Artist Studio Ventilation System

Studio ventilation for lampwork this page is intended to show the pros and cons of various ventilation schemes and detail our own setup.

Artist studio ventilation system.

Be sure to research everything about all of the tools and paints you intend to use before setting up your own studio ventilation system. Each workspace will be a bit different. The vent a fume encaustic fume extractor is a complete ventilation system designed specifically for the encaustic painter. We are dealing with a near industrial setting.

An artist s first line of defense should be continuous ventilation. This ventilation described above is for dealing with vapors only. It is a tabletop model that sits beside the encaustic palette. Please see my video on the fume ventilation system to be released soon.

Jun 1 2016 explore jane bradford s board studio ventilation on pinterest. Ideally the fan pumping in fresh air will be behind the artist blowing fumes away from the artist s face and toward the fan exhausting the air outside in order to create a continuous stream of clean air for the artist to breathe in. The vent a fume fume extractor is a complete ventilation system designed for encaustic painting. For my home studio the venting solution i chose was the vent a fume.

A lot cheaper than a kitchen hood. Toxic substances in art studio ventilation duration. Local hazardous waste management program in king county 1 078 views. See more ideas about studio setup ventilation studio.

This fan is 340 cfm cubic feet per minute. Exhaust fans at the window or heating duct level as well as near the work space should be installed. An art studio is not a residential air quality application. Its close capture design allows for quick and efficient removal of the undesirable and or unpleasant fumes typically associated with encaustic painting.

Work habits climate concerns and individual sensitivity vary. The instructions below are for the fume ventilation system that i created for my jewelry soldering area. In a small studio using this system the artist s position is very important.