 At least 3 of us agree anyway!!!!! Does anyone else of us find this funny? NEW TOOL NEW TOOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 🤣🤣🤣
julian: i like to make the backs of paintings looking as nice as possible, even though no one really sees them :D also julian: **pushes his tools aside** alright, the desk is all clean!
We have a saying that says: "In a blacksmith's house, skewer is made of wood" It means that you can work cleaning houses, your hause is not the cleaner, if you cook you probably don't eat right all the time. Most people are like that and that's normal, I don't know if it's right but it's normal.
Thank the client on our behalf for allowing us to share his journey - I've said that in the last comment I know - but I think it's very generous. I do think the painting looks better, it's like you were telling the client at the beginning - there was a flatness which is gone. You allowed the artist to shine.
As a native German speaker: "Trekker" does not mean "to pull". "Ziehen" means "to pull". However we use the word "Trecker" for the English word "tractor", which pulls machinerie over a field. In Low German and Dutch Trekker means to pull, the word origin for tractor is traced to the Latin word "trahere". I do come from the region, where Low German was spoken but it is basically a dead dialect/language. So in summary, you could say "Trekker" is a Dutch or Low German word for to pull, or just go all the way back to it's Latin origins. But saying it's a German word is confusing, since High German, the standard dialect in German today does not use that word. Thank you for this opportunity to dive into etymology.
! You knoW IT! My bannister was falling off (thanks kids) I used gorilla glue and black tape🤷🏾♀️😁 Edit: it was Not Me who broke the bannister....sorry kids.
Julian, don't worry, I'm a machinist, and tapping with a cordless drill is totally valid, as long as you do it on the slow setting with a light finger on the trigger. Especially when you're tapping with that large taps you have to be kind of careless to snap it. Important thing is to use tapping fluid, to make the tap run smoothly. Only thing I cringed about is how crooked you seem to have started it 😜
Heck yeah. I even tap with the mill after drilling sometimes. On a Bridgeport. Not even with a torque head, I mean sticking the tap in the chuck right after the bit and going in under power and turning off the power after it sinks in, reversing under power to get out. I would have no hesitation doing the same with the size tap he is using, so a power drill gives me no cringe.
@@manbeezis you mean the numbered dial around the chuck (torque limiting feature) on the cordless drill? I use that all the time to prevent small taps from snapping.
At this point Julian, you should definitely collect renderings of all the tools and machines you made for work, polish them up, write instructions and descriptions and you're ready to publish a guide book for conservators. 'Tools and techniques for modern conservation' sounds nice.
At this point he is a juggernaut for conservation, doing excellent work in all aspect of conserving a painting, showing people how conservation works, making good conservation choices, and even going so far to create new conservation tools. He is an embodiment of good conservation, eyes and Greek letters on iconography aside. (On previous paintings he has sometimes messed up eyes, and has accidentally ignored the labeling of the pose of an icon in a future video).
You definitely lost some machinist points for the straight fluted tap in the drill, but you gained them back with the cleanup method of just pushing the pile of stuff out of the way to worry about later. Mark of a true fabricator. Nice job.
I routinely run taps on a mill, but a hand held drill has to be a bit more "interesting". Props for the Dykem instead of a Sharpie, too. I do have to object to using *red* Loctite in that application. That stuff is the opposite of archival and reversible - it's not meant to be broken loose with hand tools and you're supposed to heat it to 600 degrees to break it down. Even blue would be slightly overkill, but it's much less frustrating to get loose.
@@hamletksquid2702 I mean, if you're talking about the thread locker, Julian didn't use conservation materials because this is a tool for himself, and not a painting.
@@electrosthefella - The archival part was a little joke, but it's a serious point. If you've ever been a mechanic, you've cursed people who use red Loctite on threads. It's meant to hold studs and bearings in place, not to lock screws and bolts. Julian performed the mechanical equivalent of gluing a painting to a lining with epoxy.
The 'doohickies' you made out of sail fabric and tiny metal rods are essentially Montgomery straps. A type of surgical dressing for abdominal wounds. The long adhesive side adheres to the intact skin on either side of the incision and laces or ties in the grommets allow you to affix dressings down, and to lightly approximate the sides of the wound.
@@classicambo9781 I agree! We used them last week because the risk of perforation was too high, couldn't tolerate the force of the VAC. Was a blast from surgical past.
Learning about the artist was refreshing. I felt like I could appreciate the painting more because it's no longer *just* a painting, but a piece of art that an actual, living person put their hard work and passion into brush strokes.
Julian, you are a national treasure. You should have personal protection, you are so precious!! Thank you for making the world a better place, one small dot of retouching paint, and tack, at a time!! 💕
On using sound to hear the tension, pluck the strands on the side of the device instead of the top. Both tension and length effect pitch so you need a set length to use pitch as a proxy for tension. You’ve got a set length on the sides but not up top where the ends of the strings are moving.
Stainless steel screws in aluminium (aluminum, take your pick...) Make sure to store you trekker tool in a dry place where the temperature will not drop below dew point because the tools will tarnish otherwise. Not the biggest of deals, but were this to be stored in a shed, and 5 years later you need this nice contraption again, it will have white crud all over it.
