Arches Aquarelle Watercolour Pads are made and produced with paper from the Arches paper mill in the Vosges, France. The pad contains 12 pages of Cylinder Mould Made, internally gelatin sized paper. These sheets have a neutral pH size (internally) which makes them genuinely acid-free. Each page is 300gsm (140lb) which is designed to be used with Watercolours. The paper varies in texture with Rough, Hot and Not press available and all paper is white in colour.

Arches Aquarelle Pads are cut-edge which provides a clean edge to the paper. The cover is paperback, easy to remove and acts more as a basic cover for the paper. The pad is glued on the top and pages can be easily removed for stretching. The pad can also open-flat. This pad is slightly thick and a great accessory if you are interested in trying Watercolour and is a great pad for an artist looking to explore higher end materials in their process. These pads are available in A5, A4, A3 and 9”x12” sizing. 

Watercolour paper is available in three textures. Cold press or ‘Not’ which has a slight texture, Rough which has a heavily textured and sometimes uneven surface, and Hot press which has a smooth even surface.

This pad is perfect for watercolour, wet on wet techniques and works especially well with inks. Due to it being 300gsm (140lb), it is a fairly heavyweight paper and will take watercolour or any other similar wet technique well and won’t easily buckle. We would not suggest any heavier paint medium such as oils or acrylics, however pastels and sketching materials will work perfectly!

Our Star Rating

Watercolour / Gouache - 5 out of 5

Acrylic / Oil - 2 out of 5

Sketching - 3 out of 5

Mixed-Media - 4 out of 5

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