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Published: 2010-01-18 06:30:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 5344; Favourites: 112; Downloads: 90
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A tutorial showing how to stretch watercolour paperA and co-production
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I was desperately hunting for a better way to stretch paper, thank you!
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Glad you found it useful!
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Wow... I knew the basic theory on stretching paper from books, but the little tips and tricks from this tutorial vanished the doubts on the things I never understood... I'm sooo going to use this
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Wow, thanks a lot for this. I, as a noob, am finally helped thanks to the internet.
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It's always nice to hear that somebody actually found it useful!
Thanks for the fav!
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I really have to compliment your tutorial style, the steps and instructions are very clear, straight forward and easy to understand 
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I'm delighted you think so - thanks for taking the time to tell me!
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Really useful!
In truth, most of time I just skip the soaking process and start immediately to paint (my fault, I admit). And as I don't possess a staple, I simply tape the sheet with a paper tape.
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I don't normally stretch my paper either - I only use 300 g paper, and with my normal painting technique this will be quite OK without stretching. Often I don't even bother with a tape
But lately I've been using this "Poured Washes" technique, and this can only be done with stretched paper.
And as I had to do some stretching anyway, I thought I'd take some photos of the process and post a tutorial because many people seem to shy away from stretching, as if it was very complicated. Which it isn't.
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You are welcome! Thank you for the fav!
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Good tutorial ...
if the paper is smaller size, only paper tape is enough ... if it is bigger like this, I've another method where no need to use staple pins or tape .... just gum
I'll make it's tutorial soon
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Sounds very interesting! I'm looking forwards to your tutorial - let me know when you post it!
You should also submit it to , then I'll be sure not to miss it!
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my final step is stapling, before that I put the gummed brown paper on the edge of wet paper (as you do in final step) then I make a cross at the edge of stretched wet paper.
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Oh, I'm sure it'll work just as well. I prefer my staples covered because with that Poured Washes technique I've been using, there's so much water and paint slopping around, chances are it would seep into the staple holes.
What do you mean by making a cross at the edge of the stretched wet paper? I'm afraid I don't quite follow you there.
By the way: Another deviant talks about using "gum" - don't know if by this he means "glue" or what. He's planning to put up a tutorial for this - should be interesting!
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by staples I make crossovers, you know you staple along the edge of paper (like this - - - - ) but I put staples somehow to pinch board, paper and gummed brown paper together (like this | | | | |)!
poor English I have!!!
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Yes! Now I understand! I'm going to try this. 
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain, and your English is fine, too, so don't worry please! 
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