Position the watercolor paper in the center of the board. Drop a small puddle of water into your palette and a dab of concentrated paint right next to it.

Preparing Watercolor Paper

Im going to show you now how to prepare your water your freshly stretched watercolor paper as if youre going to use a critic like its water color.

How to prepare watercolor paper. Ensure the tape is evenly spaced on each corner at least 12 inch covering the paper. Use the artists or painters tape to adhere the paper to the table or to a flat board if youre going to adjust the angle as you paint. Wash the paper with distilled water and a brush or sponge.

Just make sure your board is clean and wont transfer color to the paper and is rigid. One for rinsing your brush and one with clean water for mixing. Tape the dry paper to a board and paint.

Youll also need a mixing palette for preparing your colors. Hilary will show you how to eliminate this prob. Soak and then tape wet paper to a board and let dry then paint.

It remains flat has an even color tone and doesnt pill or tear. Soak on a board sponge off and then start to paint on wet paper. Play would like that on.

How I prepare watercolour paper. Washing your hands reduces the oils that you transfer to the paper. Turn the sheet back over and let it sit face up for about 15 minutes.

I used a medium-sized brush and a bit of green tube watercolor. Soak and then staple the wet paper to a board and let dry then paint. Cut your watercolor paper down to the size youd like if necessary.

Using a large brush saturate the front of the sheet completely with water you cant use too much so be generous. Our 300 Series Watercolor paper is a great economical place. This method makes it possible to work even on low quality paper in watercolour.

This is a video that I made a while ago and I just havent had reason to post it. The watercolor paper is heavier weight and is made with additives called sizing that allows it to absorb moisture in the proper way. In general we recommend a watercolor paper that has a weight of 140lb.

Lay your sheet of watercolor paper over the board. Soaking Oversized Watercolor Paper Once your panel is evenly and thoroughly coated with your gluing product liberally spray your paper with water. Turn the paper over and do the same on the back side.

1 - Completely soak and tape with gummed tape. Step 2 Tape the paper to the board on each of the four edges of the paper. Some watercolor box sets have built-in palettes.

In it I go over all steps for preparing your water colour paper fo. Put your paper in the middle on test tape it right up to the edges and even overlap the edges. If youve ever painted on paper youve likely experienced it warping or buckling during the drying process.

See my last post But when I use single sheets I stretch it myself on board. Check the papers packaging to find out the sheet weight. 4 Ways to prepare watercolor paper.

This is probably the most common method. There are many methods of preparing watercolor paper prior to beginning to paint including. That would be absolutely fine.

How to prepare paper for watercolor painting. Scrub your hands in warm water with soap for about 20 seconds before rinsingStep 2 Submerge the paper in cool water. Soak sheets marked 90 lb 41 kg for 3 minutes and those that are 140 lb 64 kg for about 8 minutes.

Fill a clean bathtub or plastic tub with about 4 to 6 inches 10 to 15 cm of water. This week I made a short video to show you how I stretch watercolour paper. The masking tape should be acid free or pH neutral.

This isnt essential but its a good idea to have two sources of water. Tape the watercolor paper to a flat smooth straight surface like glass sheet plywood etc. Soak the paper in the water for at least 3 minutes.

Steve uses the tape to make a slight border around the entire sheet. Here Im using a marine ply board but you can use gator board with this technique. Cool water helps the paper keep its sizing.

Step 1 Wash your hands first. Start with a dry area of watercolor paper. Submerge the paper laying it flat against the bottom of the tray.

We want the paper to soften and swell before placing it onto our glued surface. You need enough water so that the paper is able to float and be submerged in the water. Lay the paper in the water and then dunk it under.

Suck the excess water with said sponge or brush or paper towel by dabbing lightly into the paper. Set yourself up with your supplies and two jars of water. There are numerous professional grade watercolour blocks on the market.