Arches began manufacture in 1492. Much about its beginnings is unknown, but its high reputation throughout the world is partly thanks to the fact that it was Arches paper that was used for Durers Chronicle of Gutenberg in 1500.
Artist Water Colour Paper is sold as pads, blocks, single full sheets or in packs of full sheets. We offer a free cutting service should you require your sheets of paper cut into half (22in x 15in) or quarters (15in x 11in). Please state clearly when ordering. eg. Arches Aquarelle 140lb Not, pack of five, please quote PPA140N- Pack of 5 Cut in half. All paper is flat packed and guaranteed to arrive in perfect condition. Available in three surfaces HP, Not and Rough. HP or Hot Press paper is the smoothest and its name derives from its manufacture, pressed between sheets of hot metal. Not is a medium textured paper and is so named because it is not hot pressed. Rough is textured paper that is usually dried between sheets of rough felt.
What the makers say ....
The Moulins d’Arches turned to the production of high quality paper for the period's most famous writings and most beautiful art publications. The mill thus printed incunabula (the name given to the first printed books) such as the "Chronique de Gutenberg" by Dürer. Also printed on Arches® paper was the "Description of Egypt" commissioned by Napoleon I upon his return from his Egyptian campaign; the work was used by the royalty from 1809 to 1828.
Since 1492, Arches® has stood for professional quality for artists. Its pure cotton products, mould-made in the traditional way, have a natural grain which resembles that of hand-made paper. This process also produces a more stable paper, whose form is not significantly altered when wet, because of the excellent distribution of its long cotton fibres. Arches® Watercolor papers also boast unique sizing using natural gelatine, giving the paper incomparable resistance to scratching and exceptional rendering of colours.
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