Features:

  • Cold press textured paper.
  • Recommended for use with watercolor, acrylic, pen & ink, marker, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, and pastel.
  • Durable surface withstands repeated washes.
  • Acid free.
  • Also available in 11" x 14", 12" x 18", and 18" x 24".
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.

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!

Reliable, Sturdy Paper

This pad of paper is my favorite, my go to whenever I want to paint but am unsure of what medium I may use. It's a staple in our household.

What a great find!

I homeschool my kids and we go through a ton of watercolor paper. I had been purchasing the Strathmore coldpress 140 lb paper because I know and trust the brand but the cost was adding up. I decided to try this because of the great price and I am so glad I did. The quality is great, same as the Strathmore. Love that it comes with 30 sheets instead of 12! It's in a pad form but it tears off easily without the glue sticking to it. Will purchase again.

Very happy with this!

I originally bought this paper for my kids and I to make watercolor valentines, but we have all used it for several paintings since. I'm a beginner, but thought this paper was just the right thickness and was enjoyable to paint on. One piece of paper made 4-6 valentine cards which was nice, or we used the full size page for other projects. I used Loew Cornell watercolor cakes on it. Will definitely purchase again!

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 .

great quality

such great quality paper and got beautiful result with water color...great value for sure...i have been cutting it in four parts to use with my 3 yo

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.

Great

As advertised. Thick paper, textured on one side and smoother on the backside. I find the pages do warp with a solid wash, but they don't bleed at all and work well with brush-pens as well as watercolor paints, etc. Pages are easy to tear out without damaging the spine or the piece. I've seen a lot of people say they prefer to rip out a clean page before working on it, but I've mostly just left them in the pad and tearing them out as I finish (no edge-to-edge washes though). Great paper for beginners looking to mess around with watercolor!

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.

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