Cellulose Watercolor Paper

Sally jane thompson is a freelance comic creator and illustrator.

Cellulose watercolor paper.

Rummaging through my art supplies box i found a block of 250g chemical pulp watercolor paper that i must have purchased when i began my watercolor journey. If you use heavy washes the 140lb can buckle if the watercolour paper hasn t been previously stretched. Aquafine watercolour paper is better suited to artists who prefer to work in mainly dry watercolour techniques as this paper best supports this approach. You can pre stretch your watercolour paper here is a demo how to stretch watercolour paper.

This type of paper absorbs water well and will not dissolve. The texture of a watercolor paper is a matter which is entirely based on personal preferences such as painting styles. Watercolor papers come in different forms qualities surfaces and weights all of which respond differently to the paint and to various painting techniques. But unlike regular paper watercolor paper is made of cotton fibers or cotton linters.

Paper is made using a mixture of water and cellulose fibers in artists quality papers those fibers should be 100 cotton which makes it strong but pliable. When deciding between cotton and cellulose paper for your watercolor landscape many believe that cotton is the true watercolor paper and cellulose is a cheaper but limiting alternative. These organic fibers are also turned into a pulp which is then placed into the papermaking machine pressed flat dried and turned into sheets. The high quality collection is colour stable mould made and acid free while the superior quality prestige collection is crafted from.

If you don t want to stretch the paper then using a 300lb watercolour paper is the answer but with the paper being double the thickness it s often double the price. It is also acid free and will not yellow over the years. The cellulose can be derive from many sources but typically watercolor papers are made from the cellulose derived from cotton and wood pulp. My 100 cotton watercolor paper ran out.

Paper made from cotton is often referred to as rag paper. The texture of the watercolor paper now that we have gone over all the objective and the superficial aspects of watercolor paint to look out for let us now talk about something which is a bit more personal and subjective. How bad could it be. Painting the first few strokes was like witnessing the watercolors being sent to a cellulose prison.

Sally tested winsor newton professional watercolour paper block in the hot pressed texture and 10 14 inch size. To determine which paper is best for your needs first it is useful to understand the characteristics of paper and what makes papers different from each other. The langton range offers two types of watercolour paper. In this journal i d like to discuss what exactly is the difference between the two materials.