Somerset is a world leading traditional printmaking paper. This paper is mould made from 100% cotton to high archival standards. The surface is strong and stable enough to ensure excellent printing. It remains flat after printing and offers durability and long life to finished editions of work.

Made with improved black pigments, Somerset Black has a deep warm shade combined with a soft velvet surface. The internal structure of the sheet exhibits even darker fibres, which gives dramatic results, especially when laser etched. It is made to archival standards from 100% cotton and is fade resistant to the Blue Wool scale 6+. Aside from its traditional printmaking pedigree, Somerset has become a very popular paper for pastel work. It is designed for letterpress, etching, silk screen and other relief printing techniques.

We stock a variety of different black watercolour papers. We wanted to explore the unique characteristics of each paper and compare the visibility and behaviour of different mediums and colours on the surfaces - read our blog post to find out the results.

This is a single sheet of Somerset Printmaking Paper, 56 cm x 73 cm, in Black.