paint.

I got out the brushes and dusted off the various other tools and painted for the first time since october or so of last year. It felt great. Word of advice though: when working on rather thin paperboard, listen to the manufacturer's advice regarding which materials are best suited to their product. The way I saw it, a board designed for marker renderings, watercolors (watercolours in Britain), and the like should be fine for acrylics heavily applied.

Wrong.

The paint was not even close to dry when the board began to dramatically buckle outwards. To counter this, I placed the leg of a chair on each edge where the buckle came up, obviously careful to avoid areas I had painted. I left it this way overnight and will continue to leave the chairs where they are until I am convinced my painting will buckle no more.