Saturday, May 22, 2021

ENTRY #3 :(

So much for the fallacy of not having to stretch 300# paper! I came down to the painting today to find that overnight it had buckled! So disappointing. I am glad that I had at least taped it down but I should have used staples too as I usually would do.  I have heard others in my art group speak of ways to flatten the paper and I will have to look into this when it comes time to remove it from the board.

In the meantime, I will focus on Chloe's eyes as well as, hopefully, apply the last layer of colour. Her legs need some shading and, of course, I am struggling with the boards as expected. So, onward and upward.  Here's where I am at at this point.


~C

Okay, so I have had lots of advice from my art colleagues and they all seem to agree that you can have success at flattening the paper using a couple of different techniques. The painting has completely dried so I have removed the tape. My plan is to place the painting face down on a piece of cotton and then spritz the back, lay another piece of cotton, top with heavy cardboard and weigh it down. I will leave it to dry overnight and check things in the morning. Fingers crossed that this will do the trick. If not, my next plan is to iron it. Praying that this works because the painting just isn't suitable for framing as it is. I am trying hard not to be too upset at this setback and am attempting to look at it as a learning experience--albeit a painful one. Hopefully I have good news in the next post and will be able the share the finished painting with you..

~C

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