Monday 11 September 2017

Stretching paper revisited...

Below are a couple of pictures in which I stretch watercolour paper. It can be done in more ways (with staples for instance), but I use paper tape, Arches 180 or 300 grs torchon paper, water resistant boards and a bath tub half-full with water 

Here's how I do it:

The (still wrapped) roll of Arches Torchon paper, 1.13m wide and 9m long... 

...paper unwrapped and ready to be cut...

 
 ...sheets straightened, soaking in the tub with cold water...
...wet sheets hanging...

...cut to size...

...press out the water (diagonally) and stretch at the same time... 

...cut the sticky paper tape... 

 ...one paper stretched...

...boards with stretched paper drying...

See the Aquarellista Blog to check out to what's done with them :)

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