The Perfect Paper Stretcher

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Introducting the Ken Bromley's Perfect Paper Stretcher - the easy way to stretch watercolour paper in minutes.

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[Morgleberries]

why are they all elders? YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ART TOO!

[traditionHB]

interesting object, I'd buy one

[cusanusnicolas]

@sallanne123rt sure, awkward painting with loose, wrinkly paper, but now comfortable with being able to quickly turn/tilt the paper while resting on my arm and can't imagine being able to paint on a fixed surface. Ok, far better if you have a solid back and smooth surface, sure, but I have to go buy or cut one for each size of paper. I'll probably do that when I make the move to expensive paper and do work I want hung permanently for show. Meanwhile, no decent art stores near here.

[cusanusnicolas]

@sallanne123rt Just beginning but on 13th painting, using cheap thin paper for practice, 1/4 imperial size. Who heard of stretching? Anyway, by the time I'm done, the paper is extremely wrinkled and often creased. So, what I do is place it paint down against a clean paper and on an ironing board, spray damp the back side while up, and then run a hot iron quickly back and forth until dry. The paper quickly flattens with slight bow up toward the edges. Bit of back/forth and it's just perfect.

[yarmo28]

Yet another commercial. Business has taken over YouTube.

[sallanne123rt]

looks brilliant. I've always wondered if ironing the paper dry would work. I am not having much luck with paper stretching! Grrrr...

[J4archae]

This is a great product... I use it all the time

[adchso]

These boards should be easy enough to make. Just get some 1/2 inch pine boards and use a router tool to create grooves around the outside. Then find some plastic rods the same diameter of your grooves.

[babu357]

@blackberrybunny I use Homasote board and staples. Works great. I just wish you didn't have to stretch it at all. I'd paint so much more if i didn't have to.

[SriLankaArtClass]

Why can't paper manufacturers produce stretched paper? cost? These processes take half the fun out of watercolour painting. However I wish the product success.

[thumpr2good]

if you paint a lot, tape is a mess....this is a good idea..I have began stapling my paper to plywood...fast, easy and best of all works

[blackberrybunny]

Nice idea, but it just seems a lot easier to use tape. i'm not reaching the point where I need something so complicated as this. I'm a novice. Tape is fine for me. But this looks like a very nice and useful stretcher.