Bogdan Shiptenko

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Substrate / Paper Stretched Canvas / Cotton Paper

Paper Stretched CanvasSince I mostly paint with watercolors, I try to choose good watercolor paper. Most often it is 100% cotton and a paper weight of 300 grams per m2. Favorite paper manufacturers are: Fabriano, Canson, Arches, Buckinford.

It is also important for me that the paper is fixed with masking tape or is best stretched over a stretcher. To stretch watercolor paper on a stretcher, you need to completely wet the paper, wait until it dries, approximately 4-5 minutes, immediately after this period of time, carefully stretch it onto the stretcher. I fix the paper with a construction stapler or lead buttons, but a stapler is better. After, I let the canvas dry for about an hour or two. And you can get to work.

The surface of a paper canvas such as a drum can be identified by sound, tap lightly on the paper,and it will have a ringing sound.backside