Quote Originally Posted by Flybye View Post
You have to WET it down. Give it a bath. Tape it with the tape that has the disgusting adhesive on it like an envelope flap does. I let it dry and don't remove it from the board until the painting is complete.

HOW in the world do you get your oils to come out looking like a wash?? Do you use an armload of white???? HOW??
I used to soak my paper in the tub, smooth it and tape it down, and then grumble as it slowly buckled. I walked out of my watercolor class and never looked back. The irony is, I employ watercolor techniques to do my oils, lol. As for the oils, I rarely use white. Just this year I've used it in some of my paintings. I've updated my website.

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Mimi and Fly, I would enjoy painting with you.