This was the most informative video on prepping the wood panel I’ve seen!! So my question is: I want to mount my watercolor painting on a cradle board, from what I’ve read I used GAC 100 to seal the wood all over, front, back, all sides of the panel - I want to stain the sides with a water based stain so I did a couple of coats of clear gesso (so the water based stain would adhere) sanding between coats - then applied the stain. Then when dried apply Dorland wax. Does this sound like the best method? On a side note: I’ve been told to apply a couple of coats of archival spray varnish to the watercolor painting prior to mounting the painting to the cradle board then finishing up with the Dorland’s wax over everything - does this sound about right? Your thoughts/suggestions are very appreciated. I’m totally new to mounting on cradle boards; this would be my first attempt 😳 Thanks again Linda!!
Hi Georgia, first thank you so much for your comment. I so appreciate you. What you did in your cradled wood is fine. Although I don’t go that far on my wood. I use DecoArt wood sealer, put it on the mounting side and then on the sides. I lightly sand the sides. Then tape the sides, mount my painting, let it dry etc. and then I’ll stain. This eliminates some of the work. Yes on the using the Krylon Archival UV spray varnish. Using this protects your painting from any possible UV damage. The wax then protects it from any other possible damage. Hope this answers your question. Good luck! And thanks again.
Sherri Denny Oh I hope this helps you figure out where you ran into problems so you can ow succeed Sherri. Thank you for taking the time to comment. There is a new group on Facebook called Waxed Watercolors where you can pick up even more tips and share your work. Come join! Give me a shout out if you do. Happy waxing!
Sorry--so many questions :) You mentioned an earlier video but didn't find it on your video page to find answers.Went back thru the video but there seems to be a gap between attaching the picture and the dried wax buffing so not sure what I missed. What did you actually apply the wax with? I can only imagine a microfiber or other lint-free cloth? Is it then washable and reusable? Were you also buffing with a microfiber cloth? You said you waxed the picture before but did you wax again after mounting it when you waxed the sides? I have seen this but not done it--if you do this over watercolor paper does it smash the paper fibers? Did you gesso the panel top so that the light bounces back thru the paper or it that feature of watercolor gone once the wax is applied anyway? Or was the gesso to help the adhesiveness of the gel? I think this an intriguing method and appreciate your demo--love the push pin trick! Still using the boards I made from your earlier videos...
Hi Iris, Oh gosh Iris the earlier video is listed in the my Playlist, all three videos are there. It is called Mounting a Watercolor Painting on Cradled Wood. And then I just posted another on Trimming Edges on Cradled Wood. It fills in the purposely left out information because I wanted SpeciaI attention on this part and it will show you what I used to apply and buff the wax. To answer your other questions, yes the cloth, what ever cloth you use is washable and reusable. I did use a white microfiber cloth. This video I used a Giclee print to see how it work and it works the same as a regular watercolor painting. Yes on the fibers of the paper. It gives a beautiful smooth luster to the paper which I love. The gesso is used to seal the wood, as I stated in the video. Sealing the wood is important so there is no possible leaching of acid from the wood. It does not make the gloss gel react any differently than as the adhesive it is meant to be for this technique. Watch my first video, and if you have more questions, you can private message me. Join the FB group Waxed Watercolors, you can ask any question by all the members and of course you’ll find me there too. Miss you my friend!
Thank you so much! I used wood stain, acrylic paint, and even watercolors to paint or stain the sides. I have also just sealed the side to leave them the natural wood color.
Great video thank you. I am learning to mount my paintings from Watercolour paper on cradled boards. My husband makes them for me so we are both quite absorbed by it. We think it is a great way of framing instead of using Matt’s glass and frames and all the expense that it involves.
Hi Jen, how lucky that your husband makes your cradled wood for you. Yes I too love this way of mounting on the wood. It also doesn't take up so much room on walls. My husband built me a display wall for our home and for my studio. I can stand the cradled wood art on these shelves. Such a great way to display all my art. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. You are greatly appreciated.
Hello Linda. Thank you for your videos. When you decided to go ahead and adhere your painting to the wood cradle, the cradle you used was now white. Did you Gesso it first but not show that on the video?? I watched your other video on the same topic from 3 years ago and on that one the panel was still the natural color when you adhered the painting. Other You Tube videos do say that you should Gesso the panel first to prevent bleed through of the wood. Have you found that to be true? Thank you for clarifying this!
