ArchesARCHES WC BL 140CP 12X16 20SH

Exceptional paper at a price. I usually use Arches cold pressed paper so this is the first time I use rough. Depending on the subject I’m painting. Rough paper adds additional texture to brush strokes and marks aiding in expression of rugged terrains and plains. Recommended. Wish it was available in thicker options on Amazon AE.

جيد جدا

Best brand.

Please note this is an Arches block (glued on four sides), you remove the sheet after you have finished the painting by very carefully breaking the glue sealed edges. personally I use something like a bank card which is less likely to damage the paper underneath (keep it flat) but if you are careful you can slide a flat knife across the edges, there is a gap in the glued edges at the top of the block where you inset your knife or card to slide around the seal. you get to practice a little on the black protective sheet at the front of the block when it arrives (don't be alarmed when you see the black paper when you open it).Blocks are great to paint on as you don't need to stretch the paper beforehand but please note if you use a lot of wet in wet and saturated washes you will still get buckling, you then need to allow it to dry completely and usually it will dry pretty flat but may take a while. Blocks will never be as effective as stretching paper properly though so if you do use a lot of wet in wet it may be better to buy sheets or pads,which work out a lot less expensive than blocks anyway but you'll have the same high quality paper, you'll just need to stretch it.I have tried MANY different watercolour papers over the years but Arches are the best by far (IMO), I still use other brand papers for different techniques, watercolour studies/sketches and work where I am experimenting, purely because of the price but when I have done a lot of preliminary work and am ready to take the plunge, hoping to create something special, I will usually opt for a high quality 100% cotton paper and you can't get better than Arches.If you use masking fluid or tape in your watercolour painting, this paper will save you from the nightmare of spending hours on a piece only to ruin it when removing the tape/fluid, personally I have never damaged the paper with tape or fluid (and I use them a lot). Of course the quality of the paint you use will also contribute greatly to the results you get so it goes without saying you should only use Artists quality watercolour paints when using premium cotton paper.Word of warning; once you try it, nothing else will compare.Photo attached of one of my paintings on Arches paper

Sorry, jumped the gun on this one, and I can’t delete my old review! Please can someone from Amazon delete this for me. Thank you so much! The paper isn’t black, at all, just on the cover sheet. I feel very silly, and apologise for leaving such a catty review! The paper is very nice. That will teach me to wait until I have all the facts, in the future... !

I tried this block looking for an alternative to stretching. It failed. Also it says it is ‘grain fin’ look at the second photo attached. Ok the light is from a very oblique angle, but that looks pretty coarse to me. But that is not the real issue for me. Anyway, it’s back to stretching paper for me. I will use this block for experimenting etc.

Although expensive for such a small pad, I thought I'd give it a go, I did find it to be very good takes water colour well, dip pen and ink also good and it should be for the price, I would like to buy the large pads that they have, but that is just to expensive over a £100 for 20 sweets. Maybe one day all in all very good paper. Just to much money

Image looks bigger didn't realise size . Lovely stunning archers paper the best small tho. Alot reviews on here don't actually realise it's black glue all way around and the first page is black u have to take off first sheet n then u see the white sheets 😀