| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:stretching |
| @type | rdfs:Resource, skos:Concept |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:paintingTerm, the:watercolorTerm |
| 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 | the:watercolorPainting |
| label | stretching |
| related | the:buckle, the:block, the:sizing, the:cockling, the:SurfaceAndMaterialsPrep, the:SurfaceAndMaterialsPrepRS |