How to Care for Your Mets l'eau en couleur Products?

An original watercolor, a fine art print, and a sticker don't have the same needs. Here's what you need to know to keep them looking their best over time.

Originals

Watercolor is a light-sensitive medium. Even good-quality pigments can shift slightly if they sit in full sun for years. A few simple habits are enough:

• Avoid direct light. A wall that catches sunlight all day isn't the best spot. Indirect or diffused light preserves the colors far better.
• Frame behind UV-filtering glass. This is the most effective protection, especially for a piece you plan to keep for a long time. The glass filters out most of the rays responsible for paper yellowing and gradual fading.
• Watch the humidity. Watercolor paper is still paper: a room that's too damp encourages mold and buckling. A normal indoor environment, without excess moisture, is perfectly fine.
• Don't let the artwork touch the glass. A mat or an air gap prevents condensation from damaging the paper through direct contact with the glass.

Nothing demanding here: these are the same precautions you'd take with any work on paper.

Stickers and bookmarks

These are everyday objects, not pieces to frame, and how long they last depends on how they're used:

• A sticker placed on an outdoor surface, or one that gets handled often, will wear out faster than a sticker inside a notebook.
• Bookmarks aren't laminated: avoid getting them wet, and avoid folding them hard in the same spot over and over.

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