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    I used to staple full sheets on a cork board before painting in acrylic. Today I just purchased a full sheet of 140 lb paper and I am soaking it.

    The cork board was made for tacking notes. It’s larger than the art board I normally use.

    My question is will the cork ruin the wet paper? I guess the cork may not be acid free. Should I gesso the cork first for safety?

    Maybe I should have asked before soaking the paper.

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    lyn lynch
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        Is your intent to work so wetly on that piece that you feel the need to soak it?
        Perhaps I am entirely stupid but I have never soaked a piece. I just secure it to my drawing board w/push pins. If it starts to crumble a bit I let it dry and then spray it on the back and weight it down. But, I don’t work that wet so it has only been a problem on one piece and that was a 9×12 so I may be talking out of my hat. Instead of push pins sometime I use painters tape.

        Acrylic principle is quite different from that of watercolor, though. You can go to the lumberyard and ask them to cut a piece of very soft wood to your sizing; this normally is not costly. Bring a pushpin to sample its effectiveness before you ask for the cuts, I think Pine is very soft, that is what my drawing boards are made of.

        Sorry, I did not answer your question re corkboard but I dunno. Seems to me that it would bleed and I am unconvinced that gesso would prevent that from happening in the future as I think if you are working that wetly the gesso would breakdown, too. Perhaps several coats of varnish, but then….

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        yahooserious
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            Sylvie…I sometimes stretch my paper, but I lay it on an old piece of quarter inch plywood & then staple it or use thick foam-core and staple it. I like to stretch when my piece is going to be larger than a quarter sheet..It also gets rid of the smell of the sizing, which is a good thing to me!!!

            Emilie

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            Sylvie – I use Gatorboard when I need to stretch paper. It takes staples, tacks, or tape without falling apart. Weighs in at about 6 oz, so reallyy easy to pick up and tilt when doing a wash. Comes in med and huge sizes. I get mine from DickBlick – about 15 bucks for the piece. I really like it.

            IMHO, of course!! LOL

            Susan

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            Thanks for your input guys! Fookie I stretch all paper that’s not 300lbs, large or small unless its a post card or greeting card size. And for a very large piece I hope to be working wet or pour some.

            I have some large foam board but its not a full sheet size and I have some smaller gator board. I wish I had a very large gator board.

            I do the stapling and tape step on everything too unless its in a wired book like strathmore. I was just wondering about the acid of cork.

            Susan yes the gatorboards are very lightweight.

            Emilie, I at one time had plywood but I got rid of it when I moved. Right now besides the cork bulliten board I have a 16 x 24 foam board which isn’t large enough. Thanks again!

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            yahooserious
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                Wow, Sylvie, you must be painting a full sheet. They may have something at Lowe’s or Home Depot that would be light weight and easy to cut. Prowl the aisles & ask questions of all those people in aprons…….IF you can find one!!!:D

                Emilie

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