Hi Christine, I do not use gesso on my boards. I use DecoArt Wood Sealer Varnish. Gesso does not successfully seal the wood tho some do think so. Gesso is used on canvas to prep the canvas to be painted on. In one painting, I did seal the wood, then when dry, I painted the wood white so that I could have a border already painted prior to mounting the painting, I did not want to try and paint the border afterwards. I did not like doing it that way, after the fact. I always seal my wood before mounting any painting. And I continue doing my edges after I have mounted my paintings. Sometimes I stain the edges, sometimes I paint them and sometimes I just varnish edges to have a natural wood look. Thank you so much for watching and so sorry it has taken me so long to respond.
@@LindaSmithLatimer thank you Linda! I did mount a few watercolors on boards using the Gesso to "seal" the wood first. They all came out beautifully but going forward I will use the Deco Art Wood Sealant! I hope the ones I already did will hold up and not have any serp through. Thank you for your response.
Hi Linda, if you’re asking about the wax, it should last as long as the painting. It isn’t something that will ever need more wax applied. To clean on occasion, just a clean damp cloth. Hope this answered your question. 😊
Hi Linda, thank you for such a helpful video on mounting watercolors on wooden cradle. Do you know if using gold powder on a painting would need a fixative spray first before the wax? Just curious if anyone has tried it? Thanks again.
I have used the iridescent powder on some of my paintings and I highly recommend using a fixative before waxing. It helps maintain the iridescence which does tend to decrease in intensity when applying the wax. Thank you for watching!
The wax protects the painting from environmental issues as well humidity. You are able to frame without using glass so you will not get reflections which are so irritating. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thank you so much for your videos, they have been very helpful. I am hoping to do rather big animal portraits, would love to be able to wax them and mount them on a board. Just wondered, you put Jesso on one of them, why did you use Jesso? I have seen that you have put wood sealer on and the sand it slightly and then going straight for the Golden gloss soft body. Just wondered if I had missed an important step :-)
Hi Elisabeth, thank you so much for watching. I do not put gesso as a general rule as it gives no protection. In fact I don’t like using gesso at all. It is a needless step. I always do seal my wood however. Yes once I have sealed the wood and sanded the edges I apply Golden’s Soft Body Gel and mount the paper. Once that’s is dry then it is ready for waxing. I love waxing as it gives such a beautiful soft luster to the painting. I do believe the wood the looked like gesso being used was just painting the wood after sealing it so it could have a white border around the face of the wood. And a one time time thing. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Is it okay to use Dorland's wax on acrylic Ben Moore paint? I have some old cigar boxes. I put my watercolor paintings on the lids and sealed them with Dorland's wax. I painted the boxes with Ben Moore acrylic paint and sealed them with Dorland's wax. A month later, they still have a waxy feel to them. Anything I can do so it will feel more dry to the touch?
If it is still sticky, you may have added to much wax. I add wax in very thin layers, letting dry for 12 hours and then buffing before adding the next thin layer of wax. If this was the case, you can add another VERY THIN layer and allow to dry overnight, if it is hard to buff, let dry over night again and then buff. Depending on where you live it may take longer for the wax to dry. It does take awhile for the wax to cure but not usually a month unless you have applied a thick layer. I hope this help. Thank you so watching! I appreciate you.
@@LindaSmithLatimer Thanks so much for this information. I'm expecting a buffer brush in the mail in a few days. I'm looking forward to seeing how it works.
So sorry I have not replied sooner. Sounds like you have applied the wax thicker than is necessary which can cause the wax shine to be uneven. I apply very thin coats of the wax buffing between each coat. Then when I apply the second coat, I apply it the opposite direction again with a very thin coat and buffing again after it is dry. If the wax seems sticky when buffing, allow it to dry longer. The shine will not go away. You can however, apply another very thin coat and not buff it. I prefer the light luster on my paintings. But less wax will give a more even shine. Thank you for watching and agin so sorry I didn’t respond sooner.
