Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad for Paint, Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, and Acrylic, Fold Over, 140 Pound, 9x12 Inch, , 30 Sheets

Ive been using these sketchbooks for quite some time and nothing beats the quality and price.

Exactly as expected. Purchased for my daughter to start trying out watercolors. Perforated edges to easily remove sheets form the book if desired.

I am super beginner with watercolor so i really have no clue what i am doing lol an i have way over used water an had to blow dry the paper. Neither of which messed up the paper at all. This stuff is awesome but dont plan to keep all your works in the book. The pages come out pretty easily

Good stiff paper for watercolor. Perforated for easy removal of the art. A bit too large for easy travel, but my daughter took it anyway.

Wow, the pages are so thick and textured. It makes an excellent surface for watercolor painting. The paper doesnt tear at all when wet and the colors stay in place much more so than on a regular piece of finger painting paper (yes, I am using this for my 6 year olds water coloring projects). Next time I will have to get this same paper but in a much larger size.

The paper is smoother than what I had been using, it sucks up water like crazy and buckles in the same pattern every time. Also, after taking the third sheet of paper, the cover and back separated from the entire pad.

Watercolor wise, the paper will start to buckle even when taped on all sides. Papers fine with 1 layer, but as you add more, the paper will start to buckle, but you can wait for the paper to fully dry before applying the next layer/wash. I havent used it with other mediums so cant say yet how the paper will perform. Other than the buckling, I have no complaints. Love how theres 30 sheets of watercolor paper; even more if you cut them down to size.

I use watercolor cakes when I paint watercolors, I dont over saturate with water when i do so. That being said, my first painting i did on this didnt warp at all as I only painted two small birds in the center. But my second paint encompassed the whole paper and it warp very badly. Also, as soon as i took it out of packaging the pad was not attached to the covers. All the sheets of paper were glued together but not adhereing to the cover or binding. But for the price, it is hard to beat so i wasnt expecting super quality paper. But Ive bought this brand before and the paper was better then.

If you are just starting out and dont want to spend too much, this will probably work. My biggest problem with this paper is that when I pull tape off the edges, it rips paper up too. Same thing with two different kinds of tape (painters tape and masking tape). Doesnt hold water for too long, but if you work quickly, its fine. Im still new to water color, but I think the paper takes color pretty well.

Nice have like it so far, it has warped a bit when I put maybe a little to much water on it.