Insert knife in the open slot on the top once your painting is dry...
Using a block means no stretching of paper, no buckling, no extra effort for me at all... they are also nicely portable so easy to take on the road for use Plein Aire (outdoors)
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Pretty darn cool. Bet that does save a lot of messing with the paper. I always wondered how you were supposed to deal with what water does to the paper.
ReplyDeleteNice series of photos and explanations! You can also use something a bit blunter than a knife, like a letter opener, to reduce the risk of scratching the next sheet.
ReplyDeleteNice photos. Ditto Sarah. A real knife can scratch the next sheet or the back of the current sheet, so something duller like a butter knife or a palette knife is better. The backs of sheets can be used if the fronts aren't up to expectations ... disasters in my case. I keep a palette knife with my watercolors just for watercolor blocks.
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