How to Mount a Painting on Paper to a Wood Panel
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- How to Mounting a Painting on Paper to a Wood Panel. In this video David M. Kessler shows you how to take a painting made on paper and mount it to a cradled wood panel.
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Hi everyone, thank you for watching this video of me mounting a painting on a wood panel. Share it with your friends and leave me a comment or question.Thanks.
David M. Kessler Fine Art hello, loved the video but I couldn't figure out what kind of adhesive you use. Can you pls tell me the brand name?
don't you seal it first with anything so you can protect the painting from the inside wood acids over time?
Love your videos... my paintings ARE improving!! I work with Acrylic and Watercolor... you said the acrylic paintings need nothing over them...right??? What about my watercolor paintings?? I want to try the method you used in this video for mounting on both types of my paintings, where can I find the glue you used and how did you clean the adhesive out of your brush?? Thank you so much for sharing!
PJ Martin, thanks for watching. Happy to hear your paintings are improving! The adhesive I use is an acrylic gel medium. You can find it at any online art supply vendor (Dick Blick, Jerrys Artarama). It is found with the acrylic paints and mediums. The gel medium is water based, so I simply rinse the brush with water. Watercolor is completely different than acrylic and the surface needs to be protected. I have heard of many products that people have used to fix the surface of the watercolors, but I don’t personally know if they work, so I cannot recommend anything to you. You might want to Google it to find out some options.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your explanation and suggestions with me!!
I know some watercolor artists who use a special wax over their finished watercolors after spraying them with uv protection.
Hey David love your videos. Your video about mounting watercolor paper to a wood frame I thought was a great idea. I would like to try it so can I ask what kind of paper you use? God bless!
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jimmy h, I paint on 300 lb. Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper coated with gesso. Thank you for watching!
I cannot find the video that Jimmy H is referring to. Do you have a link to that? I have looked all over your TH-cam channel as well as on your website. I am really interested in this.
cool idea
(would have liked to see it finished tho).
thanx 4 the vidz :-)
Shedz Channel I definitely should have shown the finished product. Looking at it now it seems obvious! Thanks.
I wish you showed it after it was dried but a great idea thank you for sharing it with us all.
I've done about two dozen paper paintings like this. It is a nice look. I always stress out if it will adhere good enough but when I lift off the plastic, it's like opening a Christmas gift! Always looks great. But I deal with not as much strength when working on large pieces like the one in the video. It can be a workout for some of us. Great video, David. Would love to see the finished piece after it dries.
Susie Seitz King thank you. It is an easy technique and the results look great.
You just answered my question at 6.22
Hi David -- You're a mindreader! I just bought a ton of wood panels to mount my paper paintings onto! Thank you for sharing your technique! I really appreciate it! All the best to you!
Anne Rivers, thank you! It is an easy technique and you'll love the results. Good to hear from you.
will you sell me your apron? lol its lovely too.
Tudy F the aprons are not for sale, but I have offers to buy them all the time.
Have you experienced the gel medium drying completely on the paper or board before affixing them together? I was adhering a large painting to a wood panel and by the time I got done putting the gel medium on, the first half of the application was dry to the touch. I have an even bigger painting that I want to adhere to a panel and now I'm nervous about that happening again. I would love any suggestions you might have for this.
@@kimknollart I have not experienced that, but I live in a humid climate. My guess is your studio has dry air and it makes the medium dry too fast. It could also be the you are applying it too thinly on the surface. You may be able to add a retarder of some sort to lengthen the drying time.
Thank you for such an informative video. What kind of Acrylic gel adhesive medium do you use? I couldn't read the label on your video.
Carla, I typically use Golden gel medium
Hi, David. I would like to adhere a 5” x 7” canvas panel (does not lay perfectly flat) to a 6” x 8” 2 in. cradled panel. I was thinking gel medium like you did here, but if the panel isn’t perfectly flat, I don’t know. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Maria, I don’t know the answer. I would think if you use the gel medium and the weight on top of it overnight it would work. Only 1 way to find out.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Okay, thanks.
Thanks for the video David. I have a number of ink paintings on synthetic plastic paper (Yupo, Nara) that I’d like to mount this way. Ever work with this type of paper? Can you provide the name of the ‘gel medium’ you’re using as adhesive? I’ve used ‘Yes paste’ in the past for smaller works. Framing has become too costly!
I’ve never worked with synthetic papers. I use Golden Heavy Gel Medium, but any brand will work.
