| Author | Message | ||
  dirtybird |
I've had time to do several watercolor paintings on yupo paper and it sort of grows on you. I really like the effects obtained with this lose style of applying colors. BUT! The color keep rubbing off each time it brushes against something. How are you other yupo users handling this problem?? | ||
ebandit |
I use Yupo almost exclusively for acrylics. The only way I know to make it "permanent" is to spray a varnish over it once you are finished - I am sure that would disqualify you for most "watercolor society" shows. But it is a great way to work. http://www.geneblack.com Click on Abstract Gallery and browse. There are several Yupo paintings there. I have "Flow of Life" hanging in my living room until it sells. Cosmic Nite was a commission for a friend for his office. It is now in his living room also! I love seeing it when I am at his house! | ||
Sallie |
What water media paints, other than watercolor, have been tried on Yupo? Has anyone worked with gouache or Createx monoprint paints on Yupo? What about metalics? | ||
sad |
I am a self taught watercolorist of about a year and just discovered Cheap Joes Yupo watercolor paper. Any tips or hints on how to get deep, vibrant colors on it? It's fun but frustrating to me still. I am not used to such a smooth surface, but do think that some of the effects I've achieved are very interesting!! I would appreciate any ideas or experiences. Thanks!! SAD in Colorado. | ||
Carrie Stuart Parks |
Hi Sad, I'm working on it this week. One interesting effect that I am happy with starts with using it with Chroma paints. I paint shapes (thick and gooie paint), then while the paint is still wet, spray with a windex bottle of water. It makes weird textures and strange shapes. Let it dry or dry with a hairdryer. Then I paint small areas with very dark paint and use a rubber tool to move the paint off the weird texture and into shapes. Like grapes--grapes have the texture, top paint makes the shapes. Also try painting with gesso mixed with chroma. | ||
sad |
Thanks Carrie - I will try some more creative stuff this weekend with Yupo. Thanks for the tips!! SAD | ||
watercolorsandy |
Hi sad, A year ago I was very discouraged with yupo paper. Now I absolutely LOVE it. For me, the way that works best is to direct paint each shape - using juicy wet colors in the shape, with enough moisture to let the colors swirl and blend together within that shape or area. Then I get wonderful textures and exciting accidents caused by the paints reacting to each other before they dry. For instance, I might paint the shadowed side of an object by directly applying puddles of strong color to the area, then grading one side of the shadow with enough water to lighten it. I have also found that to go back inmto an aarea after it's dry is very hard to do successfully, umless I use very little moisture and a light touch. I tend to begin on yupo by painting the shapes with the darkest values first, then working the rest of the painting with lighter values, soften edges as I go. Work with very, very juicy puddles loaded with lots of pigment. I love the quinacridones, the thalos, and any paint that gives me strong vibrant colors in my darks - Winsor Violet is excellent, too. Add to those some of the more sedimentary paints like cerulean and French Ultramarine for some exciting texture accidents. I've also found that some colors push up into others so much it looks like an volcanic eruption! Try Cobalt Turquiose...so cool. Good luck! | ||
Pepper |
I find the Yupo really neat - the way the colors flow into each other. I haven't quite learned yet how to keep the paper from getting smudges or oil onto it, as I keep having little areas that won't take up the paint. So be very careful handling it. I really like how it can be wiped off and then you can start again. The different weights make a difference too. I like the heavy weight best I think. I wonder tho, how it will hold up over time. And how the colors will react over time. Has anyone used this long enough to say? | ||
Kukana |
As I read the posts I wonder what Im doing wrong. I hated the Yupo paper. I went through a bunch of it and really sruggled with it. Yes I got great charges of color flow and movement but because it is totally non absorbant the drying time was just this side of eternity. By the time it did dry the beautiful area turned into muddy flat mess. I've got two pieces left and after reading these posts I will try again tomorrow with some of your suggestions. I didnt want to bum anyone out, but letting you know that all reviews are in yet. I usually paint on Aquarius II paper but I can;t get it anymore. I understand strathmore will begin producing it again in September. Im counting the days!!! | ||
carol |
i've used yupo paper a few times and went to a workshop where the instructor used yupo. it's tricky. couple of hints. don't use to wet a brush. use a soft brush [golden fleece,isabey,etc]. you can only put down one stroke over dry paint,otherwise it will wash off the first layer.you can tone whole sheet, then lift off for highlights, then add one stroke of dark next to highlights. you have to play with it and keep an open mind. also you can sketch on it with watercolor pencils,or caran d'ache crayons. | ||
hank |
Ditto on hating that Yupo first and then liking it later. One hint: do an area and leave it alone as soon as you dare. I find that the more I noodle, the worse it looks. Seems its better to simply wipe the surface clean and start again, rather than trying to get dead-looking areas to energize. I finally did a painting on Yupo that I like. But did many that stunk on the trip to this good one. Keep painting | ||
LPMullins |
