Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch Natural White 100% Cotton Paper - 12 Sheet Arches Watercolor Paper 140 lb Cold Press Pad - Arches Art Paper for Watercolor Gouache Ink Acrylic and More

Arches is the only watercolor paper I use. I love it.

Great paper for a beginner artist!

Love it

Ive never found any watercolor paper comparable to Arches brand paper. So dont even try anything but.

Want to improve your watercolor paintings? The BEST thing you can do for yourself is to start with good cotton paper. Expensive brushes wont do it neither will expensive paints yes they help but quality paper is your springboard. Buy this paper and you will see an improvement in paint control and flow. Happy painting !

Arches cold pressed paper is the best paper. I use it for all my finished pieces. It may not be the most affordable paper but it is so worth the money. I do use another brand for practice, so if your a beginner you may only want this paper for finished work.

This seems like lovely paper for my amateur artistry, but I’m tired of everything I receive from Amazon—especially paper products like this—smelling heavily if air freshener or cleaning products. Might think about buying it elsewhere if you have a preference for appropriately unscented items! Lol

Teaching a beginners watercolor class. This paper is perfect. Good quality for the price.

Even watercolor beginners should use Arches in my opinion. It is expensive but so worth it. Watercolor painting requires you to manage the water and this paper will help you do that. It will also make everything you paint look more vibrant. Highly recommend!

I am a beginner and I’ve been trying to learn how to work with watercolors for quite a while and was always discouraged. I thought I wasn’t grasping water control until I bought this paper. It was the paper that was hindering my progress. After using this paper, I realized that I had to use more effort towards water control on my beginner pads. Arches just drinks up the watercolor and allows time for me to charge and blend as needed. I finally can create paintings that look nice. Going back to my cheaper water color paper, I understand what additional I need to do to get the paint to lay properly. Arches just makes for a much more pleasant painting experience. Glad I learned on cheaper paper, but Arches helped me see that I did know what I was doing.