My late husband was a machinist by trade. I can still smell that tapping fluid. He used it everyday. He also always had small cuts and scraps from those sharp burrs on that aluminum. It will get you for sure!
Hey Netflix…time to give Julian his own show. Machining, creating and restoration combined with a history lesson delivered in the smooth tones a la Bob Ross, dusted with a bit of dry humour? Going to be a hit!
I've just discovered another art restorer from Belgium and there are times I expect his words to be in your voice since he says & does the same things you do. He doesn't have a big studio but he still does what you do and it's so nice to see. Thank you, Julian, for showing what proper restoration is and how it should, and should not, be done. Happy Holidays and a wonderful & prosperous New Year.
Me: huh I wonder why he's using a figure eight- I'd expect him to use, like, sailor or fishing knots Julian: "...when I used to rock climb" Me, a rock climbing coach: my opinion of you, I hate to admit it, just improved a non-zero amount
I am delighted that we get to see the 'reveal' with the client. I'm also glad the Patreons get to see it much sooner as that's only fair. I'm curious as to how the paint layer is affected by the stretching process: does it split up and stretch along with it or does it simply detach a little and allow the canvas to move below it?
Re: adding a motor to raise/lower your easel. It was hard to see, but consider modifying the shaft where the handle is attached... maybe adding a recess to fit a screw bit. When going down a distance, grab a handy drill and be sure to watch that your feet don't get crushed. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵😷
This entire video blew my mind. This new tool is SO COOL and I cannot comprehend how Julien designs them, and then builds them, and then uses them!! Not to mention he is TUNING A PAINTING?!?!? Absolutely incredible
For drilling, I would recommend using what is called a "center drill" to drill the center punch mark first, then swap to the necessary twist drill. Really handy when drilling round stock.
@@Windgonner both would be good in a ridgid setup like the mill, but to pick up on a center punch the best (and most accurate) way is to use a small 1/8 in or smaller drill to drill maybe 1/16th of an inch deep, as it will easily bend to pick up the center, then you can come back with the desired drill and it will find the location very accurately and repeatably.
I love the comment section on Julian's videos. One can learn so much. Just on this video there's etymology, tuning, surgical dressing, other restauration channels, etc.
The whole point of using marking fluid is so that you can mark by scraping away the marking fluid instead of having to use something harder than your stock, like carbide, to scrape into the material itself.
First, big fan and been watching for years. I'm an engineer and am always working on projects which require thought. That said, I saw some things which you might not have thought about. When you stretched the painting, you were only stretching that small part between the two horizontal tears. You have all that other material top and bottom which was not stretched. What you could have done was to stretch just one tear at a time and dampening more fabric. Once the tear is closed, temporarily put something across that tear which will keep it closed (like how you placed the temporary stringers). Then close the next tear doing the same thing. Then do the vertical tear. Once this is done and you have all tears closed and secured. Then stretch the entire painting. Dampen the lining or do your heat and pressure thing on your hot table with the closures facing up and putting perhaps felt on the table between the table and the painting surface. The other thing is that you didn't need to tack down the entire painting. You could have used a wood frame which floated on top of the painting. Hope this helps in future projects.
I have the same question since the paint layer would've obviously changed as the canvas warped and shrunk. You couldn't see it either as he was stretching it back to its original size, so am quite curious
Some time ago I was going to ask you to actually show us just how strong the film adhesive was/is,.. eventually I chose not to. Today however, seeing the Kevlar strings all taut like that, well, my curiosity is satisfied. That lining is EPICALLY strong stuff, wow.
his videos are like a podcast and a restoration video in one. i love the narration aspect, it feels like im being read to. ive been watching this channel for over a year now and i still look forward to every upload. some of the best content on this website, seriously!
Honestly the tool building videos might be my favorite. Julian's range of skills is amazing. He really makes conservation look like just the best career. Also, I love this painting so much. Fully agree with Julian, wish there were more ZC Sanderson paintings in the world.
This amount of care and respect for the artwork regardless of it's monetary value or whether the artist happened to be famous, is just.. beautiful. I am certain the original artist would be so honoured and delighted. I really love this piece, it's so bold and yet also really subtle in the shading. I have no background in fine art but the style and the figure really work together to emphasise the starkness and beauty of the landscape. I love it!
I’ve been procrastinating on my homework for art class all day, and I was just now wishing that there was a new Baumgaurtner video out. Watching Julian’s art conservation keeps me focused and relaxed, and well, here we are. The universe works in mysterious ways. Thanks Julien for the lovely videos as always.
Why I’m I so addicted to this channel? I don’t know anything about art, or conservation of art, but I love how Julian makes everything look perfect, again. Thank you Julian!
Was most impressed by this restoration so far! With how much paint got skinned from the painting I had no idea how you were going to hide that damage and bring the whole thing together. Turned out so awesome
This has got to be one of the best restorations I have ever seen you do. You did such an amazing job on this painting, it's actually pretty awesome. I know you said there isn't a huge difference between the before and after but I completely disagree. I think there is a massive difference. What a great job!
