🎨 GenCrafts 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper Pad - A4 8.3x11.7" - 20 Sheets (140lb/300gsm) - Cold Press Acid Free Art Sketchbook Pad for Painting & Drawing - Wet & Mixed Media Review

This GenCrafts 100% cotton watercolor notebook worked great. I used watercolor and it came out well. I love how the ink sits on the paper. The paper is a dense cold press. It is ideal for watercolor and acrylic. I will use it to make handmade postcards. I will be recommending this GenCrafts 100% cotton watercolor notebook to family and friends.

If it's cotton, it's not the right size (ie paper coated with watercolor paints) for western style watercolor paints. Sino-Japanese watercolors are traditionally painted on rice paper, which is very absorbent, so watercolor paper made in these regions is sometimes more absorbent than paper made in Europe and the United States, befitting this painting style and pigment blends. If you're looking for professional-quality watercolor paper (or even an inexpensive one that works well), then this…

This notebook contains 20 sheets of cold-pressed watercolor paper (medium texture). Each sheet measures 8.3" x 11.7" and weighs 140 pounds, so it won't warp much even when wet (though it's still best to secure it with tape). It consists of 100% cotton and is therefore easier to process than cellulose paper. He took the watercolor well and felt in control (as watercolor always is) allowing me to paint in more detail. It soaked in evenly and I was pretty good at picking up bugs when they were…