Browsing Tag Paper Guide
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Art TechniqueStretching watercolour paper onto a board prior to a watercolour painting session is a practice that helps to keep your paper flat once the painting is dry. Paper ...
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Features & Editorials
How is paper made? No matter the method of papermaking, at the beginning of the process is the production of paper stock. The main constituent of the stock ...
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Features & Editorials
Last January we published Jackson’s Paper Guide a studio companion for artists working with paints, printmaking or drawing. In August, Leonie Bradley, a wood engraver, filmmaker and the ...
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Features & Editorials
What makes a long-lasting art paper? Longevity in artist paper refers to how long the paper will last, taking into account how it reacts to UV light, and ...
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Studio and General
Paper is a biodegradable material and should be treated as such. The longevity of paper is dependent on the conditions in which it is stored, and how it ...
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Studio and General
While the majority of artist papers are purpose-made for specific media, many are also compatible with other materials. This map presents the papers that can be used with ...
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Drawing
Drawing incorporates all manner of dry and wet art materials, and different papers will be suitable depending on what media you are working with. Everything You ...
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Printmaking
There is an interwoven history of papermaking and printing criss-crossing back and forth over centuries. Paper was not necessary for the invention of printing, but printing would not ...
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Oil Painting
Oil painting papers have a special coating that prevents the paper from absorbing the oil content of the paint. They usually have an embossed linen texture on their ...
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Acrylic Painting
Acrylic painting papers either have an embossed texture that replicates a canvas weave, or a cold pressed surface identical to watercolour paper. The texture provides resistance, so when ...
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Pastels
Pastel paper is textured so that it can hold layers of pastel pigment. The wide variety of textures cater for every kind of approach to the medium. They ...
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Features & Editorials
Watercolour paper is a versatile surface which has a degree of absorbency that allows transparent colour to appear its most luminous. Watercolour paper is not only for use ...
