Okay...so since I didn't stretch this paper (bad girl) what I did do is wet the paper throughly, do the pour then staple the wet paper to the gator board to dry. This still has the mask on it. I know it would have been a smoother pour if it wasn't buckling while I was pouring. DUH. But I am in the "experimenting mood" here. Also I wish I had poured more yellow and less permanent rose. Hmmmm. Learning.
I also had some trouble with the finish on the paper. This is a piece of paper than has been stored here in the heat all summer. Do you think it might have affected the sizing on the paper?
When I wet the paper I suddenly noticed that the water was not soaking in evenly on it as it should have...it was sort of beading up in places. Uh oh. I have a ton of watercolor paper stored here. I would be SO SO sad if all the sizing is ruined by the heat. This is Arches. I've never had any problem with it before.
Anyway I ended up with a more "granulated" finish than I should have. In this sort of painting it doesn't matter all that much to have some extra texture but it would in some paintings!!!
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