Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad for Paint, Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, and Acrylic, Fold Over, 140 Pound, 9x12 Inch, , 30 Sheets

I am a beginner to watercolor so I dont know much about paper, but this has many pages where there are patches that dont take color, as if something water-resistant got stuck to the same corner of many of the pages. The water just beads off like Im painting on plastic. 5/6 of the page is still usable so its not a complete waste, especially since Im just practicing, but I wont buy again.

I BOUGHT THIS AS A GIFT, SO CANNOT REPORT ON THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT WITH ACTUAL USE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PAPER AND THE THICKNESS OF EACH SHEET. I WAS SURPRISED AND PLEASED AT THE QUALITY CONSIDERED THE VERY REASONABLE PRICE!

Ive been using these sketchbooks for quite some time and nothing beats the quality and price.

I buy these larger pads of watercolor paper to make my own nature journals using thrifted books. The paper works great for this purpose! It’s fairly thick which is great for layering watercolors, but also smooth enough for detailed pen work. Overall it’s great for beginners or for anyone wanting an affordable option to paint!

Great for the beginner or pro . Inexpensive enough to do lots of practice and heavy enough to not buckle too much. Depending what paints you use the paper will show colors nice . Hold lines and can take lots of washes and abuse ,like scrubbing .dosent yellow or fade out colors .

Love the watercolor pads. Great service too.

Yes, yes, yes!! I am in love with Canson watercolor paper!!! It is fantastic I couldnt be happier with anything else. It NEVER blends through. I actually use this was all my wet media but I also use it for markers and a mix of other mixed media its just so great and I love the little bit of roughness it has. PERFECT!

I buy this paper often. I use it for fashion illustrations while using Copic Markers and watercolors. It works great for both! My only issue is that watercolor paint makes this paper wrinkle a tad, but not so much so that I cant continue to paint or draw. I mainly use Copic Markers so this paper works perfectly for that!

Works great, the cover broke off with first use.

Got what I paid for and better than cheaper papers but guess I really need to splurge for 100% cotton to see what I’ve been Missing