Is yupo paper the same thing as plate-finished bristol board? I read about the latter in a magazine. It is desired by some because of it's "paint on - wipe - off qualities" Then I learned that yupo has the same quality. I haven't tried watercolors yet but am interested & plan to soon. Would yupo be good for a beginner? | ||
gabriel |
yupo paper does have those same qualities, and i am not sure, but the yupo is probably way cheaper. if you desire those effects in beginning your watercoloring, then you should go for the yupo. it comes in three weights: -130 lb., 22"x30" -250 lb., 20"x26" -400 lb., 26"x40" now, there are also different quantity packs that are available. call cheap joe's art stuff for prices and a free catalog! 1-800-227-2788. regards, gabriel at cheap joe's. | ||
Kate_DC |
Hello fellow Yupo-ites: I have a very nice watercolor on some "experimental" plastic paper. I think it is "Yupo", but I am no longer sure. I bought it over a year ago on a lark from CJAS. What fixative should I use? It is very susceptible to touch, and moisture re-liquifies the dry paint. I have another 8 full sheets!! and need a solution before I try a full-sheet painting. - Kate (Sorry for the duplicate posting to "Welcome.." - K.) | ||
gabriel |
hiya kate- if you bought it from us, it's yupo. secondly, you can use Blair brand fixative on the finished work- it does the trick. if you have trouble finding it, you can call us at 1-800-227-2788 to order some from us, or your local art supply should have a fixative that you can use. just make sure that it is a multi-media type. -good ol' gabriel. | ||
Kate_DC |
HELP!! I have a really nice full sheet Yupo watercolor that I am entering into a juried show. How should I complete the entry form under the Medium category????? "Watercolor on Yupo"? " WC on impermeable surface" or just "Watercolor" ??? I remember seeing labels in student shows that indicate support when it was other than wc paper; i.e., wc on vellum, wc on illustration board. Should I indicate the "paper" is not paper?? Saying "Yupo" may be more confusing than helpful particularly with a judge. It has Blair fixative, it's framed and under plexiglass, so it may not be apparent to a potential buyer or the judge (in the slide.) HELP!! I'm new to juried shows and the application deadline is looming!! - Kate | ||
Carrie Stuart Parks |
Hi Kate, What do the directions say? If you need to identify both the surface and the paints, I would say "watercolor" (or transparent watercolor, or watermedia) on Yupo (or Yupo synthetic paper or impermeable surface.) Don't go by student shows, go by directions. Intentions only work for ballots in Florida. -Carrie | ||
Kate_DC |
Thanks for the comments Carrie. The instructions state identify the "Medium" both on the slides and the label information. I finally called the Yupo company (it's made in Chesapeake, Virginia!) Technically it is a bi-axial polypropalene. (Great animated website at www.yupo.com) After a chat with the customer rep. we agreed that "synthetic paper" or "polymer paper" would be technically correct and understandable without sounding like "PLASTIC PAPER?". And, Gabriel of CJAS was nice enough to give me an idea or two. Unfortunately, all this great discussion came a bit late for my entry form -- I listed my two paintings as simply "watercolor" as medium. I'll know in a week if they made it past the jury judge. Next time I'll be ready, and I'm leaning toward "Watercolor on Polymer paper" as my description. Many thanks, Kate | ||
Jean in Md. |
I have had some exciting results on yupo and wasgetting ready to frame some. A friend told me the yupo buckels under glass. | ||
Alison M. |
I am wondering if anyone knows about the archival qualities of Yupo synthetic paper. I know that plastic products such as corroplast are supposed to be acid free and as a result are safe to use as a backing in framing archival papers. But what about the Yupo paper itself? Is it prone to yellowing or will it stay white? Are there any acids in it that could potentially affect the watercolour pigments on its surface? Any info you have would be great. Alison | ||
coralhillary |
I will be travelling from the island of Cyprus in the Med. to NY State this summer (July/august) to attend two workshops in experimental art and collage. It will cost a lot of money for such a long journey. I would like to hear from anyone in that location or in nearby locations who might be hosting like-minded workshops or classes that I might also attend while there to make the trip really worth while. As far as I know I am on my own in Cyprus doing creative/experimental/abstract/non-objective art and need lots of encouragement and help. Gratefully Coral coralhillary@hotmail.com | ||
Kate_dc |
I have completed a few yupo watercolors - I really enjoy the fast surface and intense color. It's a fun break from the Arches 140# CP. Question: Are people framing Yupo without a fixative? I used Blair fixative, but I it really doesn't "fix" the surface - I can still go back and wipe it clean again. Has anyone experienced a paint-surface failure? So far, so good, but I am using transparent watercolor media in thin layers - I wondered if anyone with thicker media had a different experience. - Kate | ||
RMoore |
Yupo paper also makes a great "plate" for monoprinting techniques - see my original post in the mixed media/experimental artists discussion - Robin | ||
Kukana |
Carol, Carol, Carol, You are not going to believe this. This first two paintings I sold at the art show this last weekend were ones I did on Yupo paper. I thought they were weird and almost didn't take them. I decided to mat them and throw them in a bin and I got 50 bucks for them ! | ||
carol |
kukana: way to go. it's real hard to figure what will and will not sell. congratulation. |