Hi Debra, I buy the 200 grit ultra flexible sand paper at Lowe’s or Home Depot. I do not sand between layers of Golden’s Gel Gloss. I use it to sand the edge of the wood after I’ve applied one layer of wood sealer which Is different than the gel medium I use to adhere the painting to the wood. I also use the sand paper to very gently sand the very very trimmed edge of the paper after it has been mounted. Hope this helps clarify the sanding. Thank you so much for watching!
Hello Linda! Thank you so much for your guidance, I've been creating larger watercolor wood panels (30x40) - each one gets a bit better. So 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.
Hi Myranda, thank you so much for you comment. You are brave to be doing large paintings and mounting them on wood. Congratulations, I don’t even have the space to go that big. I’m impressed. Air bubbles, since you are doing such large work I would imagine it is much harder to remove all the air bubbles. Have you tried mounting your work doing just sections at a time? This might allow you to work across the wood concentrating on smaller section to remove those first air bubbles then once the entire painting is mounted, going back and working from the center diagonally outward. You need to constantly feel the paper for those air bubbles then concentrate on that one til it gone. Another thought is how do you dry the painting after it’s is mounted ? If you just let it dry on it’s own that may possibly cause it to allow more air bubbles to appear. I would highly suggest placing a protective surface down then turning the painting face down on the protective surface, and then placing something heavy evenly over the back of the painting and allowing it to then dry for 24 hours. I use 18x18 ceramic tiles on mine to dry. Of course mine are not nearly as large as yours but mine rarely get air bubbles in them and think the heavy weight really helps. Hope this helps. I would really love to see your large work. Thank you for watching and commenting. 🥰
@@LindaSmithLatimer Hi Linda, thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful response! Your advice definitely does help, I’ve made my way through lots of different tricks and methods over the last few weeks. Just a few days ago I discovered beva film and honestly, it’s been a sigh of relief. I was feeling a bit defeated with creating larger panels, but this adhesive helps so much. The best part is - if there’s an air bubble you can reheat a corner, peel it back, push out the air, and then smooth it down to dry + set again! Definitely recommend if you’re ever wanting to mount a big piece. Wishing you bright days! Warm wishes, Myranda
@@LindaSmithLatimer Hi, you may want to try a trick from resin and also acrylic pouring...as soon as the adhesive/ gel is down as you want it, lightly and quickly go over it with a flame, like from a creme brulee torch. You may need to do this more than once, but be quick, learn how to do this before using it on something important! and realize that the torch will make the medium set up faster than it would have otherwise. Tons of you tube videos show torch use. Good luck!
When I seal my cradled wood I use a clear varnish that does double duty by sealing the wood and allowing the wood grain to show through. I don't believe that gesso will seal the wood but so glad you are able to use it to allow the wood grain to show.
I’ve been successful many times in this mounting process until I had 1 corner and sporadic edge with a bit of a ripple that didn’t adhere, does anyone have any ideas or tricks to get the glue into those spots and get it smoothed out again?
I have had that problem and what did to fix it was to lift the corner and use a small syringe with some of “glue” squeeze a very small in the areas and use the brayer or roller to re-adhere the paper and then place heavy books on that area until dry. Hope that helps.
Hi Terry, I use Dorland's Cold Wax. I use thin latex gloves and start at an upper corner and take a small bit of wax (maybe a dime size) and apply using a circular motion and spread it out as thin as I can get it until I can feel when I need more wax. I continue doing this until I have completely waxed the entire painting. Then let it dry over night. Buff the painting. Then repeat the waxing process again. I only apply 2 very thin coats of wax.
Hi Jo! I’m so glad you liked this video. I am not a fan of ground but I am a huge fan of this process. I hope you give this a try. Thanks for watching!
Hi Claire, you can wrap the panels with wet watercolor paper prior to painting on it. I actually will wrap a inexpensive canvas and wrap it. I remove the canvas first, the saturate the paper with water and stretch and staple it to the back of the wood. It works really well and paints reacts just like when painting on a flat sheet of paper. I have a tutorial on the this method as well. Thank you for watching! ☺️
@@LindaSmithLatimer Thanks. The painting was already finished, so I went ahead and wrapped it after. I used an embossing tool to first score the paper on the inside so it would fold crisply on the wood edges, and glued the paper to the sides of the cradle 2 at a time, clamping them and letting that dry and repeated to wrap around to the back. I had to make a few extra creases to fold the corners but it all turned out great. Then I waxed it when it was all dry.
