Arches Watercolor Block, Cold Press 9X12

The Mercedes of paper!

If you love good quality, cold pressed, blocked paper, this is for you. It comes in plastic shrink wrap and as always theres the top layer of black that needs to be gently peeled off ( no you didnt accidentally order black WC paper) also the glue used for the blocking is black, this is a tremendous help when removing a finished piece. Some blocks arrive and are wonky with the actual demons ions. This drives me nuts as I use a ruler often. This one arrived in perfect shape. Will always turn to Amazon for this paper.

Well priced!

It was confusing to open

Watercolor paper just doesnt get better than arches. The make THE highest quality paper that I have ever used, and I will need no other brand. The cold press paper is bumpy in comparison to the hot press and creates more muted tones from the paints. I like to use this for darker subject matter. It is still very easy to draw on with pencils and Micron pens. I also enjoy using water soluble sketch pencils with this paper. This paper is definitely more expensive that the stuff I started out with on the big pad from the craft store. But it is worth the price if you are looking for professional appearance and presentation in your works. High quality paper like this is labor and time intensive. When you compare how watercolor paint looks on this paper to another brand there is HUGE difference in depth and color. It really feels like the aper does most of the work!

Its no wander why this paper is highly suggested by professionals. It makes your work so vibrant. It is very unforgiving of mistakes so keep that in mind :)

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True to product advised.

I love this paper and it is getting more expensive. I really like Hyatt because they deliver very good products. The latest Arches paper both cold and rough press were extremely well packaged. I was worried about bending curling and warped paper blocks but they are pristine. Thank you very much.

Maybe not the best prices if you can find it on sale.