{"id":415,"date":"2018-02-06T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/?p=415"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:38:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:38:49","slug":"how-to-keep-watercolor-paper-from-warping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/how-to-keep-watercolor-paper-from-warping\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Watercolor Paper From Warping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A large frustration for many novice watercolorists will be warping experienced whenever they make their watercolor paintings\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026and that makes complete sense!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After spending countless hours of hard work only to find your finish piece a warped and wavy mess<\/strong> can be disheartening to say to the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this detailed guide, we are going to stop all those issues from happening the next time you go to paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But instead just simply stretching your watercolor paper (more in this in a minute) we are going to give you some key tips that expert watercolorists have been using for centuries in order to get the best results possible with their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n \"Canson\n <\/a>\n
\n Canson Artist Series Montval Watercolor Paper, Fold Over Block, 6x9 inches, 15 Sheets (140lb\/300g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Watercolors, Mixed Media, Markers and Art Journaling<\/a>\n
\n French paper that performs beautifully with all wet media; Surface withstands scraping, erasing, and repeated washes <\/div>\n
\n \n \n $14.67<\/span>\n \n \"Amazon<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

Now before we get started \u2013 here is one quick note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article assumes that you are watercoloring onto a pad of paper or a single sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you aren\u2019t up to all the steps listed below, that\u2019s completely fine!  For those watercolorists reading who just want to paint rather than worry about prepping their paper, we would recommend investing in a quality watercolor block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent roundup of the best watercolor papers<\/a>, we found in our research that both Canson Montval<\/a> and  Arches<\/a> watercolor blocks performed the absolute best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only will a watercolor block ensure that your paper doesn\u2019t wrinkle or warp, but the paper achieves the perfect balance between absorbency and texture as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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