How To Make Wood Panel For Painting

High-grade or furniture plywood makes a good painting support.

How to make wood panel for painting. Extremely smooth plywood is made from birch mahogany and poplar. With your brush remove any excess paint that collects in the panel grooves. Begin at the top and work your way down making sure to cover all the gaps between the panels.

This paint box and panel holder can be made inexpensively and relatively quickly. Paint each individual board on the paneling a complimenting color for an interesting striped look. Hardboard panels are reportedly a safe archival wood to use due to it being produced using just glue and wood fibres without any other chemicals.

Blue Striped Painted Paneling. Choose from primed or unprimed art panels. I always wait a few hours or overnight before I actually use the wooden panel.

I paint with a palette knife but I still want the gesso to be applied as best as it can be. Apply to the sides of the panel with a clean cloth or wire wool and buff after 20 minutes when it is dry. This shows how to make a cradled wood panel as a base for oil or acrylic painting.

Ok so heres a way to make a very functional nice looking paint box and panel holder for under 80 bucks. It is made in very basic terms from wood fibers and glue resin that is molded into flat boards. More paintings- website.

Make sure each layer is completely dry before applying the next one. Apply a thin coat of paint to all paneling surfaces. Paint the Paneling.