Although he left his studies in fine arts (Hue Pedagogical College), Nguyen Van Truong (22 years old, living in Da Nang City) still surprised many people with his artistic talent when he was able to restore ancient banknotes by realistically redrawing the lost lines.
Truong said that as a person who is passionate about collecting old paper money, he felt really sad when holding rare bills in his hands but the corners were missing, the color was faded... With his artistic talent, Truong figured out how to restore the bills.
Image of 30 Dong banknote that once existed in the history of Vietnamese currency with torn corners restored by Nguyen Van Truong
"The first step in reviving ancient banknotes is to find old paper, which is pages from books printed in the 1960s. To restore a torn banknote to its original condition, it must go through many stages," Truong said.
First, you have to patch the torn part with paper, then press the bill to make it stiff and rough. To make the bill look natural, you have to use a tool to shave the paper thinly, so that the seams are not visible to the naked eye.
Next, press the paper flat. The final step is to redraw the lost lines onto the newly joined part of the original bill. This is also the most difficult step.
The school used a homemade bamboo pen to redraw the lost lines on an ancient banknote.
After many years of practicing the method of hand-painting on the joint, Truong discovered that, to achieve delicate and sharp lines, the tools must also be hand-made. And he chose bamboo with a thin tip to make the brush.
Another particularly difficult point was finding the right color scheme for each ancient banknote. It took Truong a whole year of experimenting with color mixing before he found the secret to getting the same color.
Thanh Nien invites readers to explore the unique "technology" of reviving ancient paper money by young man Nguyen Van Truong:
First, you have to prepare old paper used to print books in the 1960s.
Only old paper is suitable for mending ancient money.
Pressing paper into ancient banknotes that need restoration
Use a paper cutter to blend the patched paper into the bill so that it is invisible to the naked eye.
The mended, straightened and flattened banknotes are ready for the redrawing process.
Bamboo pen sharpener with super sharp tip for drawing
The final step is to meticulously redraw each lost line on the newly patched paper.
Below are some pictures of torn bills "transformed" into whole again through the hands of Nguyen Van Truong:
In addition to restoring ancient paper money, Nguyen Van Truong also revives old documents that are meaningful and valuable to many families.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/va-va-ve-tien-giay-co-thu-choi-doc-dao-cua-chang-trai-10x-185241015235540174.htm
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