Excellent for watercolorists, Keba Artmate will stretch your paper and dry it in minutes. The paper will not cockle or pull away, no matter how wet the wash. It can also be used for acrylic, gouache, pastel, penline and wash, oil on canvas sheets, silk painting and needlework.
The Keba Artmate can be used for silk and canvas by using it without the art base (back board), or when traveling. This will give you complete control of ultra-wet washes, ensuring no cockling, buckling or lifting. You can use this easily with any paper and get excellent results.
Two methods of stretching for watercolor use:
The Quick no pre-drying method: Wet the back of the paper and the edges of the front, then stretch and paint on the front right away.
The Pre-drying method: Wet both sides of the paper, stretch, then let dry before painting.
Make eight different shapes from a collection of three Keba Artmates - Optional base board included with every product.
Note: paper must be cut to the size of the stretcher.
