I also mount paper on cradled panels. Its basically the same thing you do with collage except with rhe whole sheet. I always put a couple of layers of top coat to protect the paper and then a coat or two of actual removable varnish. That's just as durable as canvas maybe more.
Thank you, Lewis! I love your painting style, intuitive, emotional! Appreciate your tips and your mention of watercolors - glass or no glass. A couple of friends wax their WC paintings and mount onto a cradle board. Also framed like an oil. Seems to protect them and I like the look. I use water soluble/mixable oils so I haven’t tried the wax trick, but these two are professional artists and they’ve used it on many pieces over a number of years - I’ve had their watercolors in my galleries. I’d be interested in your thoughts.
Thank you for your answers to these questions. I'm wondering if you "fix" the areas of soft pastel, charcoal, and other materials that would lift off. Sometime I put a spot of cold wax or soft gel over the area, bit I'm interested to know if you do something so that it won't come off on fingers of a buyer.
Thanks for posting this Q&A video. Sharing about your experience and what you have discovered is helpful and enjoyable to see. Yes, please do more when the time is right.
Thank you for the thoughts about working with mixed media. So generous. I really enjoy creating mixed media pieces as well. Glad to hear you are so occupied with such great things.
This was enjoyable and informative. I have the Jakar compressed charcoal too... btw it's also available in different shades eg grey, brown. I love that painting behind you😊💜💫
Make sure to leave a clean page so the drawings aren't face to face. I don't use fixative. Some people put a sheet of baking paper in between which works but I don't feel the need.
Thank you, for all the info. If you work the underlayers with acrylic and the top layers with oils, when exhibiting do you have to describe your work as mixed media or can you say oils?
I tried to enrol for your art group giving the firstmonthfree Discount, but it doesn't seem to have been accepted. Did I have to input my bank details in first?
I also mount paper on cradled panels. Its basically the same thing you do with collage except with rhe whole sheet. I always put a couple of layers of top coat to protect the paper and then a coat or two of actual removable varnish. That's just as durable as canvas maybe more.
Thanks for watching
Yes this was helpful. I would definitely enjoy more videos like this. Thank you.
Spectacular paintings.
Thank you!
Thank you, Lewis! I love your painting style, intuitive, emotional! Appreciate your tips and your mention of watercolors - glass or no glass. A couple of friends wax their WC paintings and mount onto a cradle board. Also framed like an oil. Seems to protect them and I like the look. I use water soluble/mixable oils so I haven’t tried the wax trick, but these two are professional artists and they’ve used it on many pieces over a number of years - I’ve had their watercolors in my galleries. I’d be interested in your thoughts.
I have tried it but again I didn't get on with it. Maybe it's just me!
Thank you for your answers to these questions. I'm wondering if you "fix" the areas of soft pastel, charcoal, and other materials that would lift off. Sometime I put a spot of cold wax or soft gel over the area, bit I'm interested to know if you do something so that it won't come off on fingers of a buyer.
Thanks for posting this Q&A video. Sharing about your experience and what you have discovered is helpful and enjoyable to see. Yes, please do more when the time is right.
I will!
Thank you for the thoughts about working with mixed media. So generous. I really enjoy creating mixed media pieces as well. Glad to hear you are so occupied with such great things.
You are welcome!
Love this video - very helpful to hear what types of materials and brands that you use (I am a beginner painting in acrylics) 😇
Love your videos and finally have time to take a workshop! Just signed up for Paint it Big…..looking forward to it!!!
Thank you!
Great tips Lewis!!!! I'm sorta new to painting and I've experimented a bit, but this released the confidence level! thanks!!!
Great to hear!
This was enjoyable and informative. I have the Jakar compressed charcoal too... btw it's also available in different shades eg grey, brown.
I love that painting behind you😊💜💫
They do. I like to keep it simple so just use it for B&W sketching but I'm sure you can get interesting results with the different tones.
Mega thanks Lewis! This was incredibly informative. Love your work!
You're welcome!
Excellent video! Very informative and inspiring. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
All good info, thanks. Will investigate your online course...
Great! If you join my email list you get 15% off workshops.
Excellent Thanks heaps- very informative and helpful
You're welcome
Really helpful
Thanks Lewis 😁
You're welcome!
Thank you. Useful info
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful video! Thank you. When you change to oil do you clear gesso the acrylic surface first?
I don't but I don't see why you shouldn't.
Thank you for the information!
You're welcome
Thank you i love vary much your work
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you Lewis I love your tips.
What kind of watercolour pencils are you using please? 😊
Derwent I think.
Interesting use of charcoal etc., l struggle with smudging in sketchbooks over time, any tips?
Make sure to leave a clean page so the drawings aren't face to face. I don't use fixative. Some people put a sheet of baking paper in between which works but I don't feel the need.
Thank you, for all the info. If you work the underlayers with acrylic and the top layers with oils, when exhibiting do you have to describe your work as mixed media or can you say oils?
I usually say oil & mixed media. It’s accurate but who’s checking!
I tried to enrol for your art group giving the firstmonthfree Discount, but it doesn't seem to have been accepted. Did I have to input my bank details in first?
Are use DORLANDS wax for watercolour on paper or watercolour on canvas I like it works great
Thanks for the tip!
I love your work but I give up the will to live waiting for you to get to the point…sorry
Difficult to know how to respond to that. Sorry? It's only UA-cam
@ apologies. I was being impatient. So keen to learn.