Thank you! you saved me big time bin awake whit my toddler for 4 hours to night and need something to calm me down so I can sleep when she finaly goes down 😴 And your voice always does the trick 😁👍🏻
......respect for the artist. Yes. The nuances found in the original background are simply wonderful. Thanks for all you do for the art world and those of us who live and breath art as food for our soul!
I love how precise you are at all times, and then Immediately as you enter "machinist mode" you just push your mess away and procrastinate on making the part look nice :D
I speak both german and dutch, and to my understanding, trekker is actually not german its dutch! In german "puller" would be: Zieher. Although if it is a word that is specifically used in the conversation context it could be german too since the languages have evolved together. Its really interesting though to hear these words used in this context ahah
@@f.kimmich7069 Yea I'm german too so that translation was funny to me, it does make sense if you think about it though, after all a tractor does pull things 😆
You know you have a wide audience when people get into word examination in two languages for use in a third. I saw trekker and thought Star Trek follower.
Just when you think this channel can't get any better it turns into a My Mechanics AU with bonus Beatles jokes, and then there's the homemade guitar solo! Incredible. I did, oddly enough, really like the greenish tinge to the sky in the overpainted version, but the original with those yellow hues above the mountains... very pretty.
As you took off the sail cloth and saw the final look at seeing the canvas matching up.. I actually said out loud, "That is beautiful!" Took my breath away. Your ingenuity is just amazing Julian. Love your videos. Thank you so much for giving us excellent entertainment.
This has been the most captivated process I have watched, Julian you blow my mind not only with your attention to detail but your totally out of the box approach to every task or challenge. You had prior knowledge of stretching canvases but you went out of your way to design and build something new to suit your needs ( I know I will see the contraption again) but wow. Please send thanks to your client not only for bringing a beautiful painting but for allowing you to do what you do best.
The attention to detail and your devotion to getting the best possible result are amazing. It looks wonderful. The color is so fresh. I love the composition of the painting so any help to make it even better was worth it. Information on the artist was interesting.
I love when I get the notification saying you have released another vlog. Watching calms my spirit. I love how you walk us through each step. Oh and that was a nice use of fishing leaders.
This painting caught my eyes instantly. There is something that facinate my in the silhouette. It is so charismatic and mysterious. If anybody know something similar i would be really happy to see it.
Ingenious. I love the creativity you use in getting the job done. I am so impressed with your dedication to finishing the tool that you build for yourself, better than having to rebuild it, or having it fail. Impressive.
The restoration is stunning as always. I love the little nuances and changes of color in the vast sky and landscape. I wish, too, that there were more works by this artist out there. Great job! 👍
I LOVE this painting 💕. There’s a dreamlike quality that just sucks you right in. Looking at it makes me happy. I’m so glad you did the restoration, Julian, Cheers 🥂
Wow! That came out amazing!! It has been brought back to life! So glad to see that it was able to be rescued -- despite the last "conservator" and their attempts at basically ruining this painting.
I've been watching Baumgartner Restoration since around 2019, and it's honestly one of the only youtubers i come back to watch. Your videos have helped me a lot. I use them for relaxing before going to sleep, and it helps me a lot to fall asleep when i need to keep up with my hectic life. This is not to say your videos are boring, far from it. I love how calm it is, which is one of the reasons i keep coming back. Frankly, it's a horrific moment when i realise forgot to pause when falling asleep. I enjoy paying attention to the whole video, i mean I've watched all your videos, and youve made me enjoy painting a little bit more. Your skills are just amazing, thank you for doing what you do.
Theoretically, if you needed perfect evenness in the tightness of the strings in the new tool, you could probably tune it with a tuning fork. you would just need to calculate what key you need for the specific tension
I'll admit that over these years I SEVERELY underestimated the strenght of those heat-activated adhesive strips you used for the stretching process. That was A LOT of pulling.
I really love to follow your way through the whole process. Your way of respecting and bringing out the best of these old pieces of art actually helps me to put my mind at peace.
My two favourite parts of any restoration: when Julian cleans a painting to reveal the original colours, and when he fills in the missing paint to restore the painting to its former glory. It’s almost like magic :)
Julian, träger is pronounced "trae-ger", and it means: hold, carry, wear. Similar to Jäger in Jägermeister "yae-ger". Great video, thank you again! I assume your device is similar in purpose to the Hosenträger aka, the suspenders.
Norddeutsch Trecker (tractor) a maschine used for pulling. And I guess it's a very common word in nothern Germany. Even Southerner like me know this word 😉
Your voice is so comforting... after spending all day watching creepy videos, your videos are an elixir for the nerves, haha! Your work is always comforting, educational, entertaining, fascinating & satisfying to watch! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!!
Thank You Julian....BRAVO JULIAN....Quite the impressive contraption!!! Very well thought out and executed. Your adventurous, ingenious, enthusiasm is addictive to watch. ... until next time.....TM
“It does not always have to be 100% 100% of the time, it just has to be enough to get you past the damage”.
