Today we are finally taking a look at watercolor paper! Twenty four watercolor papers to be exact. Join me as we take a look as we put them through the tests of a wet on wet, diluted wash, concentrated wash, dry on dry, and a super speedy mini landscape to see how they perform.

Please note that this video is not intended for absolute beginners. I will do a “prequel” episode that will explain the fundamental differences between rough, hot, cold pressed papers as well as cotton vs wood pulp. I will link that here when it’s ready, but in the meantime, YouTube is full of videos like this one that I’m sure you can find pretty easily.

I also want to say that I’m sorry for spacing out on a lifting test! It was my intention to do so, but I was trying to get this done under a deadline and simply forgot. I will do a separate video for this as well, using the same swatches you see here, and post the link here when that is ready as well.

** PART 2:    • The Ultimate Watercolor Paper Compari...   **

What are your favorite papers to paint with?

**Time Stamps to Navigate the Video**
9:53 Cold Pressed Papers
18:50 Hot Pressed Papers
22:27 Rough & Heavy Weight Papers
25:43 Overall Favorites
29:25 Photographs of Each Swatch

**Brands of Paper in this Video**
Arches
Canson Heritage
Canson Moulin du Roy
Canson Montval
Canson XL
Kilimanjaro (Cheap Joe’s house brand)
Strathmore 500
Strathmore 400 Bristol
Fluid 100
Fabriano Artistico
Saunders Waterford
St. Cuthberts Botanical
Pentallic Aqua Journal

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