How to Mount Works on Paper to Wood Panel
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Mixed media on paper is hands down my favorite artistic approach. Regardless of whether I’m working with watercolor, acrylic, pencil or gouache, I almost always create my paintings and illustrations on paper. The only downside to working this way, is that to display works on paper you often have to put them behind glass in a frame. This means that the beautiful texture of the paper and the materials are less noticeable.
Years ago, I started mounting many of my finished pieces to wood panel, and absolutely loved the finished effect. It makes works on paper feel more like a painting, and allows you to hang them the same way you’d hang a canvas - without glass. I’ve shown bits and pieces of the process in videos before, but today I want to show and explain the process of how to mount works paper to wood panel from start to finish. This approach can be used on watercolor paintings, colored pencil drawings or any mixed media work on high-quality paper.
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Thanks for putting the shopping link, made my work easier 🤩
Love the sprinkles!!
Terrific explanation thank you. That cake is just blooming gorgeous! And I’m on a diet!
Awesome thank you for your clear instructions.
This is awesome! Thank you! Now I have another way to present my work.
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Great video, very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks! Super helpful
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I keep expecting the icing to smudge! I never thought of doing this. You gave me an idea! 🤓👌
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Thanks for sharing, cool video, so helpful.
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Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much! your tutorial has been really helpfull!
You're very welcome! So glad to hear it.
Great video! And that chocolate cake looked delish! :)
Yay!! Thank you for this video as I was one of the people asking about this. Question - If I am mounting an orginal watercolour painting is the final spray fixative good enough in regards to protecting the piece or should I apply something else after that?
Beautiful! And now I want cake 😅
Thank you so much for the video! Also Please let me know about the packaging design . How do you place the illustration on the package ( like any box, packet or something like that.)
Hello Kendyll! Thanks so much for your guidance, I've been creating larger watercolor wood panels (30x40). I think I'm getting the hang of things. Hope you may be able to provide some advice for tiny air bubbles. I'm trying my best to eliminate them all together with lots of rolling, but a small one showed up. Do you know how air bubbles may wear over time? Is it something that could continue to lift and warp? Just want to be cautious as I intend to sell my pieces.
Any advice for getting rid of them if they do appear? Have you ever tried the cut / syringe glue method?
Great
I just saw this video, coincidentally after visiting a pop up and deciding to mount some of my alt photo pieces instead of framing behind glass. Perfect timing! Curious about using the acrylic gloss medium; why that and not YES Paste? Also, I, too am interested in waxing my prints (like Monica); would you suggest post mounting for that?
This is a great question. I've been using YES but I think it's a little harder to spread. The medium spreads quickly and evenly so maybe it's easier? I haven't tried medium yet though. I'd love to hear her answer!
This is such a good tutorial! After the 24 hour sit, if you do have any air bubbles, what would you recommend doing?
If they're on the edge, you can put a little of the acrylic media on the tip of a brush and wiggle it under the bubble. Then apply a weight directly to that spot. If they're in the middle, you can try using a fresh x-acto to "pop" it, or you might just decide to leave it be. It's difficult to get additional acrylic media underneath an air pocket that's in the middle of a piece.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I feel like you should have a protective cover over your art work before you use the Breyer.
Am wondering if you should gesso the panel
for archival purposes before you glue it down, so the wood does not leach years from now? Also I was told to wax the picture afterwords, was planning to use Spectrafix and then Dorlands wax.
When mounting paper on panel, I always seal the panel first using a few coats of Golden GAC 100. I think it's a better sealer than Gesso. For top coat, I use Golden UV spray varnish.
Hello, will the acrylic medium wrinkle thick brown paper?
Great information! Definitely going to try this. I have a question on the varnishing though.
Since you're a mixed media artist, do you know what kind of varnish is best for mixed media art? I've had some accidents with varnishing because I also use a lot of different media and I never know if a certain media will react badly with the varnish. It has always been a nerve-racking business to me. Do you have any advice on this?
That's so tricky! It really depends on the combination of media you use. I like to use ones that mention being safe for both pencil (dry) and watercolor (wet) media. Usually these are different that the ones that work for oil or acrylic. They're almost always sprays, not liquids. Regardless, I recommend creating a test patch where you layer the exact combination of media you used on your piece, and then try out the varnish. Let it sit for several days before you decide whether to use it on your piece. Never use a varnish for the first time on a finished painting!🙏🏻🙏🏻 That's a recipe for tragedy. 😅
@@KendyllHillegas Thanks so much! 😊
Can I use clear gesso instead of acrylic medium ?
I’ve seen other videos of this for watercolor paintings. Does it work for drawings on much lighter paper? Or is the technique different in any way for lighter paper?
Lighter paper may absorb too much water. I’ve mounted posters using paper glue and the water from the glue made the paper bloat in places as it dried.
Have you ever mounted a paper artwork to a canvas? I have many canvases and am now painting with gouache on paper now.
Can I do this for a pencil sketch? Won’t the roller smudge the graphite?
Would this work with my art prints !
Would this work just as well with moleskine and graphite? I'm worried about the medium bleeding through the paper and smudging or ruining the graphite..
I'm not sure, tbh. I don't have much experience with moleskine. I would try a small test first before committing to a full piece that you're really invested in.
maybe put some paper between your artwork ant the brayer? Just in case you pick up some glue from the edges to the brayer.