Thank you. Exactly what I needed to know. I am doing big works in casin, watercolor, and ink.

In my limited experience with watercolor in college, I learned to soak the paper prior to painting on it and to mount the wet paper to a smooth hard surface with the kind of brown tape backed with glue that is activated by water. The soaking expands the paper evenly and when it is taped down it dries in its expanded size. You could mount it to your hard plastic piece or varnished particle board, allow it to dry and paint on the stretched taped paper.

Pam, I probably will never do paintings as large as yours... but I love to watch you work, get inspired by just listening to you and all the tips you give, and really admire your generosity. Thank you very much!

Pam you are super special Thank you for teaching me xxxxx Alrene

I can't believe you. I have those same tables and I have to drag them around. You were handling them like they were nothing. Thank you so much for showing your method.

Pheww! What an aerobic workout, Pam!

Just a thought, but have you ever used green board? It is a drywall board that is used to back tiling in areas prone to dampness like behind tile in a shower surround construction and is specially designed to resist water it comes in 4` by 8` sheets like particle board and might give you less trouble than particle board. Great tutorial, thank you very much for sharing.

You are an endless resource. After viewing several of your videos I signed up for your online PDPC course. The scope of information, in detail, and depth of knowledge shared is so satisfying. Better than any art course or class I’ve taken in San Francisco. Thanks!

Pam, I use “Spectrafix” to lock in my mark making, it’s a non toxic fixative that was designed to be used with soft pastels, I like it a lot- has no odor either…another option for some artists👍

It's like you read my mind and made this video for when I needed it most...recently have been getting into using R&F pigment sticks on large art papers for studies. So glad this came out!! :D

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and for all the great information! I'm learning so much from you.

This is one of the most useful and best explained teaching videos I have ever seen! Thank you Pamela for this excellent work...Love your instructed painting videos and have learned so much! Just wish i could afford the courses you offer...but sadly out of my reach! I have subscribed to see every single one of your videos and am certain to learn a lot anyway!!! Thank you so very much for your amazing output for us all!

Thank you for these two very helpful techniques! Very clear and wonderful to view!

Thank you for your generous sharing! I never saw anything like this before. God bless!

Your sharing is inspiring! I have been painting about 40 years and also love painting on paper for the same reasons you gave. The paper creates a type of “skin” that get’s thicker and stiffer. I went to panels as I could not get the paper to lay flat for adhering to a panel. Finally I have some knowledge of how to do this! I want to check to see if you have a video on the adhering process.

I learnt some really valuable things watching this. Thanks Pam!

Thanks Pam. Your sharing of all your knowledge is so helpful. I belong to your membership and am in the process of taking one of your courses. It is going slowly so thanks for making it lifetime. So appreciated!!

This is fabulous Information. Thank you for your generosity! So amazing!

What a lot to do. This isn’t easy. Thank you for showing this. Never thought to do this. Also never worked so big. When I did my school, many years ago, we dit first on the paper a layer of Caparol and I saw, when I did also a layer on the top, the paper became flat. But with only acrylic paint. Thank you for let us learn from you!

This is incredibly helpful, thank you. Love your channel!

Patient, I love your videos I learn so much from you!!!!

Terrific that you provide this practical information

Thanks again for another video. The sound was great.

Another great informative video, Pam. I've been working on panels up to this point, but the larger panels weigh too much. And have wanted to work on paper. So this is a great option for me. I am going to watch episode 46 for the mounting.

Great video Pamela . Very inormative and interesting . Thank you . Kind regards - Judi - Australia

Another great video. Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing your extensive experience. So generous. Would love to know how you seal your mixed media works? Do you varnish? Thank you.

I've been watching every day and I must say that I think you do fantastic work, plus your style in which you convey you+ message is inviting. When i grow up i want to be an Artist. U5 tv I have been studying for over 50 yp?years and and it's opened so many opportunities for me. Thanks fur sharing.

Thanks for the video. Sound was great. Wish I had the space to paint large. Principles will apply to smaller sizes so video was very informative and helpful. Thanks Pam.

