Amazon Basics Watercolor Pad Sheets Review

Economical for beginners. I also cut each side in half and used both sides which made it very economical.

I've been making art for a long time so I've been practicing watercolor and I have to admit that this paper wasn't the best. I painted wet on wet like in the YouTube video I followed and with one coat the paper starts to rub off and leave marks. I will use paper for my kids who want to play with watercolor but this made it very difficult to see any ability on my part.

Revain Basics Watercolor Notebook, 11"x14", 140lb/300gsm, 30 Sheets I had some Arteza watercolor paper so I could paint its pages with Revain Basic watercolor could compare paper. Both are cold-pressed, acid-free, and weigh 140 pounds. 300 gsm Although they share these characteristics, the texture of the paper is very different. The texture of the Revain base block was fine-grained with a smooth surface with virtually no ripples, while the Arteza paper had a rougher surface with more ripples…

I'm so disappointed in this paper because it's a nice crisp white fabric with a moderately smooth surface (more hot than cold). But it doesn't seem to have any calibration on it, or it's very low, because the minute I applied a wet brush of Sennelier paint to it and ran the brush across the paper, the paper immediately curled into clumps and started to crumble under the wet brush. I suppose for very light washes or children's drawings (not serious - just for play) or some sort of mixed media…