Matboard as substrate?

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Boltcase

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My father who was a one time professional photographer did his own framing and matting of his photographs. He is now getting to old to enjoy this hobby anymore and has offered me his large amount of matboard. Ive never Airbrushed on mat before but would be interested to know if its a decent substrate to use?
 
Mat board is great to paint on , Only advice is if you plain on clear coating it , Spray the entire thing with White prime other wise it will suck up the clear coat where the paint it the thinnest .
I bring home tons of it from work from where they cut mats for different items and are going to throw it out.
 
Great replys! Did not want to see all of that matboard go to waste. You've made my day.
 
What type of clear coat would you recommend?

for small stuff like the paint pals I use rattle can primer and clear coat.
Mainly because it is affordable for small projects that are under 14 inches by 11 inches. I have used a couple of large pieces for things for the wife and use automotive dupont clear coat through a mini spray gun.
 
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