Winsor and Newton Watercolor Paper Blocks (20 Sheets)

100% Cotton (superior strength), 140lb, 20 sheets. Available in cold-press, hot-press, or rough-press.

This luxury watercolour paper is made from 100% cotton and is naturally acid-free and archival.

It is cylinder mould made, 300gsm (140lb), acid-free, archival, contains no optical brighteners, both internally sized and externally sized.

A block is different to a regular pad. A watercolour block is a pad of watercolour paper that has been glued on all 4 sides. The sheets of paper are bound while they are wet, which means that they dry flat, and when they are wetted with paint the binding keeps the paper flat regardless of how much fluid watercolour is applied to the surface. Watercolour blocks are therefore very practical because there is no need to stretch your paper before you work. Wait for your painting to dry before cutting the top sheet away from the block with a blunt knife such as a letter knife or a butter knife. Take care when running the knife around the edge to not slice into the paper.

Results from our five testers show that both papers take time to dry, giving the artist working time. The Classic paper dries even more slowly than the Professional (that the Professional is more absorbent than the Classic.