🎨 Elevate your masterpiece with Arches – where tradition meets innovation!
Arches Watercolor Block offers 20 sheets of 12x12-inch, 140 lb cold press, 100% cotton paper with a natural white finish. Its cylinder mold process ensures superior strength and uniform wet slackening, while exclusive gelatin sizing enhances color brilliance and blending ease. Glued on all sides with a protective cover, this acid-free block preserves paper integrity, making it ideal for watercolor, gouache, ink, acrylic, and more. Trusted by artists since 1492 for unmatched quality and durability.
G**R
The best watercolor paper
This great for really wet washes and lifting.
A**M
Sets the standard for this type of art material
I prefer working from a watercolor block because I really don't like stretching watercolor paper. Arches paper performs wonderfully, and I can remove a finished painting from the block to start on a new project. I actually have 2 blocks so that I can work on more than one project at a time.
J**O
Excellent materials but not adequate package for shipping
The paper its good quality but the package has to protect more the edges. When the paper arrives the edges of the paper was bent. When you are spending on this paper its to paint an art piece and the paper has to be perfect.
K**A
Love the block
Nice rough watercolor paper. Love it in the block. When you let your work completely dry before removing it it remains flat. The pic above I removed it too soon and there is some curl. Works well with acrylic paint too.
M**S
Not white paper
I noticed this pad is not white. I haven't had that problem in the past. I will use the paper but it is sort of off-white. Otherwise, it's the same great paper as ever!
J**.
Paper buckles and I am not a wet on wet kind of artists!
The first two paintings done on this block were fine (wedding then graduation) but the third started buckling three days ago and I have to turn it over and weight it down overnight so I can paint the next day. Someone else said they had this problem with Arches Hot Press block 9 x 12, but I had no issues with that and you can check my review there. Very disappointed as I purchase what I believe to be a quality product for my commissions. Not sure what to do now.
K**R
No need to stretch watercolor paper!
I've purchased Arches watercolor blocks in various sizes for years. When I was teaching, they were part of the curriculum, even though I would still demonstrate stretching paper so that the students would have an understanding of both methods. Bound on all four sides with a small "slit" to release the paper when the painting is finished, the surface will bubble up slightly when wet, but return to its flat stage when dry. Good for all stages of watercolor painting- wet in wet, wet on dry or glazing. Great product, and highly recommended.
M**S
Arches 140 pound
This paper is wonderful…. I would highly recommend it..
E**
Los blocks de pale de Arches, son de la mejor calidad
Los blocks de hojas Arches son de la mejor calidad. Es muy importante fijarse que la hojas son de 300g/m2 y son 100% algodon.
P**O
Excelente
Excelente calidad
A**A
Love this giant paper
Love this paper. Glued all around. Very big. Lots of sheets. Excellent quality
A**O
EXCELENTE PRODUCTO
Gran producto y llegó rápido, lo unico es que venia golpeado de una esquina
D**T
Great quality, hard to find dimensions
Great quality Arches paper on a block means no wrinkles: paper stands up well to repeated washes of colour. Hard to find in square format. This is 8x8 in or 20cmx20.