Hi Diane, sorry I missed your comment. No I use a varnish wood sealer on my wood. The gel is used as the adhesive to mount the painting to the wood. Thank you for watching.
Just to clarify, I painted the original painting AND took the photo I used as my reference photo. This video was to show that it is possible to use a print of your OWN painting and wax that print as well as an original painting. I do not do “click bait” to get people to watch my videos or to follow me. But gosh thanks for taking your valuable time to watch the video and to comment!
Thank you for this , I was looking for this
Great tips to use the pushpin to mark the corners, and to tape off the edges.
Thank you so much Jenn! Thank you for watching my channel as well. Happy painting!
Thanks for the video. If that was one of my watercolours I would cover it while I used the brayer. But that's just me! Thanks, great vlog.
This was the most informative video on prepping the wood panel I’ve seen!! So my question is: I want to mount my watercolor painting on a cradle board, from what I’ve read I used GAC 100 to seal the wood all over, front, back, all sides of the panel - I want to stain the sides with a water based stain so I did a couple of coats of clear gesso (so the water based stain would adhere) sanding between coats - then applied the stain. Then when dried apply Dorland wax. Does this sound like the best method? On a side note: I’ve been told to apply a couple of coats of archival spray varnish to the watercolor painting prior to mounting the painting to the cradle board then finishing up with the Dorland’s wax over everything - does this sound about right? Your thoughts/suggestions are very appreciated. I’m totally new to mounting on cradle boards; this would be my first attempt 😳
Thanks again Linda!!
Hi Georgia, first thank you so much for your comment. I so appreciate you. What you did in your cradled wood is fine. Although I don’t go that far on my wood. I use DecoArt wood sealer, put it on the mounting side and then on the sides. I lightly sand the sides. Then tape the sides, mount my painting, let it dry etc. and then I’ll stain. This eliminates some of the work. Yes on the using the Krylon Archival UV spray varnish. Using this protects your painting from any possible UV damage. The wax then protects it from any other possible damage. Hope this answers your question. Good luck! And thanks again.
This video has a lot of helpful information, thank you!
Diana Sheridan Thanks so much Diana! So happy you find ut helpful. Happy waxing! 🥰
Thank you Linda! I have been mounting my watercolors to wood cradles for months with limited success. You are wonderful. Thank you again..Sherri
Sherri Denny Oh I hope this helps you figure out where you ran into problems so you can ow succeed Sherri. Thank you for taking the time to comment. There is a new group on Facebook called Waxed Watercolors where you can pick up even more tips and share your work. Come join! Give me a shout out if you do. Happy waxing!
Sorry--so many questions :) You mentioned an earlier video but didn't find it on your video page to find answers.Went back thru the video but there seems to be a gap between attaching the picture and the dried wax buffing so not sure what I missed. What did you actually apply the wax with? I can only imagine a microfiber or other lint-free cloth? Is it then washable and reusable? Were you also buffing with a microfiber cloth? You said you waxed the picture before but did you wax again after mounting it when you waxed the sides? I have seen this but not done it--if you do this over watercolor paper does it smash the paper fibers? Did you gesso the panel top so that the light bounces back thru the paper or it that feature of watercolor gone once the wax is applied anyway? Or was the gesso to help the adhesiveness of the gel? I think this an intriguing method and appreciate your demo--love the push pin trick! Still using the boards I made from your earlier videos...
Hi Iris, Oh gosh Iris the earlier video is listed in the my Playlist, all three videos are there. It is called Mounting a Watercolor Painting on Cradled Wood. And then I just posted another on Trimming Edges on Cradled Wood. It fills in the purposely left out information because I wanted SpeciaI attention on this part and it will show you what I used to apply and buff the wax. To answer your other questions, yes the cloth, what ever cloth you use is washable and reusable. I did use a white microfiber cloth. This video I used a Giclee print to see how it work and it works the same as a regular watercolor painting. Yes on the fibers of the paper. It gives a beautiful smooth luster to the paper which I love. The gesso is used to seal the wood, as I stated in the video. Sealing the wood is important so there is no possible leaching of acid from the wood. It does not make the gloss gel react any differently than as the adhesive it is meant to be for this technique. Watch my first video, and if you have more questions, you can private message me. Join the FB group Waxed Watercolors, you can ask any question by all the members and of course you’ll find me there too. Miss you my friend!
