Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad for Paint, Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, and Acrylic, Fold Over, 140 Pound, 9x12 Inch, , 30 Sheets

Great paper to get started with water color. I can see even art students using this experiment/doodle on. Perfect for kids and adults to get started with watercolor, paper holds up to quite a bit of water, doesnt over work too fast, and handles color pretty well. It does warp quite a bit, so tape it down.

Great product as described And pictured. Excellent for watercolors ,Sketching, Pastels, Charcoal Can also be used as card stock, This is a product also for experienced artists as well as beginners. I definitely will reorder,This is the second time Ive ordered,Now l have more than enough,Since I tried to cancel the order when I realized already have two tablets,No worries I can always use extras,Great sketch pad, ,If you dont like the textured side remove the page Draw on the backside or paint as its smooth. I definitely recommend.

Pages were not glued at the top very well... other than that its great

This paper works great for the price. I use it all the time to practice on before starting a painting on something that is 100% cotton and much more expensive. Helps me save my pennies.

This watercolor paper is particularly cost-effective, the color is easy to stain, and the paper does not wrinkle, cheap price. I recommend several friends who like painting to buy practice, especially suitable for beginners

My daughter suddenly started watching some Youtube videos about water color painting and wanted me to buy her this pad. She couldnt wait so I had bought a cheapo pad from Walmart until this arrived. The other pad was certainly not for water colors and the color ran through 6 more pages. She was still happy painting. The colors looked more vibrant on the pad the paper didnt get all soaked over. This is certainly a quality pad. I decided to paint myself and I couldnt believe I could be a painter myself :) Please do mark this review as helpful if you think it has helped you make informed decision about buying this product.

Absorb well. Great for traveling. I would recommend for beginners also.

I got this paper because it was a pretty good price, the right size, and said that it was 140lb paper. It is made of wood pulp, I guess. It just doesnt really absorb water well. It also gives blotchy results. They asked in the survey if it was good for beginners. It depends on what you expect your beginners to learn. My art teacher said you should get the best art supplies you can afford EVEN as a beginner. He said students will progress more rapidly using good paper and brushes because they wont have to always compensate for the shortcomings of their tools. Ill use this paper for scrap and daily practice until I use it up though.

Got what I paid for and better than cheaper papers but guess I really need to splurge for 100% cotton to see what I’ve been Missing

I am super beginner with watercolor so i really have no clue what i am doing lol an i have way over used water an had to blow dry the paper. Neither of which messed up the paper at all. This stuff is awesome but dont plan to keep all your works in the book. The pages come out pretty easily