Better Support from Start to Finish!

Build up your own unique painting grounds and textures on Ampersand Museum Series Hardbord, our ultra-stable professional artist-grade hardboard support. The high-density fiber core is engineered for stability eliminating the warping and bowing issues found in other substrates. Moisture resistant and formaldehyde-free, Hardbord is the choice substrate for all Ampersand Museum Series pre-coated panels. Hardbord is perfectly suited to all acrylic gesso and oil primers. Choose from 1/8in flat panel, 3/4in cradle, 1.5in cradle and 2in DEEP cradle profiles. All wood panels should be sealed and primed before painting. Archival, eco-friendly and and handcrafted in the USA.

Product Information

Hardbord is available in a 1/8in flat panel for standard framing and in a 7/8in or 1.5in cradle profile for either frameless presentation or for use with floater frames. The 2in deep profile provides extra support and presentation all-in-one and needs no additional framing. The cradled panels are made with 13-ply birch plywood strips that are attached flush to the back edges of each panel. Stain, paint or wax the cradle edges and eliminate the cost of framing altogether! Hardbord can either be sealed and then primed for painting on directly or as a support on which to mount watercolor papers, photographs, fabrics and prints.

More Info on Using hardbord

• Archival Information
• Oil Priming
• Acrylic Gesso Priming