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Arches
Hot Pressed Watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm
- this is a smooth watercolour paper, much used for botanical work. It
is not completely pure white. It will take a certain amount of water
without buckling and is ideal for watersoluble pencils or crayons. If
large amounts of water are used it would need to be stretched. It takes
dry cp well in many layers without breaking down. One person found it
difficult to make impressed lines on it. The people who use this paper
use light to medium pressure.
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Lesley
adds : I have tried many different methods when using cp and
wc together, and this is what I have found. NOT wc paper is too rough
for my taste for cp, and I usually use hot pressed paper for my
watercolours, I prefer the smooth surface. Cartridge paper can't take
much water. I tried streching HP paper initially, but found it ruined
the lovely surface and it didn't take the cp well. So now I use Arches
HP wc paper (which I use for practically all my wc stuff these days),
and I don't stretch it. It takes loads of wc punishment, when I do the
fantasy pics, I slosh tons of water all over it. Usually then I put
cling film and a weight on it. But if I want the wash to be smooth, I
leave it to dry, and of course the paper crinkles. This can be
resolved, when the paper is dry, but soaking it on the Wrong side of
the paper, and laying between two sheets of clean white cartridge
paper, and putting it under the rug! It then slowly dries out perfectly
flat. The surface hasn't been spoiled, and will take cp. I am now using
this paper with dry cp also. I find it takes lots of pencil layers,
including heavy pressure, erases well and is very forgiving. I think
this is now my preferred paper for just about everything!
See
what Lesley does with this type of paper on her website,
or her members
page
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Fabriano
5 Classico Satino HP 300gsm - this is a
very white smooth paper, although some found it too smooth for their
style. One person thought it had too much texture for them. Most people
found it wouldn't break down easily, only if over-corrected. Most
people thought it erased easily, providing the colours hadn't been
burnished, but one person thought it didn't erase well at all. I guess
this would depend on what is being used as an eraser. Artists were
using up to 15 layers of pencil on this, so that speaks well for its
hardiness.
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Ebdon adds: This paper has become very hard to find - mainly
because Fabriano have virtually ceased making it! I can still find it
in large sheets, but Fabriano are no longer producing the pads shown,
though R.K.Burt
Fine Art Papers have this to say about them: "Due
to the popularity of Fabriano 5 300gsm HP among botanical artists in
the UK, this will continue to be available. Although the mill have
stopped making the blocks, the paper will be made specially for RK Burt
& Co.,and due to popular demand, we also produce the Fabriano 5
Fatpads, which are available through mail order distributors and many
good art material shops." |
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Saunders
Waterford 200lb Not watercolour paper - this was recommended
by some artists for use with watercolour pencils, as it encourages a
looser approach.
Lana
Aquarelle HP 140lb - this has sufficient tooth, and is only
broken down after mistreatment.
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Arches w/c
