Artistico 140 lb. Cold Press 20 Sheet Block 9x12" - Extra White

I’m starting to prefer this over arches. It’s great for all watercolor! i can’t say much more!

I love this paper! It performs excellently. It won't make me give up Arches but I will always have this in stock as well. M. Graham earth tones and this paper were made for each other. Top of the line paper. Highly recommend.

This watercolor paper, in addition to being 100% cotton and all the other qualities one looks for in a professional watercolor paper, has INCREDIBLE lifting ability. If you DO a lot of lifting in your work, you cannot do better than this paper, no question! Of course, CP would work better than HP, but if you must use HP it will work for that, too. Absolutely no problem lifting, can't get over it. As far as the other qualities - warping, staining, laydown, etc. - it is equal to Arches, in my opinion, with the possible exception of laydown, which Arches beats every manufacturer in the world on that, so no contest, but Fabriano has Arches beat on lifting, so... for the money, this is the best deal.

It's great - I just happen to prefer Arches - not sure why - it seems like the texture in cold press is a bit more uneven - which is great for watercolor. I bet Fabriano has a rough texture that would fit the bill. It was still a great product and worth trying - as every person's experience of painting on papers is different. I would rate Fabriano and Arches as my top pics in my price range.

This was a little cheaper than the Arches cold pressed paper pad and I liked it very much. I use it for watercolor and wet washes and bleeds of color are excellent.

I normally use another brand of watercolor paper, but I really love this Fabriano Artistico. It is a really nice surface to paint on and it performs consistently. Highly recommend it.

A great paper. Takes a beating from this watercolor artist, I make a lot of corrections and tend to scrub my paper a lot. This paper is tough and beautiful at the same time.

Nice paper, has a good texture. I'm just a beginner at water coloring and this was one of my first more expensive paper purchases. The paper is much thicker than what I had been using previously so that led to being able to play around with the paint more on the paper by soaking up excess color / water.