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Uganda, Kampala
1 Level
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51 Karma

Review on 🎨 AUREUO Watercolor Painting Canvas Pad - High-Quality 11x14 Inch, 10 Sheets, 3 Pack - Ideal for Water Based Paints - Triple Primed for Optimal Results - Blank Cotton Pads for Artists by Chris Bhatia

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Interesting product

I am pretty much a novice water-colorist, although I have painted with acrylics for more than 40 years. This canvas material is very much lighter/thinner than standard watercolor paper. It is primed, which is good, and it is clearly a textile product rather than a paper product, approximately the weight of the fabric in a chambray work shirt. It tears along it's grain line like cloth. For watercolor I found that the side of the canvas used makes a difference in the result. Painting on the smooth side [which is the back side relative to how it is bound in the pad] results in the paint immediately sinking in and not moving or altering with additional manipulation. On the slightly rough [top] side paint behaves more like standard watercolor. This seems backward, but it's how it's working!I will continue using this canvas for some experiments and exercises and I'm sure I will enjoy using it. I may also experiment with mixed media projects with the canvas, since it seems like it would be very adaptable to stitch, ink-tense, resists, collage, gel plate printing and other techniques.

Pros
  • The canvas surface is durable, holding up to the demands of various painting techniques
Cons
  • The canvas has a tendency to attract dust and debris, causing blemishes in the artwork