🎨 Elevate your masterpiece with the paper that pros swear by!
Arches Watercolor Paper Block features 20 sheets of 9" x 12" cold press, 140 lb, 100% cotton paper crafted via a cylinder mold process for superior strength and uniform wet slackening. Gelatin sized 'to the core,' it enhances paint transparency and blending, while glued edges and a protective cover ensure durability and convenience. Trusted by artists since 1492, this block delivers archival quality and timeless texture for professional watercolorists.
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,049 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #18 in Watercolor Paper |
| Brand | Arches |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,945 Reviews |
| Material | Paper |
| Paper Finish | Watercolor |
| Product Dimensions | 12"L x 9"W |
| Sheet Size | 9 x 12 inches |
R**Y
Excellent product, very satisfied
It wasn’t packaged in a box, but it arrived in perfect condition, nonetheless - about the same price as Blick Art Supply. It is a good size for portability and being in a block makes it certain that the paper will dry flat. And, of course, Arches cold press is always the best paper available for watercolor.
M**Y
This is the best. End of story.
No, Meeden and Yoohoo and Baohung doesn't hold a candle to the Arches blocks, especially in the larger sizes like this (and the heavier 300lb weight, too, with the teal cover). I haven't tried my Fabriano Artistico (I really should, and compare it), but when I want a real work of art, I'm grabbing the Arches blocks. I didn't think I'd ever paint this large, but you just end up needing to, and the 9 x 12" are more like practice technique papers now, and yeah, got the 16 x 20" too. And the rough pressed. It's 100% worth it, cold pressed is the exquisite quality paper; and I can scrub real hard, throw tons of water and paint on it, get lots of textures and ..the paintings almost paint themselves. I feel like I'm cheating, but the more you paint, the more you know this is the easiest contest: just pick the Arches and focus on your paintings, you'll come out WAY ahead in the long run. THIS IS WHAT TO GET.
H**Y
works great
I feel the best watercolor paper for me is paper I'm very familiar with; and I've been using Arches paper ever since I started watercolor. It may not be the best paper, but I know how it behaves and I know its limitations. What more can I say? So far so good, please don't change anything.
D**B
Best paper for any level of painter
Arches is the best, they have been in business since 1492. Now any problems with painting are the artists fault, not the materials.
A**A
Guaranteed quality
Arches is ALWAYS the best quality. I use it for my cyanotype prints.
L**A
Thickness and Texture Hold The Paint Well
This paper is fantastic for watercolor. I have never tried to use it with acrylics but I will one day and report back when I do. The thickness and texture of this paper holds the watercolor paint well, even when I use it wet on wet. It buckles ever so slightly but nothing that a matting can't fix.
N**E
Very best watercolor paper
Excellent
A**R
The best
The best watercolor paper.
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