Sometimes I’m not sure if Julian is talking about retouching or therapy.
Is there really a difference?
oh damn
Well, now that's what I call the art of healing.
Me, an actual therapist- "wait, that's good. I'm stealing that to say to clients."
@@RomstarOrion Good point buddy, good point.
god imagine being someone who painted and illustrated as a side activity and seeing your art treated with as much love and dedication as the work by known artists :')
Some of the best art I've seen had been created by those who just consider it a hobby. My girlfriend draws for fun and she could make a career out of it!
@@TailsThewolfcat it's kinda ironic. If you make a career out of your hobbies people start to push and pull you, and you get more and more tired of delivering what's you want to be the best, and sometimes burning out or just don't loving it as you did. And most do it because of the money, capitalism etc.
If you treat it like a hobby, you don't have worries, you deliver all of it and finish when it's really finished. Like Leonardo Da Vinci, you create because you want to create and show your all because you want to.
I love to paint, to cook and to create little things, mybe someday we could see my silly things have some play in the world, but I will not try to do this for a living. Most creators don't want attention, we just express ourselves in the things we do, even on other things.
Probably a lit of good art will be found in 100 or so years 😁😁
A day in the life😉
@@GabrielDeOliveira721 This, exactly. I love to cook. I have watched hundreds of hours of youtube cooks, learning technique, recipes, and flavor profiles. I love it, I can relax to it, and then if I see something interesting, I rewatch it.
I try out the recipes in the kitchen. I get told how flavorful and wonderful what I make is. I should make a career of it!
I explain to them, very gently, that I in no way want to work in a professional kitchen, where what I love is ground down by all the stresses of a job, until I hate it and buy a microwave pizza on my way home.
Any time I'm in a second hand shop I always look at the paintings.
99 times out of 100 there is nothing there worth taking home. But that 1 out of 100 I find something truly good by someone I never heard of.
An artist that, if they had produce enough work, probably would have work worth a few thousand instead of $20.
I always like doing that. Its a great feeling finding something by someone with skill & knowledge.
My Dad (Plastics manufacturer), Uncle (mechanic in manufacturing), and grandfather (retired electrical engineer) all interrogated me last month about when you would be uploading next so they could get together to watch your video lmao. They will be absolutely thrilled that it's a tool video. I might get sick of hearing about it at some point, it makes them happy, and that's all that matters to me. Thank you, Julian.
That is so absolutely ... I'm sorry, I can't think of a better word, please don't hit me! >.< ... adorable! ❤
I can imagine a trio of nerds with beer and sitting around the TV like it's a football game. Lol
This is so cute!
Bullshit dawg 😂😂😂
they're gonna flip their lids when they find out you can hit the bell 🔔
Julian: New tool
Us: “pounding fist on table” NEW TOOL NEW TOOL
New tool!👍
That’s funny tiger lilly and also true haha 🤣 at least 484;of us agreed.I rushed to show my man the new fantastical contraption.Rock star J 👍
@@darlenegreenhalgh3126 😂 thank you, I know how excited we all get for new stuff.
@@darlenegreenhalgh3126 That's really funny Darlene Greenhalgh 🤣 It's definitely how I felt too! NEW TOOL!!! We should make this a meme 🤣 At least 3 of us agree anyway!!!!! Does anyone else of us find this funny? NEW TOOL NEW TOOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 🤣🤣🤣
in the end, we are all just monkeys watching paint dry. and the second someone brings out a blow dryer, we will be going apeshit 🦧
julian: i like to make the backs of paintings looking as nice as possible, even though no one really sees them :D
also julian: **pushes his tools aside** alright, the desk is all clean!
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That is me.
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We have a saying that says:
"In a blacksmith's house, skewer is made of wood"
It means that you can work cleaning houses, your hause is not the cleaner, if you cook you probably don't eat right all the time.
Most people are like that and that's normal, I don't know if it's right but it's normal.
Thank the client on our behalf for allowing us to share his journey - I've said that in the last comment I know - but I think it's very generous. I do think the painting looks better, it's like you were telling the client at the beginning - there was a flatness which is gone. You allowed the artist to shine.
As a native German speaker: "Trekker" does not mean "to pull". "Ziehen" means "to pull". However we use the word "Trecker" for the English word "tractor", which pulls machinerie over a field. In Low German and Dutch Trekker means to pull, the word origin for tractor is traced to the Latin word "trahere". I do come from the region, where Low German was spoken but it is basically a dead dialect/language. So in summary, you could say "Trekker" is a Dutch or Low German word for to pull, or just go all the way back to it's Latin origins. But saying it's a German word is confusing, since High German, the standard dialect in German today does not use that word.
Thank you for this opportunity to dive into etymology.
Was searching for this kind of comment
Can confirm this is also understood in southwest Germany.
I love me some etymology
I thought he might‘ve meant „Strecker“.
Just like the medieval torture machines.
@@losttoni7528 Yeah, that one would make more sense.
Julian just building anything he dreams up is the Swiss army knife of life goals. Honestly, even a slub like me feels inspired.
! You knoW IT!
