HonsellWatercolor Block, Paper, Traditional White, 5x7

I thought that this would be top of the line paper given the brands reputation but I’m a little dissapointed. In fact I believe some of the new Chinese brands producing cotton artists-grade watercolour paper are superior from my experience.This paper cannot take a lot of water, it also is not very susceptible to masking fluid and leaves marks when removing. Trying to do we-in-wet on this block caused the sheet to warp and the binding to come undone which I haven’t experienced in an artists grade paper before.That being said it’s still 100% cotton, and is still better than pure cellulose (however Bockingford might be a bit better at handling multiple washes compared to this paper). It’s good for light washes and very detailed work. I preferred using gouache on this paper which gave me some nice effects. I will likely stick to other brands for wet-in-wet work

This paper can’t handle washes the same as Arches, if you’re not doing any wet into wet then get it but if you are I’d definitely go with arches, this stuff buckles really badly and is hard to use. When dry it does flatten out again however. It seems like decent paper but the buckling makes it a bit useless to me personally.

I like this paper because the size is easy for travel and for making little notes. I like the way the paint moves on the grains. Not too slick.

I use it for gauache and gold paint, no banding, smooth surface. I recommend

Fantastiskt papper som tar många lager av penna och känns som siden

Carta di ottima qualita',. La finitura e' liscia ('hot pressed') quindi adatta a un certo tipo di lavori ma e' chiaramente descritto. Album incollato sui lati con fogli grandi (che possono essere tagliati per lavori piccoli): il prezzo e' stato decisamente conveniente data la qualita' e il formato

Paper was damaged and warped, for this price I was not happy