{"id":907,"date":"2018-08-15T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jacksonsart.co.uk\/?p=907"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:57:53","slug":"watercolour-paper-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/15\/watercolour-paper-sizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercolour Paper Sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people find the measurements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/colour\/watercolour\/watercolour-paper\" target=\"_blank\">watercolour paper<\/a> a bit confusing. Here is a short summary of paper sizes that might help.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Watercolour Paper Sizes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/colour\/watercolour\/watercolour-paper?surface_imp_xandy=15093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loose sheets of watercolour paper<\/a> often come in Imperial sizes (these use inch measurements).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/colour\/watercolour\/watercolour-paper?paper_bindingtype=15217_15226_15242_15267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pads and blocks of watercolour paper<\/a> usually come in European (ISO) &#8216;A&#8217; sizes (these use metric measurements).<\/li>\n<li>Imported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search\/?dir=asc&amp;limit=60&amp;order=price&amp;q=strathmore%2Byupo%2Bstonehenge%2Bcrescent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American pads<\/a> usually come in inch sizes but are neither Imperial nor A sizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Imperial Watercolour Paper Sizes<\/h2>\n<p>A sheet of Imperial Paper is also called &#8216;Full Imperial&#8217;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Imperial is 30 x 22 in (approximately 76 x 56 cm)<\/li>\n<li>Half Imperial is 15 x 22 in (approximately 56 x 38 cm)<\/li>\n<li>Quarter Imperial is 15 x 11 in (approximately 38 x 28 cm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We offer a free cutting service at Jackson&#8217;s for our watercolour papers. We can cut Imperial sheets in half or quarters on request. You can choose this in your shopping basket on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson&#8217;s.com<\/a> website or when ordering by phone. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=paper+stretcher&amp;stock=0&amp;x=-922&amp;y=-56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper stretchers<\/a> are often made to accommodate Full, Half or Quarter Imperial sized paper.<\/p>\n<h2>European &#8216;A&#8217; Watercolour Paper Sizes<\/h2>\n<p>A Full Imperial sheet of paper and an A1 sheet are the two largest standard sizes. Full Imperial is a bit smaller than A1. (A0 exists but is usually special ordered.)<\/p>\n<p>Like the half and quarter Imperial sizes the A sizes are based on the next size down always being half of the larger size above it. So two pieces of A2 paper will fit side by side inside one piece of A1 paper.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A1 is 84.1 x 59.4 cm (approximately 33 x 22 in)<\/li>\n<li>A2 is 59.4 x 42 cm (approximately 22 x 16 in)<\/li>\n<li>A3 is 42 x 29.7 cm (approximately 16 x 12 in)<\/li>\n<li>A4 is 29.7 x 21 cm (approximately 12 x 8 in)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1387938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387938\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1387938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolour Paper Sizes\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/p-jastwe-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1387938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/jacksons-two-rivers-watercolour-paper-not-sheets\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson&#8217;s Two Rivers Handmade Watercolour Paper<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/27\/molotow-masking-fluid-markers-easy-apply-no-paper-tearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Molotow Masking Fluid Markers \u2013 Easy to Apply and No Paper Tearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/03\/travel-brushes-painting-outdoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travel Brushes for Painting On the Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/10\/choosing-colours-fill-watercolour-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choosing Colours to Fill Your Watercolour Box<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/04\/art-paper-sizes-and-formats\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Paper Weight is Measured<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/colour\/watercolour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shop Watercolour Painting on jacksonsart.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/jackson-s-paper-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1420023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-620x206.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02_Jacksons_brand_paper_Guide_blog_15001-940x313.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people find the measurements of watercolour paper a bit confusing. 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