Legion stonehenge aqua black watercolor paper is the first of its kind a new 100 cotton paper sized for watercolors.
Cellulose watercolour paper.
It is also acid free and will not yellow over the years.
But unlike regular paper watercolor paper is made of cotton fibers or cotton linters.
The cellulose can be derive from many sources but typically watercolor papers are made from the cellulose derived from cotton and wood pulp.
You can pre stretch your watercolour paper here is a demo how to stretch watercolour paper.
Watercolor paper is made from either pure cotton or a cotton cellulose blend as opposed to regular paper which is usually just made from wood pulp.
The langton range offers two types of watercolour paper.
This type of paper absorbs water well and will not dissolve.
This paper works.
For a really fun and novel look you could also try black watercolor paper.
Aquafine watercolour paper is better suited to artists who prefer to work in mainly dry watercolour techniques as this paper best supports this approach.
This paper is also thick and that prevents buckling and tearing when the paper is exposed to moisture.
You can also take the white watercolor paper you already have and tint it with whatever color you like by applying a thin wash.
Winsor newton classic watercolour paper.
If you don t want to stretch the paper then using a 300lb watercolour paper is the answer but with the paper being double the thickness it s often double the price.
A more affordable yet still exceptionally high quality alternative to the professional watercolour paper is the classic watercolour paper which is made from premium archival grade cellulose wood pulp.
The high quality collection is colour stable mould made and acid free while the superior quality prestige collection is crafted from.
The pulp has been treated to make it acid free.
The texture of the watercolor paper now that we have gone over all the objective and the superficial aspects of watercolor paint to look out for let us now talk about something which is a bit more personal and subjective.
The cotton in it aids in the absorption of paint and helps the paper last longer.
If you use heavy washes the 140lb can buckle if the watercolour paper hasn t been previously stretched.
Watercolour paper is a special type of paper made with cellulose which is the material that plants use to build their stems and leaves.
In this journal i d like to discuss what exactly is the difference between the two materials.