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Pructus Posted 17 years ago
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They would have to be the original painter.
Hi, everyone!!
Painting restorers are highly trained in their techniques, but they would have to be the original painter to know exactly what to do with the work at hand.
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The underlined part seems to be intending to say that painting restorers have to think as if they are the original painters.
Is the underlined part correct way of saying that meaning?
Painting restorers are highly trained in their techniques, but they would have to be the original painter to know exactly what to do with the work at hand.
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The underlined part seems to be intending to say that painting restorers have to think as if they are the original painters.
Is the underlined part correct way of saying that meaning?
Top answer
Hi, Yes. Literally, they would have to be (eg) Rembrandt. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- Literally, they would have to be (eg) Rembrandt.
- Clive
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It seems that the general reference to painting restorers implies working with many different paintings and many different artists (plural). Therefore, using "original painters" in the underlined text sounds better, and it also flows more naturally with the plural pronoun "they."
Revised:
Painting restorers are highly trained in their techniques, but they would have to be the orig
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Painting restorers are highly trained in their techniques, but they would have to be the orig
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