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Review on Clairefontaine Flamboyant Watercolour Sheets 300 Painting, Drawing & Art Supplies by Kristen Reid

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Not 100% cotton but oddly wonderful

I saw an ad on YouTube about this paper, I bought it (it's harder than you think - not readily available in the States) and has toyed with the paper ever since. When I'm going crazy I always use Arches and Saunders coarse paints for my watercolors, but what paint and water can do on THIS paper is just magical. To attempt! Be warned, the paper is quite brittle so it won't work with masking tape to hold it in place or masking liquid to keep your whites. It breaks every rule your teachers have ever taught you, but try it. I suspect you will be as excited as I am! (300g gives a weight of 140#.)

Pros
  • Paper made from 300g natural white cotton and cellulose
Cons
  • Not bad but...