Painting a Backdrop Board - 16 February 2023
Channel: Hilary Bravo
Date: 2023-02-16

I often work on Ikea trestle table tops in my studio. They come in different sizes. The smaller ones tend to get moved around whereas the longer ones stay put. I like to work in sunlight whenever I can so being able to move the work table is essential. I paint up my own Backdrops on various materials - this one is painted up on the reverse side. I go through the basic processes here.
Materials :
A board or an Ikea trestle table top.
White acrylic primer or emulsion paint.
I also used a little Polyfilla to add texture. Optional.
Colours of your choice -
I am using a mix of turquoise, cyan and white. Lots of white.
Charcoal.
Deeper blues. I am using cobalt and ultramarine.
A scraper.
You can seal the surface with a matt acrylic varnish if you like. It will be water resistant with acrylic paints. I have not sealed it as I work on it a lot and the paint marks add to its character plus I can add more layers whenever I choose.