Hi Pam, thank you for your wonderfully detailed videos. Did I miss that you put a disinfectant into the water to prevent the growth of mould while it is drying out? I live in England, which is well known for its cool dampness and mould is a problem. Thank you.

Thank you Pamela, love your work!

Really useful video, so many thanks for sharing your knowledge

Great info. I have done this to smaller wc paintings and took the weight off too soon. Thanks for sharing.

Thank u for your useful demonstration

Succinct, erudite advice explained clearly - experience-based and practical, so useful, thank you for sharing

Good to know! Thanks again!

just a suggestion....extend the pole on your roller. that way you wont need to hunch over. for me that posture is a back killer. if your pole doesnt extend you can find one at any hardware store. let your tools do the work! :) hope that helps......a year and a half later.....

Thank you for your detailed video Pamela. Just wondering how you store the artwork once you have it nice and flat. Thank you!

Thank you. I have a question: What kind of varnish to you use over acrylic paintings? Thanks, Linda McGill

Great channel, thank you for all the information/knowledge🌟

Hi Pamela! Thanks for this video. I am curious what your process was when you originally created your painting? Did you mount it to avoid wrinkles, did you tape it to plywood? I work with acrylic ink on paper and I like to mount them once I am done. I want to do some works that are 48 x 60 inches and I am curious what the best process would be to paint it to avoid a lot of warping. Thanks!

Love how you share your tips! thank you so much

Great information - thank you!

Thanks for this great video, Pam. I have gessoed the front AND back of my Arches BFK 140lb paper. Will I still be able to use the process to flatten my paper? Or should I only have gessoed the "painting (art) side"? Thank you!

Great video thank you! Is there a reason why you couldn't wet the back of the paper down and then add the blotting paper on top?

Wouu!!!You are unstoppable sourse of knowledge !!! Thank you very much for all this information!!! Question ? Do yo recommend to wet smaller paper? Many thanks

Hi Pamela, thanks for sharing so much of what you do, I’m finding them very educational plus I just love watching you work. I’ve recently started exploring my painting side after spending the past 15 years as a graphic designer and recently colouring book author. I’m really loving it and I to also love paper and cradled wood panels (I’ve even been making my own and I’m enjoying the process too). My question is that in this video you mentioned that large paper works are easier to store - how do you store them? My studio is my dining room, I’m hoping to take over the garage soon however I’m worried about dust and would love to see how you store your paper works - another video idea perhaps? Thanks so much for your time, not just in reading this but with the videos you share and workshops you teach. Angel xx

Buenas tardes Pamela, te escribo desde Colombia Suramérica. Quisiera saber como montas el papel al panel de madera una vez terminas con este proceso de humedecido y secado para aplanar la superficie de este. Quisiera saber como pegas el papel al panel: que tipo de pegante utilizas y que tecnica de pegado empleas

Great video! This helped a lot!

Hi Pamela, That is a lot of work and it takes up a lot of floor space. Most people will not have the space to do this, especially if it has to sit for at least an entire week. I was going to suggest that you paint the particle board (MDF) with polyurethane to help prevent it from soaking up the moisture, but in the comments I read that you want the MDF to soak up some of the moisture. MDF and moisture do not work well together. Working on the floor is another problem. Saw horses can help you with that and if you put a second MDF panel on top of the high density plastic panel it will help spread the pressure of any weights you add - you don't have to use tables, and having your work at waist height will save your back. But here is another idea - invest in a vacuum bag system like woodworkers use for veneering tabletops and other large pieces and suck your paper right onto the panel you intend to attach it to. You can use acrylic medium for the glue and it won't take a week for the paper to flatten. I'll bet your cabinet maker who fabricates your panels can tell you all about vacuum systems and veneering. Best, Paul

Thanks so much Pam, you’re a great teacher. I’ve heard you mention that if you end up with bubbles it can be fixed. I mounted an acrylic painting done on 22x30” 300 lb water color paper, to a cradled panel. When dry, it ended up with bubbles where the glue did not adhere. I think I know now what I did wrong - but is there a way to flatten it once it’s been (partially) adhered? I had first coated the panel with GAC100 to avoid SID, and then used the glue you recommend - but perhaps those 2 are not compatible. I also did not weight it properly, and have learned from that too. Thanks again...