Great tips! Thanks!
Great video! What kind of paint would one use for the cradle edges if one didn’t want to leave them bare?
Thank you so much! I used wood stain, acrylic paint, and even watercolors to paint or stain the sides. I have also just sealed the side to leave them the natural wood color.
Brilliant push pin idea, my friend!! Thanks! Doing this today with my two amigos- flamingos!
Thanks Kathy! Hope these videos helped with waxing your beautiful flamingo paintings. I love those so
Much. 💖
Thank you! That was very helpful. I took notes so I can remember what to do. I am going to try this. Thanks again!
Thank you so much Debra! 🥰
Great video thank you. I am learning to mount my paintings from Watercolour paper on cradled boards. My husband makes them for me so we are both quite absorbed by it. We think it is a great way of framing instead of using Matt’s glass and frames and all the expense that it involves.
Hi Jen, how lucky that your husband makes your cradled wood for you. Yes I too love this way of mounting on the wood. It also doesn't take up so much room on walls. My husband built me a display wall for our home and for my studio. I can stand the cradled wood art on these shelves. Such a great way to display all my art. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. You are greatly appreciated.
@@LindaSmithLatimer o wow that display wall sounds great! Have you made a video on it? Thank you for your warm welcome.
Hello Linda. Thank you for your videos. When you decided to go ahead and adhere your painting to the wood cradle, the cradle you used was now white. Did you Gesso it first but not show that on the video?? I watched your other video on the same topic from 3 years ago and on that one the panel was still the natural color when you adhered the painting. Other You Tube videos do say that you should Gesso the panel first to prevent bleed through of the wood. Have you found that to be true? Thank you for clarifying this!
Hi Christine, I do not use gesso on my boards. I use DecoArt Wood Sealer Varnish. Gesso does not successfully seal the wood tho some do think so. Gesso is used on canvas to prep the canvas to be painted on. In one painting, I did seal the wood, then when dry, I painted the wood white so that I could have a border already painted prior to mounting the painting, I did not want to try and paint the border afterwards. I did not like doing it that way, after the fact. I always seal my wood before mounting any painting. And I continue doing my edges after I have mounted my paintings. Sometimes I stain the edges, sometimes I paint them and sometimes I just varnish edges to have a natural wood look. Thank you so much for watching and so sorry it has taken me so long to respond.
@@LindaSmithLatimer thank you Linda! I did mount a few watercolors on boards using the Gesso to "seal" the wood first. They all came out beautifully but going forward I will use the Deco Art Wood Sealant! I hope the ones I already did will hold up and not have any serp through. Thank you for your response.
Hi thankyou for the video.....can you please tell us how long this finish will last? Does it need topping up as time goes by?
Hi Linda, if you’re asking about the wax, it should last as long as the painting. It isn’t something that will ever need more wax applied. To clean on occasion, just a clean damp cloth. Hope this answered your question. 😊
Hi....thankyou for answering my question.......much appreciated......👌👌
Awesome! Thanks Linda.
Thank you Teresa!!! 🥰
I would use a piece of waxed paper over the painting before I use a Breyer on the painting
Hi Linda, thank you for such a helpful video on mounting watercolors on wooden cradle. Do you know if using gold powder on a painting would need a fixative spray first before the wax? Just curious if anyone has tried it? Thanks again.
I have used the iridescent powder on some of my paintings and I highly recommend using a fixative before waxing. It helps maintain the iridescence which does tend to decrease in intensity when applying the wax. Thank you for watching!
What effect does the wax have on any unpainted sections of a watercolour please? I'm about to do my first watercolour framing like this.
The wax protects the painting from environmental issues as well humidity. You are able to frame without using glass so you will not get reflections which are so irritating. Thank you for watching and commenting.