My bannister was falling off (thanks kids) I used gorilla glue and black tape🤷🏾♀️😁
Edit: it was Not Me who broke the bannister....sorry kids.
'Slub like me'. I borrow this expression to describe me.😄
Wonderful seeing a master at his craft work.
Julian, don't worry, I'm a machinist, and tapping with a cordless drill is totally valid, as long as you do it on the slow setting with a light finger on the trigger. Especially when you're tapping with that large taps you have to be kind of careless to snap it. Important thing is to use tapping fluid, to make the tap run smoothly. Only thing I cringed about is how crooked you seem to have started it 😜
I do cordless drill tapping too, almost on a daily basis and I'd be dead if I had to do it all by hand...
Don't let anyone tell you how to do things as long as the results are good.
Heck yeah. I even tap with the mill after drilling sometimes. On a Bridgeport. Not even with a torque head, I mean sticking the tap in the chuck right after the bit and going in under power and turning off the power after it sinks in, reversing under power to get out. I would have no hesitation doing the same with the size tap he is using, so a power drill gives me no cringe.
Have you ever tried impact tapping? Its even more fun, and the start-stop motion helps break the chips off to avoid jamming up the tap
@@manbeezis you mean the numbered dial around the chuck (torque limiting feature) on the cordless drill? I use that all the time to prevent small taps from snapping.
At this point Julian, you should definitely collect renderings of all the tools and machines you made for work, polish them up, write instructions and descriptions and you're ready to publish a guide book for conservators. 'Tools and techniques for modern conservation' sounds nice.
I would buy it!
Do I have any idea of how I would use this knowledge? Absolutely not.
At this point he is a juggernaut for conservation, doing excellent work in all aspect of conserving a painting, showing people how conservation works, making good conservation choices, and even going so far to create new conservation tools. He is an embodiment of good conservation, eyes and Greek letters on iconography aside.
(On previous paintings he has sometimes messed up eyes, and has accidentally ignored the labeling of the pose of an icon in a future video).
This video is more than enough to replicate the tool.
You definitely lost some machinist points for the straight fluted tap in the drill, but you gained them back with the cleanup method of just pushing the pile of stuff out of the way to worry about later. Mark of a true fabricator. Nice job.
I routinely run taps on a mill, but a hand held drill has to be a bit more "interesting". Props for the Dykem instead of a Sharpie, too. I do have to object to using *red* Loctite in that application. That stuff is the opposite of archival and reversible - it's not meant to be broken loose with hand tools and you're supposed to heat it to 600 degrees to break it down. Even blue would be slightly overkill, but it's much less frustrating to get loose.
@@hamletksquid2702 I mean, if you're talking about the thread locker, Julian didn't use conservation materials because this is a tool for himself, and not a painting.
@@hamletksquid2702 That and he used far more than is needed.
omg, so true about the clean up method. I've never used that.. nope never...
@@electrosthefella - The archival part was a little joke, but it's a serious point. If you've ever been a mechanic, you've cursed people who use red Loctite on threads. It's meant to hold studs and bearings in place, not to lock screws and bolts. Julian performed the mechanical equivalent of gluing a painting to a lining with epoxy.
The 'doohickies' you made out of sail fabric and tiny metal rods are essentially Montgomery straps. A type of surgical dressing for abdominal wounds. The long adhesive side adheres to the intact skin on either side of the incision and laces or ties in the grommets allow you to affix dressings down, and to lightly approximate the sides of the wound.
I have not seen Montgomery straps in a long time. Vacdressings seem to have taken their place. You're right though.
@@classicambo9781 I agree! We used them last week because the risk of perforation was too high, couldn't tolerate the force of the VAC. Was a blast from surgical past.
Ooo that's a cooler name for them
Learned something today. It's a shame there's not a channel like this one just to teach what are this old procedures and for what.
Sounds a bit like a corset!
Learning about the artist was refreshing. I felt like I could appreciate the painting more because it's no longer *just* a painting, but a piece of art that an actual, living person put their hard work and passion into brush strokes.
6am… tossing and turning for 2 hours. Thank goodness Julian has released some interesting content to help focus my mind and relax me! 🙌🏼
in the same boat, sleep well 😭
Its 1:20 am in my country, and here i'm instead of sleeping, seen this video
Me too! Hopefully did the trick 🤞🤗
You guys sleep?
2:30 am for me its fun isnt it
Julian, you are a national treasure. You should have personal protection, you are so precious!! Thank you for making the world a better place, one small dot of retouching paint, and tack, at a time!! 💕
I feel like I shouldn't be this excited to watch you do this but it gives me so much joy
Undoing messes is an art for little, but very appreciated.
On using sound to hear the tension, pluck the strands on the side of the device instead of the top.
Both tension and length effect pitch so you need a set length to use pitch as a proxy for tension. You’ve got a set length on the sides but not up top where the ends of the strings are moving.
Stainless steel screws in aluminium (aluminum, take your pick...) Make sure to store you trekker tool in a dry place where the temperature will not drop below dew point because the tools will tarnish otherwise. Not the biggest of deals, but were this to be stored in a shed, and 5 years later you need this nice contraption again, it will have white crud all over it.
