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The mini starter pack comes with an information sheet on watercolour paper terms and usage plus contains the following selection of top quality watercolour paper.
The pack includes 26 sheets of paper approximately 1/8th full imperial which is 28cm x 19cm.
Watch the video to see the different papers and how they can be used.
BOCKINGFORD
1 140lb NOT
2 140LB ROUGH
3 140LB HP
4 140LB CREAM
5 200LB NOT
ARCHES AQUARELLE
6 90LB HP
7 140LB NOT
8 140LB ROUGH
SAUNDERS WATERFORD
9 140LB HP
10 140LB NOT
11 200LB ROUGH
SAUNDERS WATERFORD HIGH WHITE
12 140LB NOT
13 140LB ROUGH
MILFORD
14 140LB NOT
HAHNEMUHLE LEONARDO
15 300LB NOT
BOTANICAL ULTRA SMOOTH
16 140LB (HP) (Replaces Fabriano 5 HP)
FABRIANO ARTISTICO
17 140LB HP
18 140LB NOT
19 140LB ROUGH
WINSOR & NEWTON PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLOUR NEW
20 140LB HP
21 140LB NOT
22 140LB ROUGH
WINSOR & NEWTON CLASSIC WATERCOLOUR NEW
23 140LB NOT
CANSON HÉRITAGE NEW
24 140LB HP
25 140LB NOT
26 140LB ROUGH
HP means Hot Pressed and is a smooth finish, NOT is an abreviation for Not Hot Pressed, otherwise known as Cold Pressed and is a medium texture, and the Rough is simply a rough texture.
I haven't painted in water colours for over 12 years. The paper I was using (cheap stuff from art college) wasn't performing like I wanted it to. I was unsure what to buy for the technique / effect I was trying to achieve. By buying this pack I'm able to play around with the paint, at the moment I'm really liking the HP papers in the pack. Denise Thompson (Hartlepool, United Kingdom) on 6 Sep 2013
Having just started with watercolour it is difficult to know what paper works best. I started with an ordinary stationary shop brand paper as I was not aware of what else there was out there. The choice of paper is a real challenge to the beginner and so to be able to get a sample pack of top brand papers to try saves on the expense of buying full sheets or pads and getting stuck with paper that doesn't suit. Thank you for labelling all the papers in pencil to make identification easy. Lorraine Heyworth (Chester, United Kingdom) on 13 Sep 2013
So I ordered them thinking, well its pretty cheap and I'm sure they will be tiny but I'm interested to see what different papers feel like.
They come with a little booklet and are numbered to help identify them and the variety of types and manufacturers is excellent.
Its a great way to see what different papers can do with watercolours. Stephen Foster (United Kingdom) on 11 Feb 2016
