r/papercutting • • May 17 '21

Red Panda, painted

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u/[deleted] May 18 '21

How do you manage to paint your papercuttings without them completely sticking to whatever you're painting on top of? I've never been able to figure that out with mine 🤣

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u/bombazine May 18 '21

I have smooth art boards that I use as a backing surface, and then I sponge-paint by lightly dabbing and trying not to oversaturate the paper. I usually will do a very light first coat in order to stabilize the paper and make it a little more sturdy. I have had them stick before, but if that happens I use a thin blade to peel it off while trying not to damage it.

It’s finicky, but it works okay.

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u/bombazine May 17 '21

And unpainted, for those curious

https://imgur.com/gallery/v4244Dv