Yep galvanic corrosion is a bitch
The closeups of the skinned canvas during retouching really made me wince.
That's absolutely brutal.
My late husband was a machinist by trade. I can still smell that tapping fluid. He used it everyday. He also always had small cuts and scraps from those sharp burrs on that aluminum. It will get you for sure!
The fishing lure spinning thingy is called a swivel, they are also used on dual line stunt kites
Julien: as soon as I clean up a bit **pushes mess out of the way** there all clean
Me: ah yes I also use that same strategy when cleaning my room
Me moving The Laundry Pile from The Laundry Chair to The Laundry Bed and back again
Hey Netflix…time to give Julian his own show. Machining, creating and restoration combined with a history lesson delivered in the smooth tones a la Bob Ross, dusted with a bit of dry humour? Going to be a hit!
Nah, Netflix would make it too flashy and commercial
Yes! I would watch 10 episodes in a day
I've just discovered another art restorer from Belgium and there are times I expect his words to be in your voice since he says & does the same things you do. He doesn't have a big studio but he still does what you do and it's so nice to see. Thank you, Julian, for showing what proper restoration is and how it should, and should not, be done. Happy Holidays and a wonderful & prosperous New Year.
is this guy on UA-cam? what's his name?
you can't just say 'I discovered another art restorer' that isn't a museum's channel, and not drop a link! (if this person is on youtube)
Drop a link brotha
Oh , yes let us know where we can find him, please, we can always use another Julian
don’t be shy bestie drop the link
Fun fact: the fishing lure things are called swivels!! Loved the video as always
My dad, who Mum and I have conned into watching these with us every so often, is a life-long fisherman and he goes ‘IT’S A SNAP SWIVEL, MAN!’
Me: huh I wonder why he's using a figure eight- I'd expect him to use, like, sailor or fishing knots
Julian: "...when I used to rock climb"
Me, a rock climbing coach: my opinion of you, I hate to admit it, just improved a non-zero amount
Figure 8 knots are easy to do and they just work.
I am delighted that we get to see the 'reveal' with the client. I'm also glad the Patreons get to see it much sooner as that's only fair.
I'm curious as to how the paint layer is affected by the stretching process: does it split up and stretch along with it or does it simply detach a little and allow the canvas to move below it?
I'm thoroughly enjoying these midnight releases!
Re: adding a motor to raise/lower your easel. It was hard to see, but consider modifying the shaft where the handle is attached... maybe adding a recess to fit a screw bit. When going down a distance, grab a handy drill and be sure to watch that your feet don't get crushed. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵😷
Eyy a fellow Arizonite! (well, I'm not there anymore, but 20 years there means I earned the name)
This entire video blew my mind. This new tool is SO COOL and I cannot comprehend how Julien designs them, and then builds them, and then uses them!! Not to mention he is TUNING A PAINTING?!?!? Absolutely incredible
"gobsmacked" for sure
I continue to be impressed by Julian’s many tools and his skill employing them.
Mr Baumgartner has well and truly smacked my gob!
This is one of the most enthralling videos on the channel.
For drilling, I would recommend using what is called a "center drill" to drill the center punch mark first, then swap to the necessary twist drill. Really handy when drilling round stock.
Or even better use a 120° spotting drill.
@@Windgonner both would be good in a ridgid setup like the mill, but to pick up on a center punch the best (and most accurate) way is to use a small 1/8 in or smaller drill to drill maybe 1/16th of an inch deep, as it will easily bend to pick up the center, then you can come back with the desired drill and it will find the location very accurately and repeatably.
@@iliketobuildstuff7013 OK I conceed
I love the comment section on Julian's videos. One can learn so much. Just on this video there's etymology, tuning, surgical dressing, other restauration channels, etc.
The whole point of using marking fluid is so that you can mark by scraping away the marking fluid instead of having to use something harder than your stock, like carbide, to scrape into the material itself.
First, big fan and been watching for years. I'm an engineer and am always working on projects which require thought. That said, I saw some things which you might not have thought about.
When you stretched the painting, you were only stretching that small part between the two horizontal tears. You have all that other material top and bottom which was not stretched. What you could have done was to stretch just one tear at a time and dampening more fabric. Once the tear is closed, temporarily put something across that tear which will keep it closed (like how you placed the temporary stringers). Then close the next tear doing the same thing. Then do the vertical tear. Once this is done and you have all tears closed and secured. Then stretch the entire painting. Dampen the lining or do your heat and pressure thing on your hot table with the closures facing up and putting perhaps felt on the table between the table and the painting surface.
The other thing is that you didn't need to tack down the entire painting. You could have used a wood frame which floated on top of the painting.
Hope this helps in future projects.
