How to wax watercolour paintings

If you are looking for a new way to display and present your watercolour paintings without having to frame and put them under glass you might like to use a cradle board and cold wax medium (Dorland's or Gamblin). It’s so easy to do. The wax not only protects your painting, it deepens and enhances the colours. It gives a beautiful contemporary way of showing off your art work.

This is an edited lesson from my online course all about how to paint this beautiful turtle using the gouache ink resist technique. You can find it at http://www.lizchadertonstudio.co.uk

I am using a deep edged birch cradle panel from Meeden. If you would like to try the panels you can purchase here and get 10% off using the code Liz10. This is an affiliate link.

https://meedenart.com?sca_ref=3687517.WIMJFLNH9d

➢ [Artist Birch Wood Canvas Board] - https://meedenart.com/collections/can...

This code can be used against any product, not just the panels (check out their ceramic palettes - lovely!). You will find they have different stock in different countries and currently only offer free shipping to US, UK, Canada and Australia.

This is the specific link for the panels - remember it is Liz10 as the discount code.

https://meedenart.com/en-gb/products/...

You can of course, use any panel. You can even use plywood, which has been cut to size. Make sure it is thick enough not to warp though and sand off any sharp edges once you have cut it.

Birch wood is used in panels because it is naturally low in acids, I believe. I cannot remember where I read that! If you know different, please let me know.

You might be interested in some other films. Here are the links:
Clear watercolour ground on wood (robin):    • How to make watercolour ground (clear...  
Sparrow on wood:    • Ink and watercolour on wood - little ...  
How to mount a watercolour on a wood panel:    • How to mount a watercolour on a wood ...  

I also run a friendly Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/watercolourstudiowithlizchaderton.


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