Mounting and Sealing Exposed Watercolors
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2020
- You've been asking me so here it is, the answer to how I mount, seal and even store my watercolors when they are not framed behind glass.
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When brushing on the gel clearcoat, it is a good idea to make vertical brush strokes to smooth the last strokes out. Most picture lighting comes from above and you won't see shadows on the surface like you do when the clearcoat is applied horizontally.
What if you put one coat vertically and the second one horizontally, would that make it look like canvas?
Excellent tip, thanks!
Which gel are you using? Golden what?
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Golden UV acrylic top coat
He lists all his products in the description😊
This video was extraordinarily helpful. It answered all my questions on how to mount watercolor without glass. Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos.
Oooh, that transition when the gel medium dried was so satisfying to see!
This is such a clear to understand video. Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate.
I use the wax. Gamblin wax. But it's a bit delicate and once I created a shiny spot with my fingernail. But otherwise you can't tell it's there at all, there is no light reflection and it doesn't change the look of the painting at all.
I saw someone use playing cards to evenly space the wood panel inside the frame. She added an equal number of cards on all sides till no more would fit.
Thank you soooo much Steve for showing us how to mount a Watercolor Painting on a Cradle Board, its absolutely gorgeous!!!
I love it and hope to do some of these.❤🤗
That turned out really really nice! Thank you for showing us this!
Wow! Gorgeous. And that floating frame! 😻
Thank you! Very generous of you!! Turned out beautifully ~
Absolutely beautiful finished piece of artwork!
That looks fantastic !!! Your watercolor is set at it’s best 👍💕💕
Love the look of the floating frame with this technique!
I really liked that painting when you did it. Glad to see it will be displayed.
Very pretty way to frame your beautiful painting.. Thank you so much for showing us!
Thank you Steve. Amazing amount of information and wonderful demonstration!
Very informative. I have read about how to do this, however, for me their is nothing like seeing it done by someone to clarify the process. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thanks so much for the great lesson.. you are a very good communicator.
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Thanks so much for sharing Steve. i just love your videos - inspirational and extremely informative. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Thanks, this was very helpful. I love how your painting turned out.
The float frame is so cool! Had not heard of them until seeing this awesome video.
To prevent support induced discoloration, I have read on Golden's website that 2 coats of gloss medium should be applied to the wood before mounting a watercolor on it.
Thanks, Steve! This was a great help. I have two projects that I needed this information for, right now! Always, timely. Thanks.
Thank you Steve for this teaching. I love the effect and will try this !! I really enjoy your lessons !!
Love the look! Thank you for the demonstration!! 😁
This is very helpful - something I had been wondering about. I appreciate you explaining it so well and getting the camera in close. Great video!
All of this seems pretty intimidating for me so thank you so much for breaking it down! The cutting of the paper i find specially daunting but you did it with such ease and calm!
Fantastic. Thank you, great information on this framing tutorial, I adore this painting....
Thanks so much for your instruction it looks really beautiful 😍 I’m new to all this mounting watercolor paper I love the floating frame too!
Thanks for the demo. I've never mounted my watercolors but I'm willing to try your method. Love the finished piece!
Thank you for that demonstration. I like the floating frame. I have never seen those sold anywhere. Great video, Steve.
This is so amazing art-love watercolors and you do it so well💖💖💖
Wow! This looks fantastic! Thank you for the detailed instructions and links! :)
I find using a sponge roller gives a nice brushstroke free finish. 😊
Love this video about mounting watercolor paintings. I think it turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing your method.
I love that you handled things so methodically, you showed a lot of love towards your work 🥰
Looks awesome so beautifully done
I didn’t know how to seal and preserve watercolours, this is fab and I love this framing method. Thank you
Absolutely beautiful!
Glad to see you are back. Hope your wife is well. Good demo.
Excellent video. Your tip about using the pre-cut mat for measuring was very cool and thank you for taking the time to explain how to choose the right blade and cutting the edges.
I've been meaning to watch this video for a bit. So happy ĺ finally did. The painting looks so beautiful in the frame. It really took on a whole other life. Just gorgeous. Saving this video for reference. Thanks, Steve, for another useful video. 🙂
Awesome!! I've mounted watercolors on boards before, but putting it in a float frame is brilliant!! Thank you!!
Love this vid... I loved your spontaneous watercolor class too...
Very informative and excellent, clear directions. Your voice is easy to understand as well!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. You are so patient and informative.
Wow, thanks for showing this step-by-step. I'm an oil painter now experimenting with watercolor and gouache and this is great information. Thanks
Great video, Steve!! I've watched it twice now!! I have some recent watercolors done on black Stonehenge watercolor paper with torn edges and the results really call for something a bit different than the typical mat and frame!
Thank you Steve for this demonstration which answered the questions about how to use the product. I'm also interested in the sleeve protection for storage.
I love this, Steve!! I didn't know anything about the cradles or protection for watercolours outside of using glass!!! This blows me away. I will try this out for sure. BTW your painting is gorgeous as usual. Thank you for doing this video for us!
This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you a lot for this video!
Perfect explanation and demonstration. Thank you!
Thank you so so so much for your detailed video! It’s saving my life right now on a commission I’m doing. You’re the best. It’s videos like these that make me thankful for RUclips 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you! I've seen another method which was very complicated. This method is wonderful!
I really appreciate you posting this video. Thank you!
Wonderful video, thank you...I did a similar one in the past few days on a 1.5 inch deep cradle....used the wax as a finish.... Love that they can also sit on a shelf, dresser, etc as we run out of wall space.