How does this kind of stretching not disturb the paint layer? It seems like it'd be impossible with any kind of impasto
I have the same question since the paint layer would've obviously changed as the canvas warped and shrunk. You couldn't see it either as he was stretching it back to its original size, so am quite curious
Some time ago I was going to ask you to actually show us just how strong the film adhesive was/is,.. eventually I chose not to. Today however, seeing the Kevlar strings all taut like that, well, my curiosity is satisfied. That lining is EPICALLY strong stuff, wow.
his videos are like a podcast and a restoration video in one. i love the narration aspect, it feels like im being read to. ive been watching this channel for over a year now and i still look forward to every upload. some of the best content on this website, seriously!
That painting is so beautiful, it's incredible how mysterious it feels despite it's bright colours
Honestly the tool building videos might be my favorite. Julian's range of skills is amazing. He really makes conservation look like just the best career.
Also, I love this painting so much. Fully agree with Julian, wish there were more ZC Sanderson paintings in the world.
This amount of care and respect for the artwork regardless of it's monetary value or whether the artist happened to be famous, is just.. beautiful. I am certain the original artist would be so honoured and delighted.
I really love this piece, it's so bold and yet also really subtle in the shading. I have no background in fine art but the style and the figure really work together to emphasise the starkness and beauty of the landscape. I love it!
I’ve been procrastinating on my homework for art class all day, and I was just now wishing that there was a new Baumgaurtner video out. Watching Julian’s art conservation keeps me focused and relaxed, and well, here we are. The universe works in mysterious ways. Thanks Julien for the lovely videos as always.
Why I’m I so addicted to this channel? I don’t know anything about art, or conservation of art, but I love how Julian makes everything look perfect, again. Thank you Julian!
Was most impressed by this restoration so far! With how much paint got skinned from the painting I had no idea how you were going to hide that damage and bring the whole thing together. Turned out so awesome
This has got to be one of the best restorations I have ever seen you do. You did such an amazing job on this painting, it's actually pretty awesome. I know you said there isn't a huge difference between the before and after but I completely disagree. I think there is a massive difference. What a great job!
Thank you!
you saved me big time bin awake whit my toddler for 4 hours to night and need something to calm me down so I can sleep when she finaly goes down 😴
And your voice always does the trick 😁👍🏻
......respect for the artist. Yes. The nuances found in the original background are simply wonderful. Thanks for all you do for the art world and those of us who live and breath art as food for our soul!
I love how precise you are at all times, and then Immediately as you enter "machinist mode" you just push your mess away and procrastinate on making the part look nice :D
Love the reference to The Beatles song. A Day In The Life is on of my favourite songs.
I speak both german and dutch, and to my understanding, trekker is actually not german its dutch! In german "puller" would be: Zieher. Although if it is a word that is specifically used in the conversation context it could be german too since the languages have evolved together. Its really interesting though to hear these words used in this context ahah
I'm German and a "Trecker" would be a tractor... I was wondering where Julian got this translation. But I guess than it's just the Dutch word...
@@f.kimmich7069 Yea I'm german too so that translation was funny to me, it does make sense if you think about it though, after all a tractor does pull things 😆
You know you have a wide audience when people get into word examination in two languages for use in a third. I saw trekker and thought Star Trek follower.
@@reginaromsey Hahaha true 😂
Just when you think this channel can't get any better it turns into a My Mechanics AU with bonus Beatles jokes, and then there's the homemade guitar solo! Incredible.
I did, oddly enough, really like the greenish tinge to the sky in the overpainted version, but the original with those yellow hues above the mountains... very pretty.
As a conservator, this man fills holes.
As you took off the sail cloth and saw the final look at seeing the canvas matching up.. I actually said out loud, "That is beautiful!" Took my breath away. Your ingenuity is just amazing Julian. Love your videos. Thank you so much for giving us excellent entertainment.
Julian, you are a master restorer. I am constantly impressed with your ingenuity, creativity, and outright talent. Thank you for sharing your work.
This has been the most captivated process I have watched, Julian you blow my mind not only with your attention to detail but your totally out of the box approach to every task or challenge. You had prior knowledge of stretching canvases but you went out of your way to design and build something new to suit your needs ( I know I will see the contraption again) but wow. Please send thanks to your client not only for bringing a beautiful painting but for allowing you to do what you do best.
Well done. A screen shot of the before and after, side-by-side would be helpful for more careful and easier comparison.
I hope we can see it in a couple of weeks.
The attention to detail and your devotion to getting the best possible result are amazing. It looks wonderful. The color is so fresh. I love the composition of the painting so any help to make it even better was worth it. Information on the artist was interesting.
I love when I get the notification saying you have released another vlog. Watching calms my spirit. I love how you walk us through each step. Oh and that was a nice use of fishing leaders.
This painting caught my eyes instantly.
There is something that facinate my in the silhouette. It is so charismatic and mysterious.
If anybody know something similar i would be really happy to see it.
Those fishing lure thingys are called snap swivels
Ingenious. I love the creativity you use in getting the job done. I am so impressed with your dedication to finishing the tool that you build for yourself, better than having to rebuild it, or having it fail. Impressive.
That was totally fascinating! Master craftsman on so many levels.
bringing the restoration asmr to a whole new level creating a literal stringed instrument
I’m currently in a school bathroom watching this. Recommend
The restoration is stunning as always. I love the little nuances and changes of color in the vast sky and landscape. I wish, too, that there were more works by this artist out there. Great job! 👍
So happy that Julian used the correct colour of Dyekem - Blue.
