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  1. 01-18-2012, 05:15 PM #1
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    water color paper

    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
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  3. 01-18-2012, 05:19 PM #2
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    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
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  4. 01-18-2012, 05:19 PM #3
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    Bristol board is nice and smooth.
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  5. 01-18-2012, 08:35 PM #4
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    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
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  6. 01-18-2012, 08:47 PM #5
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    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.
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  7. 01-18-2012, 09:26 PM #6
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    Yeah I like the 140 pound cold press arches, but have been using the strathmore lately. What are you lining with #1 micron?
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  8. 01-19-2012, 11:05 AM #7
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    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®-Wat...-paint&start=8 These work very well on acrylic...which is what I mostly paint with. For BOLD outlines they're killer.
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  9. 01-19-2012, 01:08 PM #8
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    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.
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  10. 01-19-2012, 01:20 PM #9
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    webb1.jpgwebb2.jpgwebb3.jpgwebb4.jpgwebb5.jpg 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.
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  11. 01-19-2012, 01:24 PM #10
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    Nice work, damnit now I need to kick my own ass and get pen to paper. Thanks for the motivation!
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