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Thank you so much for your videos, they have been very helpful. I am hoping to do rather big animal portraits, would love to be able to wax them and mount them on a board. Just wondered, you put Jesso on one of them, why did you use Jesso? I have seen that you have put wood sealer on and the sand it slightly and then going straight for the Golden gloss soft body. Just wondered if I had missed an important step :-)
Hi Elisabeth, thank you so much for watching. I do not put gesso as a general rule as it gives no protection. In fact I don’t like using gesso at all. It is a needless step. I always do seal my wood however. Yes once I have sealed the wood and sanded the edges I apply Golden’s Soft Body Gel and mount the paper. Once that’s is dry then it is ready for waxing. I love waxing as it gives such a beautiful soft luster to the painting. I do believe the wood the looked like gesso being used was just painting the wood after sealing it so it could have a white border around the face of the wood. And a one time time thing. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Is it okay to use Dorland's wax on acrylic Ben Moore paint? I have some old cigar boxes. I put my watercolor paintings on the lids and sealed them with Dorland's wax. I painted the boxes with Ben Moore acrylic paint and sealed them with Dorland's wax. A month later, they still have a waxy feel to them. Anything I can do so it will feel more dry to the touch?
If it is still sticky, you may have added to much wax. I add wax in very thin layers, letting dry for 12 hours and then buffing before adding the next thin layer of wax. If this was the case, you can add another VERY THIN layer and allow to dry overnight, if it is hard to buff, let dry over night again and then buff. Depending on where you live it may take longer for the wax to dry. It does take awhile for the wax to cure but not usually a month unless you have applied a thick layer. I hope this help. Thank you so watching! I appreciate you.
@@LindaSmithLatimer Thanks so much for this information. I'm expecting a buffer brush in the mail in a few days. I'm looking forward to seeing how it works.
Linda I noticed you said you use soft gel gloss Heavy Body but then the writing on the screen stated use Soft bodied gel. Which is correct?
Hi Kathryn, Soft body is correct. The heavy body is much too thick and does not spread easily. So I only use soft body gel .
Help! The sheen is not even on my waxed watercolors and they have to be delivered tomorrow. Will the shine go away?
So sorry I have not replied sooner. Sounds like you have applied the wax thicker than is necessary which can cause the wax shine to be uneven. I apply very thin coats of the wax buffing between each coat. Then when I apply the second coat, I apply it the opposite direction again with a very thin coat and buffing again after it is dry. If the wax seems sticky when buffing, allow it to dry longer. The shine will not go away. You can however, apply another very thin coat and not buff it. I prefer the light luster on my paintings. But less wax will give a more even shine. Thank you for watching and agin so sorry I didn’t respond sooner.
Where do you get the very fine 200 grit sandpaper for sanding between layers of Goldens gel gloss? Thank you!
Hi Debra, I buy the 200 grit ultra flexible sand paper at Lowe’s or Home Depot. I do not sand between layers of Golden’s Gel Gloss. I use it to sand the edge of the wood after I’ve applied one layer of wood sealer which Is different than the gel medium I use to adhere the painting to the wood. I also use the sand paper to very gently sand the very very trimmed edge of the paper after it has been mounted. Hope this helps clarify the sanding. Thank you so much for watching!
Where to get the wood panels
Hello Linda! Thank you so much for your guidance, I've been creating larger watercolor wood panels (30x40) - each one gets a bit better. So 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.
