Watercolor On Mat Board

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Watercolor on mat board.

Has been a pioneer in specialty art and framing materials since 1902. The jerry s watercolor board features a white coated paper surface on both sides and a foam center. Sturdy enough to frame and light enough to ship. Sometime i glue watercolor or canvas to the sandwich.

Those paintings are little jewels. Museum quality made with 100 rag should last 25 to 50 years. Watercolorists use these boards to provide a hard surface on which to mount watercolor paper before beginning a painting. Use artist s tape bull dog clips or staples to secure the watercolor paper to the surface of the board.

Award winning maritime artist annie strack demonstrates how to use cradled art boards to mak. This method will not prevent buckling but. Learn how to mount a watercolor painting on a cradled art board. The mat board with the attached watercolor painting can now be placed in the frame.

Currently there are several types of matting material acid free buffered or what is called regular matboard should last about 7 years before the buffering gradually turns acid. How to make a mat 101. Matting your watercolors protects and enhances the look of your paintings by cleanly defining the image edges and isolating your image in a uniform neutral or complementary background. Mats are made from mat board which should be made from all cotton acid free fiber.

This video shows how to make a lightweight waterproof board to support a small watercolor painting while you work. Mat board with attached watercolor painting placed in frame on top of the mat you now place the foam core backing board. I ve been sandwiching 1 8 inch foam board between two layers of rag mat baord. 1 16 of over 3 000 results for watercolor mat amazon s choice for watercolor mat.