Features:

  • Fold over bound with a cold press texture
  • The durable surface stands up to repeated washes
  • Excellent quality papers in generous pads offer exceptional value
  • 30 sheets of 140 pound/300 grams
  • Acid free 11 x 15 inch paper
Great Quality and Great Price!

Perfect size and high quality, great price!! I am an oil painter and wanted to try out watercolors- ordered a few things off Amazon to start- this helped keep my costs down but still provide me with the ability to get started right away!

Perfect for my target group - the under 10 crowd

My kids love love love watercolor, and we go through the paper at our home. The price on this product fluctuates quite a bit so keep it in your cart for a bit and watch it - when it dips under $7 I stock up. This is a nice heavy weight, with light texturing to it. I like this large size because I can cut it in half or quarter it and the kids still have a nice size surface to work with. I am puzzled at the poor reviews. To be fair, we don't super soak/saturate the paper normally. But it does NOT dull colors and it does NOT pile on us. Perhaps that's because my children aren't using any advanced techniques on the paper. I have worked with Strathmore paper before and did not find it noticeably different in how much it warps or how it absorbs color, but again - we are novice painters. :) I attached two pictures of some of the vivid colors we get from this bright white paper. Be kind, the work is from my three year old!

Nice sturdy paper for mixed media art journaling.

I wanted to try paper that was a little heavier for my mixed media art-I was previously using the Canson Mixed Media Pad. This paper is a heavier weight and works well with water color and acrylics. I can collage on it using Mod Podge over my paints and if I want a sturdier background, I can pre-coat with Liquitex Gesso. I haven't had any issues with pages curling.

i really like it, i use it for watercolor and find ...

i really like it , i use it for watercolor and find it doesn't buckle much i use only one clip to hold paper , the lifting color is ability is great , the best i've seen . the paper does not permit alot of scrubbing , no need to scrub very much , paint will lift so well . i use the wet watercolor techinque but don't soak the paper , just get it all wet and work somewhat quickly , the part next is fun and this paper handles it really well , the lifting . the sample is done on this canson paper . definately not just for kids , this paper is capable of really nice results . it works good for half fold cards , you have to cut it down slightly .

JACKPOT!! Many uses not just watercolor painting

First let me say I've been an artist 30+ years. I do every kind of painting and now papercrafting. This is a basic paper BUT if you diecut paper for say scrapbooking or card making this paper is twice as thick and half the price of thin 65 pound cardstock that runs $12-15 for 25 sheets so this is a great alternative!! We buy several pads and cut things out for elementary age kids and they paint them at school, make keepsake ornaments etc. It holds up far better than construction paper!! I draw or stamp on it and use watercolor pencils to color in my creations, this paper is perfect for that. Another famous brand sells 4 x 5 inch sheets at 10 times the cost for the same thing! I am stocking up, and my 7 and 9 year old LOVE to paint. $5 a month to keep 2 kids busy is a bargain. I highly suggest using Inktense pencils on this paper, SUPER vibrant. We go through a pad a month easy.

Love this paper

I teach kids art classes and I need a heavy stock that can handle the "painting style" of young kids. I just ordered 5 more packs. I'm surprised to see people commenting on the paper tearing because my kids are so rough scrubbing with their brushes and this paper held up remarkably well. I always pre-stretch it and spray it down. So there is no buckling or tearing. I have also used it for other mediums from collage to pastels. For the price, I will always have this in my studio.

Great for Kids!

This is really nice, heavy paper, at an incredible price. This is my favorite painting paper for my toddler. She uses liquid watercolors, tempera, and fingerpaints and it holds up perfectly with no wrinkling. It's heavy, like cardstock, so she can even do collage. She has literally glued marbles to this stuff and it holds up fine.

Receives color beautifully. No fading of colors.

The colors do NOT fade. Here is a comparison and biased against Canson since the Fluid paper is hot press and 100% cotton. I used Schminke Horadam pan paints. I do have three Kremer colors (also pans) and one of the Indigo swatches is Holbein (tube). From the fading and piling complaints of other reviewers, it sounds as if the sizing was missing and they got a bad batch. I would check who the seller was for those reviews. I haven't done large washes with it, so I can't attest to buckling. I usually cut down and use it for small studies and for color testing and swatch mixes. For the price level of this paper it is excellent.

Five Stars

Nice weight paper for water color painting. My son seems to be enjoying using this paper.

This stands up to some of the best paper available

This is considered to be "student" grade or beginner level paper but I have tested it up against a lot of papers and you get your money's worth and more. It's great for practice. If you are going to frame a painting then please upgrade to an "artist's" level watercolor paper such as Strathmore Hot Press 140 lb. But this is great for everyday or while you are improving. It is very high quality for the money. No, it isn't going to compare with the paper that is $2.00 (or more) per sheet but we can't expect it to do that at this price.

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