Mounting Canvas on Board

See this six minute canvas mounting video.

Here are the supplies you will need to mount a loose canvas painting onto board.
1. Your 8” x 10” painting on loose canvas.

2. One 8” x 10” Hardboard Panel for mounting--Or one 8” x 10” cradled board for mounting. (See picture below). The hardboard panel, or the cradled board, do not need to be primed. Just get plain wood.

3. The smallest container of YES Paste that they sell.--Or, the smallest bottle of PVA Size. YES Paste and PVA Size do the same thing.

4. Paper. You will be placing your painting face-down on the table, so if you want to protect it, bring some paper, Or plastic, to place under Face down painting.

5. A sharp utility blade or X-Acto knife.

6. If you have a brayer, bring it. If not, we can press the painting down against the board with the palm of our hands. (If you don't have a brayer, don't buy one just for this one exercise).

This is an experiment, so it may be best if you can buy just one hardboard panel or cradleboard to see how it goes for you. If you buy online, you may have to buy a large quantity. I don't think you can buy just one online. But you can buy a single item at a brick-and-mortar store such as Artist and Craftsman, or Blick Materials (or wherever you shop for your brick-and-mortar supplies). It's always good to call the retailer first to make sure they have these items in stock before leveling to the store.

(Do not get the kind of board that is already covered with canvas). (Do not get Ampersand Gessobord. It's a high-quality board with a beautifully prepared surface. But it's more expensive and unnecessary for this experiment).

At left: Single pieces of hardboard.      At right: the backside of a cradle board.

Smallest container of YES Paste, or the smallest container of Gamblin PVA Size. They both do the same thing.
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Brayer (if you already have one it would be handy, but not required)

​Review this blog post on mounting loose canvas on board.