If you follow this blog you know that I’m not a fan of the Yupo paper. Just recently I was reminded again of why!
A friend was preparing a drawing on a piece of Yupo. It was a cold winter day, but the sun was out and she had taped the drawing and Yupo onto a COLD window to use in the manner of a light box. She took a lunch break and went back to the drawing – to find that her lines were no longer matching up. At first, she thought the tape had come loose, but – it turns out that the Yupo paper had gotten just warm enough to s-t-r-e-t-c-h a bit from the slight warmth of the sun! She immediately laid the paper on a table to cool off, but damage had been done. She decided to simply eliminate a portion of the (very involved) drawing and simply make the painting smaller.
So, sorry you Yupo-ites – you STILL can’t convince me that this is a good surface to work on!
It's affected by as little warm as that from the sun in a winter day? wow, never thought that was possible O.O Good to know, wonder what an actual lightbox with all the heat from it bulbs can make to it then.
ReplyDeleteTeresa - I was amazed, too!
ReplyDeleteBut you must confess its fun!! .. and somehow I get the most magical effects even if I wash away half a dozen tries before arriving at it!!
ReplyDeleteJoan - I'm glad you like it so by all means, use it! It's one of those "love or hate" things, I think.
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