How To Stretch Watercolor Paper With Gum Tape. Put your paper in the middle on test, tape it right up to the edges and even overlap the edges. Then, holding the tape evenly over the whole length lower the tape strip all at once to the edge of the paper, half on the paper and half on the board.
Misulove watercolor paper 9x12 inch, 35 white sheets (140lb/300gsm), cold pressed art sketchbook pad for painting & drawing & watercolor paint and watercolor pencils, wet, mixed media. Repeat step 3 with left, right and bottom edges. A watercolor paper block is a pile of sheets.
If you don't get on with gummed brown tape, an alternative method is to staple the paper down onto the board instead.
Gum paper works for smaller sizes but always gives me problems with a full sheet size. If you don't get on with gummed brown tape, an alternative method is to staple the paper down onto the board instead. How to stretch the paper: Align it with the top edge and let it overlap onto the paper at least an inch.