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Originally Posted by Dazrin
I'm sure you have your own method but I saw someone on the train the other day working on one of those and she kept the whole thing mostly rolled up like a scroll with some form of parchment or fabric between layers. She would just unroll the portion she was actively working on. It appeared to work pretty well in the cramped confines of Amtrak.
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That's impressive, working on a DP on a train.
When I started I just had an A4 light pad and worked flat on the table. I couldn't work on a canvas any longer than sixty to ninety minutes before my back and neck would start hurting too much. Since then I bought a table top easel and an A3 light pad. I usually work with the easel set at its most vertical setting and clip my canvas on the light pad. If I work on a bigger I have an MDF board I can put behind my light pad and clip the painting to that. I don't like to put the painting over the back of the easel/board/light pad since you can end up with a visible fold in the canvas. I might get a foam roller, slit it length wise and stick it on the top, that might help not cause a too visible fold or maybe even prevent it.
80 by 120 centimeter is so big it won't fit on my board. I might have to work sideways (roll it up and have it at the sides) or I have to put my easel on a lower setting or work flat on the table again.
I've got enough time to think about how to do it. When it's shipped it usually takes about three weeks to get here and now shipping will most likely be delayed due to the Corona virus.