Gator Board Foam - Tips on the Wet Wash Method

I am an avid artist who tends to see watercolor works as one of the more difficult mediums to paint with. I beleive that many artists who have never used watercolor to paint with dismiss the difficulty involved with your paper buckling when a wash is placed. I also think that watercolor is one of the only mediums that mistakes are nearly impossible to hide. Having stated two of the items that make watercolor painting very difficult let me offer reasons why gator board foam can help to ease the difficulty of the process.

First, the use of gator board foam to stretch the paper allows the artist to concentrate on the painting process instead of the concern of buckling paper. If you place a wash on the paper and start to worry that it will buckle you will lose concentration on the work itself.

Second, by having your watercolor paper stretched tight you will be able to use a scrubber or a stiff bristled brush to "correct" items you dislike. I have actually started to employ the technique of scrubbing out color that I have previously painted in order to provide some amazing detail and effects. I owe this new development to the use of gator board foam.

I hope I have convinced you to look into using gator board foam to stretch all of your watercolor paper prior to starting your painting process.

To see my artworks and passion for watercolors, fly fishing and fly tying visit my website: http://www.dryflywaters.com/

Gator Board Foam - The Advantage of Light Weight Watercolor Stretching Board

During my youth I started to become seriously committed to art as a passion and a hobby. I am one of those who tends to dabble in multiple mediums during certain periods of time. I will use Charcoals for a while then switch to pencils and then spend seven months painting. My true passion has always been watercolor painting. The discovery of gator board foam is one of the best things that has happened to my artistic experience.

I enjoy painting on location or outdoors when possible. I even enjoy being able to bring my watercolor painting stretched on gator board foam to the kitchen table for detail work.

The use of gator board foam for watercolor paper stretching has made the watercolor painting process so portable and enjoyable I find myself focusing mainly on watercolors. The gator board foam that I use and sell is 1/2" thick which provides enough rigidity to properly stretch the paper. However, the gator board foam is unbelievabley light weight allowing the artist to take the painting anywhere without the weight of a wood board or a watercolor block.

Please take the time to look at the artists pack of gator board foam available for purchse. You will love the smooth wrinkle free paintings you can produce.

Gatorfoam Board for Stretching Watercolor Paper - Watercolor Paper Stretching Secret

The true beauty and secret to the popularity of using is found in the actual structure of the gatorfoam board. Gatorfoam has been recognized as the industry's leading heavy-duty foam board for more than 30 years.

The board is comprised of extruded polystyrene foam bonded between two layers of wood-fiber veneer. The wood fiber veneer is thin enough that it allows the weight of the board to be unbelievably light yet strong enough to be used for stretching 140 lb watercolor paper.

I am an avid watercolor artist who uses gatorfoam board to stretch all of my watercolor paper. I tend to work in heavy and wet washed and hate when the paper buckles. You can see my artworks created using gatorfoam board at http://dryflywaters.com/.