Great Video and good to hear from you. Hope everyone is well and doing good.
Thank you, very informative. A beautiful mounting and painting.
Thank you SO much! I have tried Dorland's a couple of times and am looking forward to trying this out. Plus, bonus, I have everything on hand!
That is a great way to mount the watercolor works. It's beautiful and so professional. I had a hard time taking care of glass frames when I go to the shows because each show experiences leaves scratch makes on the frames. This will help a lot. I paint watercolor on rice paper too. It will be challenging but I am going to try it with rice paper works too. Thank you for sharing this video.
Wow brilliant all new to me ! Thank you looks fabulous!
I use the heavy gloss acrylic medium to block the acid from the wood. Plywood works, MDF, specific wall boxes about anything. I use the UV archival matte or satin too then after dry I wax with Dorland's wax with a clean rag so no brush marks. I also varnish the inside decorative pages to the wc books I make. But before that I use Golden heavy gel medium underneath the painting with a sponge brush. The Modge Podge wouldn't be a heavy enough barrier for the acid. But hey art looks great! and doing large split paintings an inch or 2 apart is awesome and very attractive. Nice. This process for me has worked at least a dozen times. Having a brayer helps the painting stick well without rewetting the pigment. Optical paintings are really a thing now.🤗
Thanks for the input. I’m using acid free gallery cradles so on this one at least sealing the wood isn’t necessary.
Can you explain in more detail about your process for wc books? I am creating one and want to know how you preserve the wc?
@@mindofwatercolor Is the timber in the cradle treated or sealed already if its a 'gallery' one?
Hello...do you think this process can be used for a humid climate? I live in Seychelles..
@@malaramaart4947 You should have no problems with this process in a humid climate, but your dry times will certainly be longer in between coats.
Awesome tutorial Steve. Thank you so much.
Very helpful video. Love the painting too.
This is timely. I was just wondering how to mount watercolor paintings and your video shows up! I would prime and paint the cradled boards first, and then tape the painted sides until the mounting process is finished. I've prepared cradled boards in this fashion for encaustic paintings. Thank you!!
Thank you from Roswell, GA! I have done this a long time ago and forgot my process. Thank you. I will send you a photo when finished.
Thank you for a perfect demo. I am going to try this.
Thank You so much. I would love to try this. It looks so great
I’m super happy to have come across your video! I paint in watercolors and I always wondered if there was a way to protect them like oils or acrylics. Thank you!
Steve,
I can never thank you enough for sharing your knowledge, ideas, wisdom, talent, inspiration, and sense of humor. You have truly been a guiding light to me and obviously so many others.
This was really helpful to me as I am a beginning painter and just now getting to the point where I may want to hang something, so this was super helpful. Do you know if you can frame pastel paintings using the same method?
Beautiful! Loved it!
I love this video! So easy to follow. Lots of info! I like the floating frame too. Really nice. I have an art show tomorrow but might do a few just to show to customers. Then add a fee to do it.
Beautiful painting and great tutorial! I was looking for something to put my watercolors on.
Thank you Steve! 🙏Beautiful! I’ll be trying one for sure!
I’m new to your channel and am looking forward to watching more of them.
Thank you ! What a neat process
Awesomeness I loved the look an will definitely give it a go
Thanks so much for such valuable information....have many watercolour pieces I have painted over the years and have framed many but now I can do some of your technique...great..Donna Remeika.
Excellent. Art looks so much better when it isn’t behind glass
Yes, I'm new to wc but have done oil years ago (couldn't hack oil medically so gave up except Prismacolor pencil stuff). I sorta want the paintings _not_ behind glass. So I love these methods!
This has taken a while but still excited to see this answer !
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. The video is very informative.
This is wonderful. The one thing that has been giving me pause when it comes to watercolor is framing. Glass frames can be expensive, so I have preferred acrylics when I wanted to create something for display.
Thank you so much for sharing your talent!
Thanks so much for sharing your great talent!
Cool that looks fabulous 🤩! Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸🌞😃🌴 FLORIDA!
Thanks, Steve. Just saw the video and the process is an excellent way of preserving watercolor. Too bad my pastels can't be done that way. Love the channel.
Thanks Steve, its always great to see the steps. I need to add some UV spray to my supplies. I remember the painting, I tried a paint along with the video. Hope all is well with your family.
Thanks Essie! Still insanely busy personal life right now but all is good.
merci beaucoup très intéressant je ne savais comment faire et grâce à vous je vais pouvoir me lancer encore un très grand merci
That's wonderful. I didn't realize watercolors can be mounted.
Thanks, Steve. Ive been mounting some paintings like this for quite some time but I love the tip about using those precut mats to get it centered just right! Thanks!
My first time to come across this channel and I learned a lot! I should do the same with my paintings. Thank you for sharing 🙌😄
This is terrific information. Thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks for the information.
It's a nice picture. And I have learnt how to seal a watercolour. Thankyou
Happy I found this. Thanks very much.
Really excellent instructive video thank you. 🙏🏻😊
Love it. Nice tutorial.
Wow! great work!!! ❤️️👍
Looks great!
I remember watching you paint this vignette. It has come full circle. Thank you, Steve.
That looks fantastic! I had a thought about avoiding the final brushstrokes - if you used something like a spatula or one of those “brushes” with a piece of flat silicone instead of the hairs that you can now buy, you can probably minimise the appearance of the brush strokes. Just a thought.
Thank you so much for another informative video - I love your channel!😊
Beautiful!