questions: why don't you cover the particle board with a layer of heavy plastic to make sure it doesn't get wet? and also, can the wetting part of the process be done outside with a spray hose, roll up your work and bring it inside to finish on dry blotting paper? have you found that the art paper rips easily when wet? wondering if the artwork can be glued onto the cradled panel after wetting it while it is still wet? thank you so so much for this one. very practical info. love it! - karen

I'm just wondering if it would be easier to stretch the paper first and paint it while still attached to the stretching board. I realise that you would lose a small amount in size when the holding tape was cut off, but that could be allowed for. Just wondering?

Your painting looks shinny, did you varnish it before this video?

Hola Pam, es genial ver la realización de tus obras, pero por favor, que tus videos tengan traducción al español. Gracias!!

Pamela, Could you skip the particle board if you have a flooring that is linoleum?

Hey Pamela, I am really Desperate... hope you can help me. I do paint on huge thick handmade watercolor paper (cotton). At the latest when I put my magnetic frame (attached to the top and bottom of the sheet), the sheet curls and it lifts away from the wall. Do you think your technique will help? Or do you have a special tip for large hand-made paper? Best regars

I use large sheets of paper for practice. No more glueing them down to panels. They always bubble and warp. I'm done with that idea. I've tried and tried. It's canvas for me.

What is advantage of large paper vs larger canvases?

great video.

Pamela' would be nice to have a coffee table hight work table to do this. I have not yet worked on such a large piece. Thank you for sharing

a very inspiring video...thk u what is your favorite paint for abstract work?

Have you worked on 300 lb. watercolor paper or print making paper. Both being heavier than the 140 lb and not rippling? Or acrylic paper? Thank you for the video and all your hard work?

Thank you for sharing this technique . I'm working on a cotton canvas 48 x 48 that will have to be taken to Europe rolled up in a tube. There are some lines in the canvas where the canvas had to be draped over a table while working as the table top was smaller than teh canvas . Does this technique for paper apply to canvas ? And do you have any advise for rolling in a tube ? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated . Many Thanks

Good video! Several questions. Why did you use freezer paper between your painting and the plastic? Since you did not fix your marks, I assume that you have not varnished your painting yet. Correct?

Hi Pamela, what about fixing paper at first with acrylic binder, so do I. The water does not run through. Or fixing the marks with acrylic binder. Many greetings, Susan

For acrylic and mixed media paintings, I use 300lb paper with the back gessoed before starting. It keeps the paper from wrinkling. Would that work on 7-8 foot pieces? Would the 140 lb paper still wrinkle?

How do you suggest that the paper can be fixed to a canvas support after this processDi

Once flat there is that scary part to mount the work on a panel. Do you have any secrets on how to do that without getting any bubbles. I'm ok with smaller works but ones the panel is 36x36 or more, I seem to get a bubble or two. AND when you do a triptych do you mount it on a board with a tiny bit to trim off or do you match the edges?

So, Pam, this is because...? :) And how much grams is paper on wich you paint?

To save marks is it necessary to use a gloss as opposed to matte medium?

Do you order the freezer paper from Amazon or get it at a local store? I cannot found freezer paper any more at the grocery store. I thought they quit making it?

Do you always/ever prime the paper before painting? With what?

when you store them as paper how do you do that?

thank you. on the sealing mark making, why gloss? isnt matt ok? or does gloss seal better?

Pamela where do you buy the roll of paper? Thanks

Hola! Me encantaría poder entender tus vídeos los podrías traducir en Español.

It's impossible to be more flat- Chested then I am :)

Aerosols aren't great, I know, but hairspray is much quicker and easier to use for fixing marks and takes just a tiny squirt.

Thank you for the info. IT IS VERY HELPFUL! I have a large painting on Arches oil paper that is wrinkled. Should I use the same technique? Thank you again!

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Toujours pas traduit en français svp ..merci

Pas de possibilités de lecture ou de traduction en français ? Hélas ne comprends rien 😩😩😩😩

Useful but talks too much...

An utter bore