Anyway. The paper is stretched now. I can start painting anytime.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Hawk WIP
The drawing for the mangrove hawk painting is done. I don't usually leave this much graphite on the paper when I am painting with watercolours but with this series (three paintings of birds I saw in Costa Rica) I am trying something different.
Anyway. The paper is stretched now. I can start painting anytime.
Anyway. The paper is stretched now. I can start painting anytime.
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Hi! Would you mind telling me how you stretch your watercolor paper? I've looked it up online, but I've seen a couple different ways it can be done. Do you use a drawing board or will any sturdy surface do? Do you soak it before you tape it down? Do you use gum tape or something else? Thanks-
Nina
I use masonite board, 1/4 inch thick. I plan to switch to gatorboard soon though. The masonite board does well enough, but it's treated with chemicals that I'd rather not have soak into my paintings.
When I stretch the paper I flip it over and thoroughly wet the back. Then I flip it back over and thoroughly wet the front. I take a rag and quickly rub dry the edges of the paper and lay my tape down. I have used gum tape in the past, but it's just so damn hard to get back off the masonite I almost never use it anymore. Now I just use green painting tape.
Then I put a piece of plexiglass over the board and weigh the sucker down with whatever I have lying around: hardcover books, heavy boxes, manuscripts, whatever. Leave it for a day and it's done.
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