Hi Donna Thank you for replying, and sorry it’s taken a while to get back.

I guess I’m interested in both permanent and temporary solutions. Using the mounting adhesive on an inexpensive board would be permanent, but if there’s a good temporary solution, I’m happy with that, too.

If fixing to board is the only way to keep U-Art paper flat, then the board would need to be inexpensive, because I can’t spend a fortune on boards just for experimental or practice pieces that are just for me. If it’s for someone, then I don’t mind paying for a board, but just trying to keep costs in general, so I was just wondering if anyone else has come across a good source of inexpensive mounting board that makes it practical for everyday use, or how other pastel artist deal with the problem.

After posting, I’ve since tried using a couple rows of masking tape and kept the wash as dry as possible, and had good luck, so that’s an option. It may be that other artists doing wet washes always buy the pre-mounted or don’t mind spending a lot on each piece that they do. So I’m just trying to find out what other artists do.