Watercolor On Mat Board

You may want to give the glass on the inside another quick clean in case any dust has settled on it.

Watercolor on mat board.

Miserwe large doodle mat water writing doodle drawing mat neon colors board with 25 pack drawing accessories for kids toys toddlers educational girls boys size 39 3 x 27 5 4 6 out of 5 stars 976. The mat board with the attached watercolor painting can now be placed in the frame. This method will not prevent buckling but. Learn how to mount a watercolor painting on a cradled art board.

We are proud to be one of only a handful of manufacturers world wide that continues to produce an extensive line of matboard products. How to make a mat 101. Sturdy enough to frame and light enough to ship. I ve been sandwiching 1 8 inch foam board between two layers of rag mat baord.

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. Note that in many watercolor competitions they require a white mat so it is better to double mat in white. This video shows how to make a lightweight waterproof board to support a small watercolor painting while you work. Watercolorists use these boards to provide a hard surface on which to mount watercolor paper before beginning a painting.

Has been a pioneer in specialty art and framing materials since 1902. 1 16 of over 3 000 results for watercolor mat amazon s choice for watercolor mat. 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. Award winning maritime artist annie strack demonstrates how to use cradled art boards to mak.

Mats are made from mat board which should be made from all cotton acid free fiber. Sometime i glue watercolor or canvas to the sandwich. The jerry s watercolor board features a white coated paper surface on both sides and a foam center. Use artist s tape bull dog clips or staples to secure the watercolor paper to the surface of the board.