water color paper

[gangstajay]

so I was wonder what other water color artists use for paper.. I have been 140 lb cold press..but it is so lumpy that the line work always looks like crap.. any other good paper that wont tear up buckle when water color

[chrishess]

its all in the brands too.. arches 140lb cold press is pretty rough stuff but i love the look of it. strathmore 400series isnt as textured, and is still pretty good. or you could go for hot press. its very smooth! blending is a little tougher on hot press though. i dont like canson 140lb cold press or strathmore 300series cold press.. maybe try a heavier paper as well. ive used 300 lb and its nice! doesnt buckle very much at all

[OwlsDen]

Bristol board is nice and smooth.

[gangstajay]

yes I was using the strathmore 300 series I will try the bristol paper..actually the artists in the shop has some and I tried it out.. I like it much better

[OwlsDen]

Bristol is also especially good for water color pencils. I used to mainly use water color paper and then a friend was using Bristol and gave me a piece. I will most likely never look back.

[jboo75]

Yeah I like the 140 pound cold press arches, but have been using the strathmore lately. What are you lining with #1 micron?

[Inkslingers]

Try these for your lines, they also come in oil...I've found them far better then Microns. Comes in different sizes and colors...http://www.michaels.com/Sharpie®-Water-Based-Paint-Pen/gc1651,default,pd.html?cgid=products-craftpainting-paint&start=8 These work very well on acrylic...which is what I mostly paint with. For BOLD outlines they're killer.

[jboo75]

Yeah I have those too they do pretty good. I still like my microns , I dont have a problem with them. I like trying new stuff for my sheets tho.

[gangstajay]

68626863686468656866 so the 1st 2 pics are on bristol and the other are on 300 series water color paper..I really like the bristol paper. the 3rd and 5th parge are design's that I just found in some old shit and re vamped them..the others are all my drawings. thanks for the input on the paper..the microns work great on the bristol vellum paper.

[OwlsDen]

Nice work, damnit now I need to kick my own ass and get pen to paper. Thanks for the motivation!

[gangstajay]

thanks owlsden.. I have been putting it in. trying to stay motivated!!!