Acrylic Painting On Mat Board

The most common surface for acrylic painting is canvas so i put it on its own page which you can read here.

Acrylic painting on mat board.

And mats can help to accent colors in the framed image or draw in other colors for contrast. He says that the water based paint fixed the warp straightening the board out perfectly he has also used an oil based polyurethane. If you want to use watercolor gouache or acrylic paint for your painting there is no need to prepare the surface with gesso. Allow the first coat to dry then apply two or more additional coats.

If you want to frame your canvas painting you can mount it on a stretcher and fit the stretcher inside a frame. In this video i will show how i paint wood grain in acrylic paint on canvas board in real time. Today s painting advice comes to you from nancy reyner s book acrylic revolution get the book for tips on selecting and priming these painting substrates and much more advice for painting with acrylic in nancy s acrylic revolution. Picture mats also give your photos painting or drawings a professional look even if they weren t made by a professional.

This page will focus on all the other painting surfaces for acrylics that you can use. Coat mat board with gesso to prepare the surface for oil paints when using the mat board as a canvas for artwork. If you don t like the color of your picture mat or you have a boring mat jazz it up with some acrylic craft paint. Artist brian rice has used this to salvage a 16 x20 warped board.

So i have to do a project for my illustration class using acrylic paint. Spray paint is contained inside an aerosol can and sprays a mist of paint that creates a more uniform application than brushes. In that case glazing is recommended to protect the mat board. Read through this list for eight surfaces and see the one thing you don t want to paint on below.

I also heard that i should used gesso on the board first but i don t want. So i was going to do my painting on a mat board cause that s all i have and someone mentioned that it might chip on a mat board. Should one ask a museum. You can mount smaller canvas paintings with mat board.

Protective glazing usually isn t needed for oil or acrylic. Canvas for acrylic painting. You can use this technique as a background of a painting or t. Paint the back of the board if it s not already with an acrylic house paint.

I ve never used acrylic in my life and i probably won t after this project. I love painting on mat board as it sets up quickly. Some of the solvents in spray paint may damage the inner polystyrene in the foam board so it should only be used on the paper exterior.