There's even a song to go with it, ask Alec Steele. 😁
Your lead in to the promo of your sponsors is always brilliant and makes smile. Thx 🙂
And, nice Beatles reference.
I love jokes that usually separate the young from old Albert Hall, good one.
Really appreciated the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" reference thrown in there.
I LOVE this painting 💕. There’s a dreamlike quality that just sucks you right in. Looking at it makes me happy. I’m so glad you did the restoration, Julian, Cheers 🥂
There is something about it...
These videos are evolving into an art form in themselves. Thank you Julian for sharing the journey! 🎨
This is master level Julian…thank you for this knowledge, and…Merry Christmas! More videos…More videos!!!
Wow! That came out amazing!! It has been brought back to life! So glad to see that it was able to be rescued -- despite the last "conservator" and their attempts at basically ruining this painting.
I am a machinist. I saw the tap in the drillbit. I audibly yelled at my computer.
I now have "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles stuck in my head. Thanks, Julian!
Julian, you are dangerously close to getting me to switch fields of study REAL fast
I wish I had known about this when I was much younger! I would have been a perfect profession for me.
I've been watching Baumgartner Restoration since around 2019, and it's honestly one of the only youtubers i come back to watch. Your videos have helped me a lot. I use them for relaxing before going to sleep, and it helps me a lot to fall asleep when i need to keep up with my hectic life. This is not to say your videos are boring, far from it. I love how calm it is, which is one of the reasons i keep coming back. Frankly, it's a horrific moment when i realise forgot to pause when falling asleep. I enjoy paying attention to the whole video, i mean I've watched all your videos, and youve made me enjoy painting a little bit more. Your skills are just amazing, thank you for doing what you do.
Julian: "I think I can do better."
Me: Oooohhhhh we gonna build something!
3 seconds later
Julian: "I'm gonna make my own."
Me: Of course you are.
Dude, very inspirational. Huge respect for craftsmen making their own tools, and the level of dedication and skill, of course.
Theoretically, if you needed perfect evenness in the tightness of the strings in the new tool, you could probably tune it with a tuning fork. you would just need to calculate what key you need for the specific tension
What an amazing result! The painting now has such subtle beauty. And the skill of both the artist and the restorer are in harmony. Well done!
For the next time you drill or tap aluminium, the correct lubricant is ethanol. One of the tings i got to learn from an old machinist.
plus you can drink the leftovers. how frugal.
Ethanol is always the correct lubricant.
The way you work in your sponsor is as artistic as the work you do on the paintings!
I'll admit that over these years I SEVERELY underestimated the strenght of those heat-activated adhesive strips you used for the stretching process.
That was A LOT of pulling.
I really love to follow your way through the whole process. Your way of respecting and bringing out the best of these old pieces of art actually helps me to put my mind at peace.
Him: it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be similar enough
Me the whole time: ITS TOO GREEN
Saaaaaame
My two favourite parts of any restoration: when Julian cleans a painting to reveal the original colours, and when he fills in the missing paint to restore the painting to its former glory. It’s almost like magic :)
Julian, träger is pronounced "trae-ger", and it means: hold, carry, wear. Similar to Jäger in Jägermeister "yae-ger". Great video, thank you again!
I assume your device is similar in purpose to the Hosenträger aka, the suspenders.
I rather think he meant Strecker, not Träger.
In the cc it says trekker, trekken would be pulling in Dutch maybe that’s where he went wrong
Thank you, Julian. Another wonderful piece of art restored in an appropriate fashion.
500 years ago Julian would have been burned at the stake for sorcery!!! Pure magic!!!
This series is so satisfying for my mechanical age soul. 💕
28:36 I cant be the only one who heard that. (im sorry)
Repairing aircraft in my youth, I appreciate mechanical construction. Thanks for sharing your work!
Tracker is not german, that would be 'ziehen'-but it is the common name for a tractor, maybe it relates somehow?
Trecken is old German for pulling, but it's not used in modern German, true. Trekken in Dutch is also pulling.
Norddeutsch Trecker (tractor) a maschine used for pulling. And I guess it's a very common word in nothern Germany. Even Southerner like me know this word 😉
Your voice is so comforting... after spending all day watching creepy videos, your videos are an elixir for the nerves, haha! Your work is always comforting, educational, entertaining, fascinating & satisfying to watch! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!!
Trekker... Dutch for Puller. German would be Zieher mr Treegardener.... be faithful to your roots ouch🤭
"Trecker" low German for puller or tractor
Thank You Julian....BRAVO JULIAN....Quite the impressive contraption!!! Very well thought out and executed. Your adventurous, ingenious, enthusiasm is addictive to watch. ... until next time.....TM
Thank you for taking care of the past for the future to enjoy. You are incredible sir.
Realizing that Julian has made a mechanical corset to close the gap is the crossover to historical costuming I never thought I'd see.
OMG that made my day 🤣