It worked, in effect. I painted a picture on that paper last night, including a heavy wash over the entire background, and the tape stayed down and the paper flat. I pressed the tape down again before going to bed. This morning the picture was dry and the tape was slightly bubbled on some of the edges but not seriously.
This tape is called "drafting tape" and looks like painter's masking tape but is a bit thicker. It may have some plastic coating but not much. It's very easy to remove, peels right off just like masking tape and leaves little or no residue. When I tested on dry paper it didn't damage the paper either, but I haven't peeled it from the watercolor paper yet so I don't know what happens if it is applied to wet surface paper. I'll find out when I get home tonight.
The old gummed paper tape that had to be moistened will also peel right off, though you usually need to dampen it with a sponge and let that soak in so the glue softens up again. And it does leave some gum residue on your board, which can be wiped away with a wet sponge.
This picture was done with traditional watercolor paint and brushes, rather than the soluble pencils. I wanted to avoid mixing the two and see how well I could do with my rusty old skills. It's not bad, though not up to what I could once do I think. I'll be experimenting more and may post this one anyway. It's just a still life of two little plushies, a horse and a very shaggy dog.
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Date: 2010-02-05 09:03 pm (UTC)This tape is called "drafting tape" and looks like painter's masking tape but is a bit thicker. It may have some plastic coating but not much. It's very easy to remove, peels right off just like masking tape and leaves little or no residue. When I tested on dry paper it didn't damage the paper either, but I haven't peeled it from the watercolor paper yet so I don't know what happens if it is applied to wet surface paper. I'll find out when I get home tonight.
The old gummed paper tape that had to be moistened will also peel right off, though you usually need to dampen it with a sponge and let that soak in so the glue softens up again. And it does leave some gum residue on your board, which can be wiped away with a wet sponge.
This picture was done with traditional watercolor paint and brushes, rather than the soluble pencils. I wanted to avoid mixing the two and see how well I could do with my rusty old skills. It's not bad, though not up to what I could once do I think. I'll be experimenting more and may post this one anyway. It's just a still life of two little plushies, a horse and a very shaggy dog.