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PAPERS
Papers differ in thickness (weight), size, texture, color; absorbency, Ph, and cost.
They are hand-, mold-, or machine made in sheets, blocks, or rolls. Cotton
papers are high-quality and acid-free, resisting deterioration. Cheap wood-pulp
papers are acidic, turning brown and brittle. Use cheap paper for rough ideas
and quality paper for work to last See the glossary ( p p . 2 5 6 - 5 9 ) for explanations
of rough, cold, not, and hot pressed papers.
7.TISSUE PAPER: Place sheets 8. GLASSINE: Sold as protective 9. METALLIC PAPER: Thin 16. AQUARELLE ARCHES
between drawing book pages to wrapping. It is also excellent for paper in different metallic 300GMS:The very top quality
keep images from printing on each drawing with marker pens on colors, printed on one side only. hot-pressed (smooth) watercolor
other and use for delicate collage. layered sheets. paper. 100% cotton and sold in
10. MAGIC PAPER: A reusable sheets, blocks, and rolls. For use
sheet for testing ideas without with any media.
creating waste. Use with a brush
in clean water Water makes a 17. FABRIANO ROUGH
dark mark like ink and becomes 600GMS: Very heavy, tough,
invisible again when dry. white textured paper that can
take abrasive use of any medium.
11. C A R B O N PAPER: Available
in dark and light blue, yellow, red, 18. T W O RIVERS YELLOW
and white, used to imprint lines 410GMS: See Two Rivers Green
of these colors onto a surface.
19. VELIN ARCHES 250GMS:
12. SAUNDERS WATERFORD Printmaking paper available in
N O T 300GMS: Mid-quality black white, and cream sheets
textured watercolor paper. or rolls.
13. JAPANESE PAPER: Strong, 20. C A N S O N : Inexpensive
fine, and translucent, it is made lightweight pastel paper in
from rice, bamboo, mulberry, many colors, also good for
and other plant fibers. Use for drawing with colored pencils.
brushwork drawings.
21. FABRIANO INGRES: Thin,
14. T W O RIVERS GREEN smooth, pastel paper in flecked
410G MS: Very heavy tinted pastel colors with a distinctive
textured cold-pressed watercolor ribbed marking.
paper See Two Rivers Yellow.
22. ITALIAN PARCHMENT:
15. FABRIANO ACADEMIA: Imitation-animal-skin parchment
Standard medium-range that is translucent and slightly
multipurpose paper Use with waxy. It is available in white
any media, from pencil to paint or cream.
