Got a request (via my Etsy shop) to consign some cupcake themed artwork at a shop in Florida. Because I only had one painting with a cupcake, I suggested replacing the martini on some of the retro chic paintings with a cupcake.
So I have been busy photoshopping the changes. I took a copy of the cupcake from my geisha painting and edited it into one of the retro chic paintings.
The shop wanted the artwork ready to hang. I decided to try mounting the prints on gatorboard as it is lighter than canvas on stretcher bars. Redbubble offers prints on gatorboard and I know I have seen products in the past using it, but always thought that it was foamboard. The difference is that gatorboard has a stronger covering.
My gatorboard order came last night. I am planning to use a spray glue for mounting the print. I ordered the black with black core, not thinking about the black "bleeding" through once the prints are varnished/sealed on top. So now I have to decide whether or not to use a heavier weight paper for the print, prime the gatorboard with white, or sandwich a piece of white paper in between. Always something it seems.
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