[Instructor]

Brandynne,
My students and I work with Hot press crescent illustration board all day every day. The problem you are having is the same as many of my Basic Airbrush students have in the beginning. What causes their paint to seep under the frisket is because they are spraying wet. In my class I am constantly preaching.......spray light and spray dry. You can always add more but it is difficult to take it away. As far as the frisket pealing the board,.. two reasons could be the problem.....cutting too deep (you want to cut through the frisket but not into the board) if you cut into the illustration board, the frisket is more tacky then the bond of the board, and it will peal. You might be sticking into the board when you use a blade to remove the frisket. But I would put my money on the fact that if you are spraying to wet and putting the frisket on the ill. board to soon the moisture from the paint is swelling the board and the frisket peals it easiy. Very common problem with spraying wet. We use matt frisket as opposed to gloss because it is not quite as tacky and easier to work with. The manufacture of frisket has changed drasticlly the last few years. Frisk film, used to me made over seas, now it is made elseware. I do not care for the new as well as the old. Inconsistant adheasive. We use about 500 yards a year. And no batch seems to be the same. Illustration board has also changed, not as good as quality as before. (another story) You can use vinyl transfer tape on illustration board, works great and does not peal the board. Hope this helps, if you have any more questions, post them. We have done just about everything with acrylic, ink, and illustration board you could think of. roger