Thanks that is super helpful. I just got quotes for framing behind glass and my eyes are watering. I'm going to try this. Thanks again :-)
Deborah, you’re welcome
Thanks for the tips. I knew you could do this in general, and I have mounted things before for graphic design presentations, but those were on mounting board. I will have to try this with a painting. Any kind of special watercolor paper you use?
I use Fabriano Artistico in 300lb . It’s standard stuff, 100% cotton rag paper. Be sure and seal the top of the wood before attaching the paper - forgot to mention that in the vid.
Hi, I have a question do you prime both sides with gesso? Thank you.
You don’t need to
Thanks for the demo David. One question; do you also use the mat gel medium on top of an acrylic on paper painting? thanks for all your great video blasts
Ms Mermaid, you can I suppose but I don't. I do use a little gloss gel over my dark values to make them pop. Gel medium should not be used as a finish over the entire painting if that is what you are asking. You should use a coat of varnish instead.
Thank you! I have been working on paper and have some work I would like to mount. This like a good way!
You’re welcome - thanks for watching!
Great Tip!! Thanks for Sharing!!
twrecks116 thank you for watching!
Hi David is this a permanent mount or could it be removed easily?
It’s permanent and cannot be removed.
Hi David, thank you so much for your work! I discovered your channel yesterday :-). Can you use paper and gesso for oilpaint?
Emunahfor Art you’re welcome. Yes, you can use oil paint on gessoed paper. Thanks for watching.
Thank you, very helpful. Haven't seen it done this way before.
riteasrain as always, thanks for watching and commenting!
Not what I was looking for but still very useful. Ty for sharing.
You’re welcome.
This is such a clear vid David. Thank you so much. Very helpful.
Jen, you’re welcome - thanks for watching.
Dont you worry about the plastic sticking to the acrylic painting??
Barb McLean no, it’s very heavy 3-4 mil. Thick plastic. I’ve done this MANY times with no issues.
Thanks David for your quick reply!
This method is so common for mounting watercor but really love it for acrylics since anxiety of over-saturating the paper and reactivating paint is gone.
I just learned that you can spray a fixative on the back of your paper to protect it from the possible over-saturating the paper.
@@tintelina I chose to give up on trying to paintg with watercolors but hope someone will find it useful.
Thanks a lot for the idea! Greetings dear David!
You’re welcome!
Thanks
Really useful, David - thank you very much!
Susan, you’re welcome - thanks for watching!
You don’t need to seal board before?
You can if you wish.
Oooh, one corner looked iffy to me. Hope it works out.
ADC20032996 it worked out fine. You add the weight on top so that you get an even seal. It doesn't have to be completely flat prior to adding the weight. Remember the glass is half full!
David M. Kessler Fine Art Great. You had me worried.
Do you prime the cradle board with anything first?
Yes, which I failed to mention in the video. Typically I just use a satin varnish or polyurethane.
Thank you
Brillant as usual Mags Thank you
Thanks Mags!
Great info. Thanks
You’re welcome!
Thank you for sharing.
Gideon, you’re welcome.
Thank you!!
Lucy, you’re welcome!
Thank you Sir!
Frank, you’re welcome.
thanks for your video. I have done 4 acrylic plein air paintings based on fresh floral bouquets this summer in my garage. They are 6 foot by 4 foot paintings. Would you recommend this say technic for pieces that large ? I over painted them so that they will fit on 6 foot by 4 foot cradled boards, so I'll need to trim edges, if that makes sense. I wasn't planning on keeping an edge like you did , but it probably would look great, IF I get them on straight. thoughts ?
It’s completely up to you as the painter. If you painted them on paper (you didn’t say what the substrate was) then you must have had this as your way to present them, right? I didn’t even know you could get paper that big. Anyway, yes you can do it but it will be difficult to do. That’s why anything big I just paint on canvas then the presentation is already done.
thanks David
Gayla, you’re welcome - thanks for watching!
Thanks
You’re welcome
Very much appreciated you making this video. Thank you!!
Karen, you’re welcome - thanks for watching.
Is the gel medium different than the adhesive you use one word to put on the paining and then you used adhesive to put on the wood are they the same thing or are you just using different words it’s just kind of confusing. And would it work on a print or does it just work because that’s a porous and thick watercolor paper would it work on a poster type print or Would it bubble up
The gel medium is the adhesive. I have no idea if it would work on a print. You’ll have to experiment.
Bravo, amore! Appreciated!
