Amazon Basics Watercolor Pad for Beginners, Artists, Adults and Students, Cold Press Textured Surface, 9"x12", 140 lb / 300 gsm, 30 Sheets, White

I'm working on various watercolor projects, so I ordered several different pads of watercolor paper to see which works best. When they arrived, I was surprised. I'll admit that I expected this pad to be... well... just "basic." I'd planned to use it to test a few watercolor techniques and mixed media ideas. However, this paper is nicer than expected, and heavy, too. Oh, it doesn't have as much "tooth" (texture) as some of the other pads, but for my artwork plans, the relative smoothness of the paper is a plus. I can draw on it with an art marker, and the ink doesn't skip or - at the other extreme - blob in spots. Compared with pads of watercolor paper I'd bought at a local art supply store and some of the other pads I've ordered online, the Amazon Basics pad is a clear winner for versatility and value. I'll order it again in the future.

Good quality of paper and super affordable

I bought this to practice acrylic painting techniques. It's thick enough to let me use both sides without bleed through. It does curl up if you cover a lot of it with paint, but great for practicing.

Great Product!

I tried Amazon Basics because of the price for 30 sheets! Too good to be true, I thought, but I am pleasantly surprised! I believe this is my first experience with non-100% cotton paper, so it is different in some respects. It doesn’t wrinkle as much as other papers, a plus, and it seems to me that my colors seem more vibrant! It does Dry quickly, a minus, but if you need to do “lifting” I find it lift-friendly, if you do it before it’s real super dry. A plus! I’m still adjusting, but my goal in painting is FUN! And at about 9.00 for 30 sheets, this paper holds a lot of enjoyment and FUN! I’ve had some of my painting actually come out more vibrant, than other papers. I will buy again.

Good pad for beginners. Recommend.

Paper absorbs color well, dries fairly quick, and the price is quite decent. No risk in purchasing, read product description for more info.

Look...I bought this just to prove it isn't good which sounds awful but I have bought every brand of 100% cotton watercolor paper on Amazon to find MY PERSONAL FAVORITE. I think arches is lovely and in the beginning it certainly taught me the importance of 100% cotton and so did the not cotton brands like Canson and Strathmore . (shocked by how terrible they were). If you go to Michael's for watercolor paper, it's like you get the best, arches or you get the next level and it's Canson and Strathmore which are enough to make you want to give up. Watercolor is a challenging medium and unfortunately if you really want to give a fair shot you can't cheap out on certain things... like paper. Now I'm not a real artist but I watercolor every single day so I go thorough a ton of paper. I just buy a ton of supplies in general so I may not be a professional but I know whats good and what's not. When it comes to paper, I love arches but unless you're buying the heavier options they offer that arent offered by all the brands, there's lots of great paper out there. Personally, I really like a WHITE paper (Winsor & Newton, New York Central, Hahnemhle, and Meeden are where I'm happy) but believe me a lot of 100% cotton isn't great but it's personal i think. What I can honestly say is that I've never tried a paper that's NOT ALL COTTON that's worth buying again. I was consistently disappointed with the way the pigment dried unevenly on the paper. Now that could be my lame artistic skills but it's just another reason why you need nice cotton paper to learn watercolor or you may give up thinking you are the problem when it's the paper. Also not a fan of the way some of them have a strange "faux" cotton texture to them. If it's not cotton, it's just weird (arteza). This does have a HOT PRESS kind of finish but hot press doesn't always dry as nice as this does. I'm just impressed and I'm about to save a ton of money because I'm gonna save a ton of money with this paper. I do love a block over a pad but not that much more. If you like hot press or Hahnemhle cold press paper (its the priciest of my top 3 brands), I think you'll be pleased with this, honestly. Oh ..I ordered this morning and I got it by 3pm. Nice!

On est toujours à la recherche de nouveaux supports de créations. Et la chasse aux papiers ! Tout un programme ! Les plus : - très beau grain - touché agréable - resiste bien à l'aquarelle - grandes pages Pour conclure, ce n'est pas la révélation de l'année, mais un bon papier agréable.

Blocco per acquerelli con cartoncino ad alta grammatura. IL BLOCCO è adatto agli acquerelli ed i fogli misurano 27.94x35.56 cm. Troviamo un totale di 30 fogli con grammatura di 300 g/mq. La carta è liscia, perfetta per gli acquerelli. La copertina è semirigida mentre il retro è rigido, difficile da piegare se non a forza, perfetto per dipingere anche tenendolo sulle ginocchia e sfruttarlo fino all’ultimo foglio. I fogli sono tenuti insieme con la colla in alto, si staccano facilmente senza intaccare il foglio. MI CONVINCE? Sì, lo uso con gli acquerelli ma poco con paesaggi e simili, ma per il lettering. Vista la solidità della grammatura li uso anche come base per i miei quadri col quilling. Non si arriccia o strappa mentre dipingiamo. RIASSUMENDO: grammatura: 5/5 elevata e resistente, un vero cartoncino qualità carta: 5/5 retro: 5/5 rigido, perfetto come base. PRO: eccellente ed elevata grammatura, misura comoda, retro rigido, facile staccare i fogli. CONTRO: ad oggi nessuno.

Lo primero que no sé si llamarlo cuaderno libro o blog ya que tiene un tamaño de 27,9 x 35,6 cm . Visto así parece un tamaño raro pero como normalmente estas medidas vienen de unos estándares ingleses si lo pasamos a pulgadas es de 11 por 14 pulgadas. Este cuaderno es de la marca Amazon basic, pero no hace honor a su nombre ya quede básico tiene muy poco . Tiene un total de 30 hojas con 300 g/m2 , lo cual hace tener una calidad buenísima. La superficie del papel está prensada en frío y es ideal para utilizar la come pinta lápices pintura acrílica o incluso más exigentes como acuarela. En cuanto a su uso nos ha parecido muy cómodo ya que se qué tal las hojas fácilmente la apertura es por la parte superior y al tener la contra pasta muy dura se puede estabilizar y sujetar fácilmente.

These pages feel good. They easily peel away from the pad. I am happy with the look and feel of my completed paintings and the value of this book when considering price, size quality and number of pages per pad. They do warp a bit where there's a lot of watercolour. Taping the pages down when painting may help but I haven't tried that so I am not sure.

This is a superb high quality pad. The paper is thick and easy to draw on. It is suitable for watercolours, felt tips (inc sharpies), brush pens, ink and for use with bleach washes. Workg reat with fountain pen ink and calligraphy. The paper comes out of the pad easily allowing for mounting/framing. Recommended for art and calligraphy