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I like to just tape the dry paper right down to my work table. Now repeat the other short side. Original Art Resting Bumble Bee freehand ink, pen, and A sturdy, flat board that is bigger than your sheet [polystyrene, gatorboard, plexiglas, etc.] step 1. How to stretch watercolor paper without tape . Soak your paper taking care to blot the excess water from paper surface and edges. Once your paper is the correct size, mounting it just takes 4 pieces of masking tape. Brown gummed tape is the only one you can use to stretch watercolor paper. Place along all four outer edges of the paper, covering just about ¼” of the paper. I soak my paper in the bath for a few minutes and fasten it down with the gummed tape. Stretching paper is a fairly quick and simple process, once you get the hang of it. Gummed paper tape or masking tape; As it dries, the paper begins to shrink and contract but, because it is taped to a board, stays flat. How to stretch watercolor paper. ...