Comments on: You Asked – Mat Backing Pen & Ink Drawing? http://www.artinstructionblog.com/you-asked-mat-backing-pen-ink-drawing Free art lessons & tips on a variety of different mediums including oil painting,watercolor,acrylics and more! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:34:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DR LaVoie http://www.artinstructionblog.com/you-asked-mat-backing-pen-ink-drawing/comment-page-1#comment-8424 DR LaVoie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:09:43 +0000 http://www.artinstructionblog.com/?p=819#comment-8424 Hi Peter, Not quite sure if you are asking about something to provide "Texture" as Shirish mentioned above, while you are making the drawing, or if you want to know what to do with it after it is finished. So, Shirish answered the first part, and I will answer the second part: Once the drawing is completed, do NOT spray it with any kind of fixatives. Just attatch it to a Mat Board, that allows a minimum of 3/8 of an inch all around the cut-out window edge. The attachement should be made the same method as for Watercolors, that is a SINGLE strip of Archival (non-acidic) masking tape approx. 1/3 the width of your drawing, centrally located across the top edge. Then I like to Spray-Mount this (you can used Double-Sided tape if you prefer) about two to three inches of spray inward, from the outer edge, to a piece of Foam Core Board that is cut to the same size as the Mat Board. Your drawing will now be safely "sandwiched" between the two, and ready for framing if desired. Good Luck ! Hi Peter,
Not quite sure if you are asking about something to provide “Texture” as Shirish mentioned above, while you are making the drawing, or if you want to know what to do with it after it is finished. So, Shirish answered the first part, and I will answer the second part: Once the drawing is completed, do NOT spray it with any kind of fixatives. Just attatch it to a Mat Board, that allows a minimum of 3/8 of an inch all around the cut-out window edge. The attachement should be made the same method as for Watercolors, that is a SINGLE strip of Archival (non-acidic) masking tape approx. 1/3 the width of your drawing, centrally located across the top edge. Then I like to Spray-Mount this (you can used Double-Sided tape if you prefer) about two to three inches of spray inward, from the outer edge, to a piece of Foam Core Board that is cut to the same size as the Mat Board. Your drawing will now be safely “sandwiched” between the two, and ready for framing if desired. Good Luck !

]]> By: Shirish Deshpande http://www.artinstructionblog.com/you-asked-mat-backing-pen-ink-drawing/comment-page-1#comment-5977 Shirish Deshpande Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:22:28 +0000 http://www.artinstructionblog.com/?p=819#comment-5977 Hello Peter, I have found that using standard primed canvas which is used for oil painting gives me best results for my ball point pen art. One of the advantages of using canvas is it does not elongate on burnishing with the pen. Please view some of my ball pen art using the link below. http://artwanted.com/artist.cfm?artid=31982 All the best to you for your work. Do share your work with me for viewing. Thanks. Shirish Deshpande <abbr><em>Shirish Deshpande’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?ID=772348">Village001 by shirish deshpande</a></abbr></em> Hello Peter,
I have found that using standard primed canvas which is used for oil painting gives me best results for my ball point pen art. One of the advantages of using canvas is it does not elongate on burnishing with the pen. Please view some of my ball pen art using the link below.
http://artwanted.com/artist.cfm?artid=31982
All the best to you for your work. Do share your work with me for viewing. Thanks.

Shirish Deshpande

Shirish Deshpande’s last blog post..Village001 by shirish deshpande

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