What type of wood is that, I heard that the oils 8n some woods migrate and damage paintings. Also for some types of mdf
That’s why you put a finish between the wood and paper - usually polyurethane or something similar so the paper is protected.
It looks like you may label your paint brushes. Is that correct? Thank you for your answer.
Lucy, I put orange paint on the handles so that if a student borrows a brush, I know it’s mine.
Hi David,
I would have loved to see the next step which is removing the plastic. What if the glue squeezes out? you said it doesnt stick to plastic but what happens to it? Also the corner looked like it was curling up, does it naturally settle down as its drying? Im planning on gluing canva paper to a wood panel and its not super flat, its curled up a bit, do i need to do anything to make sure it adheres and doesnt curl in some places?
Brian Gehring, as I said in the video, if you leave the adhesive 1/2" or so from the edge of the paper you don't have to worry about the adhesive squirting out. If it does, it dries clear. The corners sometimes curl up a bit - you can add a bit more adhesive, but once you turn it over and put the weight on the surface, it sets up beautifully.
GREAT idea and video!!
Hi David, is it necessary before painting first to cover both sides of the picture with gesso to avoid bubbles when mounting it on wood?
Hannah Stephan you only need to cover the surface you are painting on with gesso to seal the paper. You don’t need to seal the back when mounting on wood.
David I love this method but I got a bubble ! Any hints on how to deal with that ? I. Ist have not rolled it enough from Center. Very disappointing but a learning experience.
Shoot Jen, I’m sorry to hear that. It does take quite a bit of rolling and then lots of evenly distributed weight on it overnight.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 yes I put the plastic and then piles of books but didn’t put the foam board on that you did. Hey it’s only a painting and I will get it better. Thanks David.
can you apply murals on wood panel? or what would you suggest
Sorry, I don’t know anything about murals
Clear and straightforward explanation Dave. Thanks.
Victor, you're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Hi David. I want to mount a couple of pieces using this technique. What material do you use for the natural (as opposed to painted) finish?
Charmaine Curtis I use the same board. For the natural finish I coat the edges with two coats of clear polyurethane instead of paint.
Thanks for the prompt response, David!
Isn’t the gel medium going to make the paper buckle up? Does it give you enough time to flatten it out?
In the video I tell you to put weight on it overnight. 300lb watercolor paper works better than 140 lb, but I have used both with good success.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Thank you.
Unclear how to deal with the corners...
What do you mean deal with the corners? If you want answers you need to be specific?
Thanks for the video! very helpful and really well explained!
Marijke Poppema thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing!
Great info! I was thinking of adhering labels to the back of my paintings on panel- perhaps gel medium will do the trick? Seems like the same process.
Yep, it would be the same process for a label. Thanks for watching!
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Thanks!
What weight watercolor paper do u use w gesso
Diane Longo 300 lb
I have a question: what do you use to make the natural finish? Polyurethane?
Yes
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 thx
What about very large paper drawings? Like 4ft x 7ft how would I go about showing something like that?
You should think about that prior to painting something that large on paper! Always know how you would present a piece before you begin. That informal all decisions on materials and sizes.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 You’re so right I realize that now. I think I’m going to use cradled wood panels. I think I can make ones large enough. And they’re not paintings on paper, it’s charcoal. Thoughts? ☺️🥰☺️☺️
@@nicolelallen8843 sorry, I have nothing to offer.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Figured. Such a tricky situation lol. Thanks anyway. 😊 Love your videos 😄 Take Care
David, love your videos. What do you use for the black paint?
Tom, thanks for your support! I use GOLDEN Fluid Acrylic Paint in Mars Black.
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Thanks David.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Fina Khan you’re welcome.
Good video and easy way thank you !!
Jmmad Atallah Al Suleibi thanks for watching!
Is it possible to use this technique on a stretched canvas . I would think it needs support underneath
Yes you can use it on stretched canvas but it works much better on a solid surface
@@davidm.kesslerfineart1717 Th
Thanks for your prompt reply
Di Tarrant you’re welcome - thanks for watching!
Do you seal the paper?
No
With what do you paint the natural board?
Anything you want. On this one I used polyurethane for a clear finish.
David M. Kessler Fine Art thank you! Very helpful video.
@@anamullan9558 you're welcome - thank you for watching!
Hi! I have some paintings on illustration board , would this technique work with that too?
Layal, I cannot say for sure, but I would think so. You should do some additional research to confirm. Thanks for watching!