How to Stretch Paper for Drawing

In this video I show you how to measure, cut, fold and stretch heavy-weight drawing paper to a cradled panel. I even show you how to FIX any rips or tears that may occur.
Materials used:
- Basswood cradled panel
- Staple gun
- Stonehenge drawing paper (or other heavy-weight GSM paper)
- Distilled water
- Fine mister
- Matte board cutter
- Razor blade/box cutter
- PVA glue
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[@rochelleanngalloway]

Tanner I like how you fold the corners! Just a suggestion I've seen from other artists who stretch paper over wooden cradle box or frame, which is to grab the middle of on side and pull up the paper to wrap on frame, then staple first at the middle of one side, repeat on the opposite side; then repeat this process on the perpendicular sides. No need to crease, keep pulling up/wrap/staple from middle till a couple inches from a corner, now fold/staple your corner and repeat on other 4 sides/corner. The paper will make it's own crease as it shrinks till dry and each side will be more evenly stretched. I've done this for my watercolor paper over a wooden box and have seen video tutorials to do this over a canvased frame or even an open frame. 🙂

[@reddrum7]

Thanks bro!

[@samantha_suxx]

would mixed media paper work for this as well?

[@tannersteedart]

If it has a similar GSM to watercolor paper, then yes.