Materials

Materials Paint Guide Five items that cover the practical gap between painting at home and painting on location, chosen to […]

Materials Paper Guide Sizing in watercolour paper is what prevents paint from sinking straight into the fibres the moment your

Materials Paper Comparison The choice between cotton vs wood pulp watercolour paper comes down to one practical question: how much

Materials Paper Guide Whether you need to stretch watercolour paper depends on weight, format, and how wet you paint. Reading

Materials Paper Comparison The choice between watercolour blocks vs pads vs sheets affects whether your paper stays flat, how much

Materials Paper Guide Cold press is the term you will encounter on almost every pad, block, and sheet of watercolour

Materials Paper Comparison A 300gsm sheet from a lesser-known manufacturer will outperform a 190gsm sheet from a prestigious one. Weight

Two papers that painters argue about constantly, tested under the conditions that actually separate them.

By the end of this article you will be able to read any tube label, understand what the codes tell you and, just as usefully, what they do not.

By the end of this article you will know which paper to buy, why the specs on the label matter, and where the standard online advice goes wrong.