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Hm I guess I could glue the plasterboard onto the wood mount. I just had a look at plasterboard. Would I be putting a layer of plaster onto the plasterboard or would I take the layer of paper off the top to get to the plaster? I want to scratch into the plaster and draw directly on it.

Hey, I'm in Wollongong, Australia :)

*woman. lol

OK I'll get some thistle bond-it and give that whirl. Thank you, everyone :)

So use the thistle bond-it under the plaster?

If not, I'll give the cement mix a go.

Or maybe that was what Radford meant by bandage.

What if I used a couple of strips of plaster bandage on the wood before a layer of plaster, like they use for broken limbs. Like this https://www.eckersleys.com.au/products/dl-plaster-bandage

Cool. Maybe I'll try a layer of bandage on my current mount, then another layer of plaster. Thank you. Bandage sounds better than wire for what I'm doing, because I don't need a really thick layer of plaster, just enough to scratch into.

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean. Under the plaster, mixed with the plaster? Forgive me, I'm an artist, not a plasterer by trade!

Hi there, it's just a thin piece of wood with wood underneath around the edges. Here is a picture. The one I'm currently using is 17 x 20cm.

OK sweet :). So if I put another layer of plaster on the current mount would I also need some mesh in between layers?

OK. So do you mean put some mesh on top of the wood before applying the plaster?

Hi there, I'm new. I'm an artist and I am wanting to create some artworks on plaster. I have some wood mounts and I have applied some plaster onto one of those mounts today. I mixed some plaster with gesso and a little bit of water and applied a layer a couple of mm thick onto the wood mount. I...