| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:stretching |
| type | Concept, Resource |
| broader | painting term, visual art term, watercolor term |
| definition | Taping a sheet of watercolor paper to a rigid support on all sides to prevent buckling and warping; keeps the surface flat during painting and ensures the finished work dries flat. Any paper under 300lb will warp if unstretched; stretching is unnecessary with synthetic papers or a watercolor block. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Painting |
| label | stretching |
| related | block, buckle, cockling, sizing, Surface and Materials Preparation, Surface and Materials Preparation (RS) |