S suenaumi
1 May 2019, 03:50

@Heather-Boyd Yes, when I paint on paper I prime heavyweight cold press watercolor paper with gesso (taped or stapled on a board, almost like stretching a paper for watercolor so it doesn't buckle), but I was trying out a different process I saw Kathleen Kemly do online. She enlarges her loose sketches and prints them on paper, then covers them with clear gesso. She then works over these drawings with layers of thin oil paint so some of her original line work shows through. Unfortunately it didn't work the way I was hoping
because the paper still had a lot of tooth to it and the color of my underpainting adhered more than I wanted. (usually I wipe out a lot) Next time I might try a higher quality of watercolor paper and do a layer of acrylic Matte medium first. Paper is a nice way to start because it gives you more freedom to experiment without that intimidating thought of ruining a canvas. Plus you can work in any size (even thumbnails.) There is also something called "canvas paper", but I have never liked it at all. If you have any other questions feel free to reach out. Good luck!