3M Scotch Artist Curves Tape, 1/6 in x 10 yd Roll, Original Version

I bought this because my son wanted flames on his cardboard car assignment at school. I didn’t have a clue how to make flames on a car. Well, thanks to you tube and the internet, I was able to order this and have it arrive the next day. The photos say it all. My son was beaming with delight that we pulled it off. It was fun and we couldn’t have pull it off with any other tape. I tried using some flexible tape from the auto supply store nearby and it cost just as much and didn’t work. So I highly recommend this product.

This is very good tape. Although it appears to be paper it is actually vinyl and allows for very tight curves to be taped. The thinness of the width of the tape, !/8" also contributes to it's flexibility. As far as I can tell it does not have an overly strong adhesive, but I have only used it on hard surfaces so I can't actually say that it will work well on paper. The actual thickness of the tape itself is very thin which makes getting a clean edge easier. All in all a good product, if a bit pricy, but when I need a tight clean curve this is my go to tape.

Great idea and allows fine curved lines. But wont hold on canvas or on oil paint that's dried. really more for a graphics designer who uses it on paper/matte board, or other paper-based substrates. Not great for painting.

I expected this to work as a fine line masking tape but it is not well made. It looks fine at first but when you work with the roll you find the edges are not cut evenly or finely enough for detail work. You line ends up getting slightly wider or narrower and the glue bleeds off the edges also hindering a fine line effect.Very disappointing! Shame on 3M.

This is a great product that has great adhesion and has stretch properties to create a tight radius without lifting the tape. Don't over-stretch the tape before applying it to a surface because it will thin out the width in the stretched area. Will definitely use it again!

These really do allow you to make curved lines while still sticking well to the surface. However, it sticks almost too well to paper. When removed from paper, some of the paper will stick to it.

I used this tape to border an art project. It followed the curves well and came off cleanly when the paint was applied.

Save your money, it bleeds. I burnished the tape twice to be sure it was on the paper as best as possible. This tape had "lines" on it that reminded me of duct tape but when pulled from the roll this were no longer visible. I compared three tapes for a project. I am making an extensive color chart for all of my watercolors for value, intensity and mixing colors. I need a lot of tape for this project so testing different kinds of "artist tape" or delicate surface painters tape was the best way to find which would better suit my needs.I compared this Scotch 1/8" "artist tape", 3M 2080 (blue) 1/8" tape and 3M 2090 (blue) 1/8" tape. The 3M brand is for delicate surface painters masking tape. The picture below will show you my results with the three tapes.The noticeable difference between these tapes when using them:Scotch Artist Tape 1/8" - on the roll you can see faint lines but when pulled from the roll they disappear. This tape is plastic and tearing it is not hard but instead of a tear it is like pulling on a thin plastic grocery bag and the adhesive is no longer active where the tape was stretched from trying to "tear" or pull the tape. applying it was easy and the adhesive was a nice tacky strength for watercolor paper. I knew that if it kept the paint from seeping underneath it would be a nice choice (if the price wasn't so high for such a little roll) I paid just over $5 with prime shipping.3M 2080 (1/8") and 2090 (1/8"), both I paid under $3 with prime shipping. 3m 2070 and 2090 were very similar with only a few noticeable differences. Both blue in color the 2090 was slightly darker and tackier than the 2080. Both were very easy to tear and easy to lay down. I burnished the corners of the tape were they overlapped. Just with the scotch artist tape I burnished each brand exactly the same except I did it twice for the Scotch tape because I didn't feel good adhesion like the others until the second time around.I used 140 lb Cold Press watercolor paper and different values with a Cobalt blue deep.I decided to use the 3M 2090 for Cold Press and the 2080 when I need to use Hot Press because it is again slightly less tacky and from testing that particular one on the smooth surface it gave me the results I needed.