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Watercolour Pads and BlocksWe have a wide selection of watercolour pads and blocks for you to choose from. All of the papers are artist quality but they all have their own characteristics which can be used to enhance your work. |
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Fontaine Watercolour Blocks Fontaine is a professional grade watercolour paper. It is a natural white 100% cotton paper that is gelatin sized with a minimum weight of 300gsm. It is made by the Dutch Schut Mill which has been making papers since 1618. Fontaine is available in five grades being: - Hot Pressed, Very Smooth; - Semi Hot Pressed, Smooth, Not Slippery; - Cold Pressed, Medium Light Grain; - Rough, Course Grain; - Cloud Texture, Rough, Irregular and Undulating. |
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Flamboyant Blocks The unique surface of this paper is random, extra rough and open. It has a soft feel to the touch. This paper is particularly well suited to rough and abstract work as it will allow you to create effects not possible with the more traditional surfaces. Due to the open nature of the paper it is not suitable for use of masking fluid. The paper is made of 50% Cotton and 50% Cellulose. It has all of the attributes required of an artist quality paper being natural white, 300gsm, Ph neutral, acid free and free from optical brighteners. |
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Magnani Acquerello Blocks and Pads Magnani have been making paper in Italy since 1404 and their Acquerello paper is one of the strongest archival watercolour papers available to artists. It is 300gsm, 100% cotton, free from optical brighteners, internally and externally sized, pH neutral, acid free and chlorine free. This natural white paper is manufactured on a cylinder mould machine using exclusive Magnani suface marking felts which give a beautiful surface to work on. Of particular note is the ease at which colours are able to be easily lifted and reworked. The blocks and pads are highly recommended as they have had extra sizing applied manually via a gelatine bath. Blocks are glued on four sides whilst the pads a glued on one side. Both the blocks and pads contain 20 sheets. |
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Magnani Annigoni Annigoni is a unique paper being specifically created by the Magnani mill in the 1950s for the Italian painter Pietro Annigoni who is best known for his painting of Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. Pietro Annigoni particularly used the paper for his portrait work. The paper is still made the same way today on a cylinder mould machine using the receipe perfected by the Magnani papermakers and Maestro Annigoni. The paper is 250gsm, beige in tone with a wonderful soft smooth surface. It is 100% cotton with the addition of wool fibres and colourants. The paper is lightly sized for a watercolour paper, giving less resistance. Magnani Annigoni is perfectly suited to watercolour sketching which is enhanced by the warm undertones of the paper. |
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Bockingford Pads Bockingford is a traditional English watercolour paper made on a cylinder mould machine. It is a high quality, archival standard, paper made from 100% alpha cellulose. standards. Its attractive surface is created using natural woollen felts that give it a distinctive random texture. Appreciated for its excellent colour lifting abilities. This is an extremely forgiving watercolour paper valued by artists around the world. |
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Saunders Waterford Blocks and Pads Saunders Waterford is a top quality professional watercolour paper. The blocks contain 12 sheets of 300gsm paper which are mold made, 100% cotton, gelatine sized and buffered with calcium carbonate. The blocks are glued along all for sides so that the paper does not have to be stretched before use. |
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Holbein Albireo Watercolour Sketch Blocks The Holbein Albireo watercolour sketch blocks contain 24 sheets of acid free 90lb (approximately 190gsm) 100% pulp watercolour paper with a rough surface. The sketch pads come in three sizes including a handy postcard size (A6) as well as two larger sizes. |
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Veneto Watercolour Blocks Veneto watercolour paper is 325 gsm, natural white, acid free and age resistant. The front side of the paper has the structure and charm as well as the flow behaviour of high quality mould-made papers, it has a medium rough surface. The reverse side has a matt structure (medium fine) which also offers very interesting painting effects. You can use both sides of the paper. |
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Carnet de Voyage Pad The Carnet de Voyage watercolour pads have a heavy weight watercolour board (400gsm) with a Matt (Medium Fine) natural surface. The board weight combined with the spiral binding make it ideal as a creative travel diary. The board is acid free, natural white and age resistant. The pads have 15 sheets and are 15.3x25cm which is suitable for both landscape and portrait scenes. |
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Arches Watercolour Pads A long-time favorite of artists, Arches watercolor paper has been manufactured in the same French paper mill since 1492. Arches is professional grade acid free watercolour paper of the highest quality. 100% cotton, cylinder mould made with natural gelatine sizing. Three different surfaces, Rough, Medium (Cold Pressed) and Smooth (Hot Pressed). Available in a Natural White colour. Pads of 12 sheets are available as 300gsm in 3 sizes, A5, A4 and A3. |
