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

I havent been able to use it ye, paper looks good but when it arrived it had sadly fallen apart, personally its not that big of a deal to me because I can still use it but it may bother others who want it to stay together, mabey try better packaging? Not gonna send back becuz thats a hassle ,it is what it is

My review is geared to beginners: Had I known more about watercolors I would have been highly skilled by now. If you want to learn watercolors you absolutely MUST use artists quality because student quality is rubbish and will disappoint you to the point of giving it up. (For paper you need to use cotton). That being the best advice I wish I had been given years ago, THIS paper is great for practicing your skills. Blotting your brushes before you paint on cotton. What to understand is that you aren’t practicing watercolor because it won’t handle on cotton like it does on wood pulp papers such as this. But every artist should practice drawing daily; watercolors are known for being used by royalty because it’ll cost a kings ransom to outfit yourself with professional supplies, but you must, even if little by little. Practice strokes, textures and techniques. Practice perspective and simplifying scenes, and do it on paper like this. You’ll have to learn cotton paper when the time comes, but there’s no reason to PRACTICE many painter skills on expensive paper. I made a couple cards at the holidays with this and found it to be very thirsty paper (needs lots of paint to get effect I was after). Tons of tutorials by all types of artists on internet. (Mind of Watercolor is great for beginners). M. Graham paints are easier to handle for beginners than many Daniel Smith but most people don’t like M. Graham for travel and in situ because they don’t harden up in palettes. Winsor Newton is all hype and selling rubbish based on celebrity of “royals” (eyeroll). Student grades are garbage and I wouldn’t even buy them for children. So. This is good inexpensive paper for you to learn and develop a style. Great for daily skills development and when you make to jump to cotton paper once you’re happy with your style, it’s handy paper to boot brushes when controlling how much water is on your brush. In the end, save your color practice papers or did even dud cotton paper paintings (you’ll have plenty duds!) and chop them up for collages or donate to a collage artist or fun for kids. (Find new non toxic paints, but still, dump your paint rinse water outside, not down the drains). Have fun!!

I buy these larger pads of watercolor paper to make my own nature journals using thrifted books. The paper works great for this purpose! It’s fairly thick which is great for layering watercolors, but also smooth enough for detailed pen work. Overall it’s great for beginners or for anyone wanting an affordable option to paint!

the one i bought last time was thicker, but this one is still very good. i feel this it is better for beginners using acrylic or for using less watery paints like gouache. very good absorbency and pretty big.

This watercolor pad was shipped priority mail and arrived in great shape. This seller went beyond the ordinary and I am impressed with their service. The w/c paper is a value at the price point.

Really like this pad! But for some reason the most recent one ive ordered has the cover placed off to the side of the pad, but its not a big deal

Purchased for my 2 year old daughter who easily goes through ten pieces of paper in one sitting. We use the solid crayola washable watercolors with this. She sometimes uses a lot of water (enough to pool in the middle of the paper) and it has yet to soak through, though it does warp the paper. This paper does pill up something crazy, even with minimal water. At first I thought it was pieces of the solid paint, or that the brushes were too stiff, but the paint was intact and, having tried multiple kinds of brushes, I really think its the paper. Pros: Price! Water doesnt soak through (really helpful when laying many pages out to dry and means we can sometimes use both sides) Quantity Easy to frame size/thickness (gifts for the grandparents!) Cons: Pilling Warping with lots of water A four star product for us because because the pilling/warping doesnt bother my daughter at all and the price is great for paper that doesnt soak through!

The pad is great for watercolor, has texture and the pages are just the right thickness, the only bad part about not having a spiral one is that the pages are super easy to fall out. Other than the pages falling out the pad is excellent for beginners or oldies!

The paper is great! It is pretty absorbent and works well for a few different types of media, like gouache and watercolor.

I like it. It is certainly more than adequate. I use it mostly for my plein air watercolor sketches and all is good. Cant beat the price. Better than student grade paper. Clear white, I got cold press and it has a very fine grain on both sides. I would definitely purchase it again. doesnt bleed through, holds water nicely for doing wet into wet. Takes pencil nicely and erases well when very dry.