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Watercolour Paper

Our watercolour paper is available in a number of formats, from packs of loose sheets, to pads, books and blocks. Blocks are glued on all 4 sides and are great for travelling. There is a choice of paper surface texture including smooth Hot Pressed paper (HP), medium texture Cold Pressed (NOT) paper and textured Rough paper.

91 products
Bockingford Watercolour Paper

Bockingford Watercolour Paper

378 reviews
£13.84 - £39.30
£10.98 - £26.96
Saunders Waterford Watercolour paper
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Saunders Waterford Watercolour paper

216 reviews
£26.61 - £89.75
£19.12 - £63.41
Arches Aquarelle Watercolour Paper
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Arches Aquarelle Watercolour Paper

207 reviews
£33.50 - £104.75
£25.32 - £79.16
Arches Bright White Aquarelle Watercolour Paper
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Arches Bright White Aquarelle Watercolour Paper

18 reviews
£45.85 - £104.75
£34.66 - £79.16
Saunders Waterford High White Watercolour Paper
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Saunders Waterford High White Watercolour Paper

191 reviews
£42.20 - £89.75
£29.25 - £63.41
Daler Rowney Langton Watercolour Paper

Daler Rowney Langton Watercolour Paper

8 reviews
£22.95 - £31.25
£18.59 - £25.27
Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper

Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper

123 reviews
£30.68 - £67.50
£22.00 - £48.55
Canson Moulin Du Roy 300gsm Watercolour Paper

Canson Moulin Du Roy 300gsm Watercolour Paper

3 reviews
£29.74 - £32.71
£24.11 - £24.20
Fabriano 5 NOT Watercolour Paper

Fabriano 5 NOT Watercolour Paper

33 reviews
£18.41
£14.95
Bromleys Practice Paper Pack
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Bromleys Practice Paper Pack

226 reviews
£17.80 - £61.40
£11.28 - £41.76
Watercolour Paper Starter Pack

Watercolour Paper Starter Pack

23 reviews
£21.95 - £39.99
£19.95 - £36.50
Botanical Ultra Smooth 300gsm

Botanical Ultra Smooth 300gsm

8 reviews
£21.08
£13.78
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Paper Sheets

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Paper Sheets

5 reviews
£33.30 - £65.75
£23.31 - £52.60
Mini Watercolour Paper Starter Pack
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Tinted Bockingford Watercolour Paper

Tinted Bockingford Watercolour Paper

29 reviews
£24.06
£16.96
Daler Rowney Langton Watercolour Board

Daler Rowney Langton Watercolour Board

24 reviews
£27.00 - £28.50
£20.69 - £22.32
Millford Watercolour Paper

Millford Watercolour Paper

26 reviews
£36.93
£25.87
Fabriano Blank Greeting Cards

Fabriano Blank Greeting Cards

15 reviews
£8.80 - £13.39
Fabriano Watercolour Post Cards

Fabriano Watercolour Post Cards

2 reviews
£8.76
£5.95
Winsor & Newton Watercolour Paper

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Paper

0 reviews
£27.25
£19.75
Panart Handmade Rough Watercolour Paper Sheets

Panart Handmade Rough Watercolour Paper Sheets

2 reviews
£12.70 - £36.00
£10.79 - £30.60

More information

Traditionally, the highest quality watercolour papers have always been manufactured from cotton fibres, which impart strength and durability to the sheet. The term 100% rag is still used to denote pure cotton fibre content and freedom from any wood pulp.

High quality artist papers are made on a mould machine, which provides all the appeal of hand made paper, but without the inevitable variations from sheet to sheet. Additionally, the best papers are manufactured to be acid free, thereby preventing degradation.

There are three main surface textures to watercolour papers, HP, CP (NOT) and Rough. HP stands for ‘hot pressed’ and is the smoothest paper suitable for high detail work. CP stands for ‘cold pressed’ (and is also commenly known as NOT - as in ‘not hot pressed’) is a slightly textured surface and popular because it is suitable for most types of work. Finally, there is ‘rough’, which is exactly what its name suggests, suitable for landscapes, seascapes etc., where a heavily textured paper enhances the final piece of work. When heavy washes are used on lighter weight paper, stretching is recommended otherwise the paper will buckle or cockle.

We stock many brands of watercolour paper, Bockingford, Saunders, Arches, Fabriano and many more. Our papers are available in loose sheet watercolour paper packs, watercolour pads, and watercolour blocks and watercolour boards.