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Ellen Mitchell

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I usually paint on St Cuthberts Mill Waterford 300lb rough but it can be a bit unforgiving when you try to wash off mistakes. I'm looking at Canson Heritage Watercolour paper either rough or hot/cold pressed as according to Jacksons it's a very forgiving paper to work on and favoured by a lot of watercolour painters. Have any of you worked with Canson? And if so how did you find it. It's very expensive and I'm trying to get as much information as possible before I go ahead and purchase it. I like thick paper because I'm lazy when it comes to stretching. Thanks. You will also see I've changed my user name from lilysnana because sometimes I forget to sign the bottom. Thanks to the tech team. Ellen

Alan Bickley

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Hello Ellen, I can't be of much use on this one as I've never used St Cuthbert's Mill paper. Like yourself, I never use anything other than 300lb weight and for me it's worth paying extra for. For many years I swore by Arches and it is a really good paper but for the last year or two I have been using Fabriano Artistico and much prefer this brand. I don't know whether or not you can wash out mistakes on Fabriano, if a wash does go slightly wrong which is very rare these days fortunately I tend to cover it up with a tree or building.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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I have used Canson paper, and yes I agree (from memory: it was quite a while ago) that it's forgiving of mistakes. So is Arches (also expensive) and, up to a point, the ever-present Bockingford - I use lower weights for that one, chiefly because I don't seem able to find the heavier ones; probably I just need to look a bit harder. There are dozens of papers out there of course - I'm using Fabriano at the moment: a light weight, so I have to stretch it - which I don't find any great hardship: gives me a bit of time to think...

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Alan Owen

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yes it very good paper I have some Canson that is very old .not the new one , I will try some ,and see what I think , I had not meant to use it .. but will. actually I have found some whatman paper in my cupboard that is very old indeed ...ten sheets only ,15x11 I don't know why I still hang on to old stuff .but do you know It hurts me to use it ,tee hee ,

Alan Bickley

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<div>That's a good idea Ellen, you can then make your choice once you've had a play around with them, I do know that the French Arches paper is very robust and will take some stick. Love that little story, she's probably not the only one who thinks like that, hilarious really.</div>
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Linda Wilson

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Thank you for bringing up this subject. It seems that all the papers I have been using for watercolour are not the preferred ones. Perhaps that is why I have so much trouble with the medium.

Phil Kendall

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Clairefontaine Acrylique 360 g/sq.m is also very good for obviously, acrylic inks, and watercolour too. It is not very forgiving on mistakes either... This would be my paper, well more thin card, of choice...see my illustrations gallery for examples.