Amazon Basics Watercolor Pad for Beginners, Artists, Adults and Students, Cold Press Textured Surface, 9"x12", 140 lb / 300 gsm, 30 Sheets, White

I bought this to practice acrylic painting techniques. It's thick enough to let me use both sides without bleed through. It does curl up if you cover a lot of it with paint, but great for practicing.

I'm working on various watercolor projects, so I ordered several different pads of watercolor paper to see which works best. When they arrived, I was surprised. I'll admit that I expected this pad to be... well... just "basic." I'd planned to use it to test a few watercolor techniques and mixed media ideas. However, this paper is nicer than expected, and heavy, too. Oh, it doesn't have as much "tooth" (texture) as some of the other pads, but for my artwork plans, the relative smoothness of the paper is a plus. I can draw on it with an art marker, and the ink doesn't skip or - at the other extreme - blob in spots. Compared with pads of watercolor paper I'd bought at a local art supply store and some of the other pads I've ordered online, the Amazon Basics pad is a clear winner for versatility and value. I'll order it again in the future.

This is a fantastic paper for it's price. I used this as a sketching paper with gouache, and it holds up nicely. It does warp with heavy water use, which I feel is expected, but it maintains integrity just fine. I even coated it in an acrylic matte medium and used oil paint on top, and its working great. Great value.

Good paper quality, good size..

One big problem with people disappointed with their WC paper is they are buying the wrong paper for the technique they are trying to use. For instance, if you are trying to do a big juicy wet on wet painting with lots of water and pigment and slop--don't buy this paper. It won't work. It will buckle, not absorb the way you want, you will be an unhappy camper. On the other hand, I use this paper a LOT for pen and ink with watercolor washes over. I use it for mixed media. I even use it for acrylic paintings. For these purposes I know the limits of what I can get away with and don't expect this paper to compete with 100% pure cotton paper that costs 4-8x times more ! This is good weight paper, it is cellulose and so I don't know how permanent a finished piece would last but I'm not creating work that is selling for $1000 a watercolor. I like this for what it is. The pricing is very competitive, I pull single sheets out and tape it to a board and paint away. No complaints for what it is. When I need thicker paper I go up to 300 vs 140 lb weight, when I need real absorbency I suck it up and spend big $$ for 100% cotton. So yes, I'd rec this for practice on works not needing cotton, for pen and ink or even drawing where some water will be use. For non fluid acrylic works as well.

This watercolor paper is great for anyone who loves painting but doesn't want to spend much on quality paper. The sheets are relatively thick and don't wrinkle or create ripples when you wet them with paint. They do not stay completely flat after drying and the edges can raise up and the paper bends a little, but that is expected when working with water color. You can see that the paper is not completely flat in the attached photo. Overall, this paper is pretty good and does the job well.

I am a snob when it comes to watercolor paper, usually opting for 100% cotton with internal and external sizing, like Arches. But, I decided to try this paper for practice and preliminary works to save the spendy stuff for up-scale watercolor paintings. This paper surprised me. I'd say it comes in quite a bit more towards the cotton alternative than Canson XL, for instance, which just lets pigment slide around on the top surface, which is true of most pulp paper. This Amazon paper is more absorbent than that, making it a bit more like cotton. I paint a lot of wet-in-wet watercolor and have found that this paper handles that pretty well. It flows okay, but a little less than cotton. Colors stay nearly as vibrant, and I suspect they'll be as light-resistant as on any other non-acid paper.

On est toujours à la recherche de nouveaux supports de créations. Et la chasse aux papiers ! Tout un programme ! Les plus : - très beau grain - touché agréable - resiste bien à l'aquarelle - grandes pages Pour conclure, ce n'est pas la révélation de l'année, mais un bon papier agréable.

Blocco per acquerelli con cartoncino ad alta grammatura. IL BLOCCO è adatto agli acquerelli ed i fogli misurano 27.94x35.56 cm. Troviamo un totale di 30 fogli con grammatura di 300 g/mq. La carta è liscia, perfetta per gli acquerelli. La copertina è semirigida mentre il retro è rigido, difficile da piegare se non a forza, perfetto per dipingere anche tenendolo sulle ginocchia e sfruttarlo fino all’ultimo foglio. I fogli sono tenuti insieme con la colla in alto, si staccano facilmente senza intaccare il foglio. MI CONVINCE? Sì, lo uso con gli acquerelli ma poco con paesaggi e simili, ma per il lettering. Vista la solidità della grammatura li uso anche come base per i miei quadri col quilling. Non si arriccia o strappa mentre dipingiamo. RIASSUMENDO: grammatura: 5/5 elevata e resistente, un vero cartoncino qualità carta: 5/5 retro: 5/5 rigido, perfetto come base. PRO: eccellente ed elevata grammatura, misura comoda, retro rigido, facile staccare i fogli. CONTRO: ad oggi nessuno.

Buenos libros para dibujar, para principiantes o que ya sepan dibujar a nivel de, tomando clases. Son mejores que los que venden como escolares en papelerías.

Lo primero que no sé si llamarlo cuaderno libro o blog ya que tiene un tamaño de 27,9 x 35,6 cm . Visto así parece un tamaño raro pero como normalmente estas medidas vienen de unos estándares ingleses si lo pasamos a pulgadas es de 11 por 14 pulgadas. Este cuaderno es de la marca Amazon basic, pero no hace honor a su nombre ya quede básico tiene muy poco . Tiene un total de 30 hojas con 300 g/m2 , lo cual hace tener una calidad buenísima. La superficie del papel está prensada en frío y es ideal para utilizar la come pinta lápices pintura acrílica o incluso más exigentes como acuarela. En cuanto a su uso nos ha parecido muy cómodo ya que se qué tal las hojas fácilmente la apertura es por la parte superior y al tener la contra pasta muy dura se puede estabilizar y sujetar fácilmente.

These pages feel good. They easily peel away from the pad. I am happy with the look and feel of my completed paintings and the value of this book when considering price, size quality and number of pages per pad. They do warp a bit where there's a lot of watercolour. Taping the pages down when painting may help but I haven't tried that so I am not sure.