Category: Watercolor Paper
Canson, Moulin du Roy
The watercolor paper Moulin du Roy from Canson was introduced in 2014, but just a few years later, it disappeared and was replaced by Heritage. Many watercolor artists who had come to love Moulin…
Viceversa | handmade paper
It was in 2019 that three women (Roberta Gagliardini, Melania Tozzi, and Roberta Brencio) decided to establish the social cooperative Viceversa in the small town of Fabriano, a town with a paper-making tradition dating…
Winsor & Newton professional
Winsor & Newton provides everything related to art creation: Paints, paint surfaces, brushes and even small things like erasers, markers and charcoal. Their range of artist supplies is impressive. Of course, several of these…
Divide watercolor paper
If you buy watercolor paper in large sheets, these must be divided before painting on them. The classic way to divide a paper is to tear it against a ruler. It is of course…
Two Rivers watercolor paper
A more than 400-year-old paper mill in Somerset, southern England, houses the relatively newly formed Two Rivers (1979). The paper mill uses hydropower and self-produced electricity to run the traditional production of fine paper…
Vallis Clausa
There are small local paper mills that make fine paper, and some even make watercolor paper. The papers are often a bit special and have different properties than ordinary papers from large manufacturers. I…
Fabriano Artistico
Fabriano paper mill is Europe’s first major paper producer. There is evidence that cotton paper from the small town of Fabiano was already produced in the latter part of the 13th century. The paper…
Lanaquarelle
Lana is an old French paper mill, it has been around since the 17th century, specifically 1590. The name of their watercolor paper is Lanaquarelle. The paper used to be handmade but nowadays is…
Watercolor paper, texture
Watercolor paper is produced with different surfaces, ranging from smooth as window glass to rough as a gravel road. Which surface you choose is of great importance for the result. The surface of the…
