Description
The renowned Arches mould-made paper is 100% cotton rag, tub sized, air dried and will not yellow with age. Arches Blocks have a protective black top sheet and are glued on all four sides with black adhesive. They're ideal for watercolour painting and other wet techniques such as ink, gouache and acrylic.
ARCHES® Aquarelle has an even, natural grain and is available in a choice of three textures: Rough, Cold Pressed (Not) and Hot Pressed.
Weight: 300gsm/140lbs
Sheets per block: 20
Sheets per block: 20
Available in 'Natural White' and 'Bright White'
Made on a cylinder mould (traditional process), with quality close to that of paper made by craft methods. The slow turning of the cylinder enables the fibres to be deposited evenly and spread in all directions over the wire. The fibres are distributed evenly, the paper slackens uniformly when wet, giving the artist more control. This process can produce papers with a high grammage and exceptional resistance to scratching and erasing, when they are gelatin sized to the core. Only papermaking on a cylinder mould can produce paper with deckled edges.
Its 100 % long cotton fibre composition gives the paper its beauty, a natural, lasting whiteness and an inimitable touch as well as strength and longevity.
Exclusive to ARCHES®, gelatin sizing to the core preserves the lustre and transparency of the colours whilst preventing paints from penetrating into the paper. It allows superposing of washes and gives it added strength to resist erasing and scratching without tearing or linting. It also allows paints to be removed, either wet or dry, easily revealing the whiteness of the paper. ARCHES® Aquarelle can absorb a large amount of water with limited deformation. Even if it is soaked for a long time, the paper will still retain enough gelatin not to become too absorbent.
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