Hi Myranda, thank you so much for you comment. You are brave to be doing large paintings and mounting them on wood. Congratulations, I don’t even have the space to go that big. I’m impressed. Air bubbles, since you are doing such large work I would imagine it is much harder to remove all the air bubbles. Have you tried mounting your work doing just sections at a time? This might allow you to work across the wood concentrating on smaller section to remove those first air bubbles then once the entire painting is mounted, going back and working from the center diagonally outward. You need to constantly feel the paper for those air bubbles then concentrate on that one til it gone. Another thought is how do you dry the painting after it’s is mounted ? If you just let it dry on it’s own that may possibly cause it to allow more air bubbles to appear. I would highly suggest placing a protective surface down then turning the painting face down on the protective surface, and then placing something heavy evenly over the back of the painting and allowing it to then dry for 24 hours. I use 18x18 ceramic tiles on mine to dry. Of course mine are not nearly as large as yours but mine rarely get air bubbles in them and think the heavy weight really helps. Hope this helps. I would really love to see your large work. Thank you for watching and commenting. 🥰
@@LindaSmithLatimer Hi Linda, thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful response! Your advice definitely does help, I’ve made my way through lots of different tricks and methods over the last few weeks. Just a few days ago I discovered beva film and honestly, it’s been a sigh of relief. I was feeling a bit defeated with creating larger panels, but this adhesive helps so much. The best part is - if there’s an air bubble you can reheat a corner, peel it back, push out the air, and then smooth it down to dry + set again! Definitely recommend if you’re ever wanting to mount a big piece. Wishing you bright days! Warm wishes, Myranda
@@LindaSmithLatimer Hi, you may want to try a trick from resin and also acrylic pouring...as soon as the adhesive/ gel is down as you want it, lightly and quickly go over it with a flame, like from a creme brulee torch. You may need to do this more than once, but be quick, learn how to do this before using it on something important! and realize that the torch will make the medium set up faster than it would have otherwise. Tons of you tube videos show torch use. Good luck!
I tried clear gesso which lets the wood grain show through.
When I seal my cradled wood I use a clear varnish that does double duty by sealing the wood and allowing the wood grain to show through. I don't believe that gesso will seal the wood but so glad you are able to use it to allow the wood grain to show.
Thanks for such a complete and concise explanation of this process. Looking forward to more. No pressure 🙂
Suzanne Palmer You are so very welcome Suzanne, my pleasure. Absolutely no pressure, of course! Try it! 🥰
I’ve been successful many times in this mounting process until I had 1 corner and sporadic edge with a bit of a ripple that didn’t adhere, does anyone have any ideas or tricks to get the glue into those spots and get it smoothed out again?
I have had that problem and what did to fix it was to lift the corner and use a small syringe with some of “glue” squeeze a very small in the areas and use the brayer or roller to re-adhere the paper and then place heavy books on that area until dry. Hope that helps.
What kind of wax do you use and how?
Hi Terry, I use Dorland's Cold Wax. I use thin latex gloves and start at an upper corner and take a small bit of wax (maybe a dime size) and apply using a circular motion and spread it out as thin as I can get it until I can feel when I need more wax. I continue doing this until I have completely waxed the entire painting. Then let it dry over night. Buff the painting. Then repeat the waxing process again. I only apply 2 very thin coats of wax.
You can use clear gesso
Wow! This video is so helpful! I was getting ready to paint on wood using ground.... I think I might try this instead. Very informative, bravo!
Hi Jo! I’m so glad you liked this video. I am not a fan of ground but I am a huge fan of this process. I hope you give this a try. Thanks for watching!
Have you ever tried "wrapping" the edges instead of cutting them? Maybe in a second step after the front has dried?
Hi Claire, you can wrap the panels with wet watercolor paper prior to painting on it. I actually will wrap a inexpensive canvas and wrap it. I remove the canvas first, the saturate the paper with water and stretch and staple it to the back of the wood. It works really well and paints reacts just like when painting on a flat sheet of paper. I have a tutorial on the this method as well. Thank you for watching! ☺️
@@LindaSmithLatimer Thanks. The painting was already finished, so I went ahead and wrapped it after. I used an embossing tool to first score the paper on the inside so it would fold crisply on the wood edges, and glued the paper to the sides of the cradle 2 at a time, clamping them and letting that dry and repeated to wrap around to the back. I had to make a few extra creases to fold the corners but it all turned out great. Then I waxed it when it was all dry.
Do you seal the wood with the gel?
Hi Diane, sorry I missed your comment. No I use a varnish wood sealer on my wood. The gel is used as the adhesive to mount the painting to the wood. Thank you for watching.
Also the first to comment.
antigov You were on it! Muah!
so not a watercolour that you painted but a print you downloaded hum not what your thumb said so just click bait ok sorry i believed your head line
Just to clarify, I painted the original painting AND took the photo I used as my reference photo. This video was to show that it is possible to use a print of your OWN painting and wax that print as well as an original painting. I do not do “click bait” to get people to watch my videos or to follow me. But gosh thanks for taking your valuable time to watch the video and to comment!