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Canson XL Series Watercolor Pad, Heavyweight White Paper, Foldover Binding, 30 Sheets, 11x15 inch
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Brand | Canson |
Color | White |
Material | Paper |
Sheet Size | 11 x 15 inches |
Paper Finish | Watercolor |
About this item
- High-Quality Watercolor Paper: Made with high-quality materials, this watercolor paper provides a reliable and sturdy surface that can handle the unique characteristics of watercolor paints, ensuring vibrant colors and smooth application.
- Superior Water Absorption: With its excellent water absorption properties, this watercolor paper allows for controlled and predictable paint application. The paper effectively captures and holds water, allowing artists to achieve beautiful washes, gradients, and blending effects, enhancing the overall depth and richness of their watercolor artwork.
- Suitable for Various Techniques: Tackle a wide range of watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, glazing, and more. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this paper offers the versatility and adaptability needed to explore different watercolor techniques and achieve desired effects with precision and control.
- Rich Heritage: With a history spanning over 450 years, the Canson brand has been a trusted name in the art world. Artists have relied on Canson for generations, thanks to the brand's commitment to quality, innovation, and dedication to the artistic journey.
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From the brand
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Over 450 years of experience give Canson unique expertise and know-how to offer high quality paper for all artists, professionals and enthusiasts. A world leader in the fine arts market, Canson manufactures pads and surfaces for sketching, drawing, pastel, watercolour, oil painting, acrylic, graphic arts, mixed media and more!
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Teacher-Approved MaterialsYou'll likely see at least one XL pad in any art class. High school and college instructors love the quality paper and often recommend it as an economical option for art students. |
We Care About Our ImpactCanson paper mills are FSC certified for the traceable use of wood from non-threatened forests. On top of that, XL pad versions are available using 30% post-consumer content. |
Explore New StylesYou know us for Watercolor and Mixed Media paper - time to fall in love with our Bristol, Marker, Oil & Acrylic, Newsprint, Sketch, and Drawing paper (and more). Available as pads and large sheet rolls. |
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Description | Introduction set of vibrant, medium body, acrylic paint (22ml tubes) | Travel set of half pan watercolors with built-in palette and Size 4 brush | Set of 6 mixed media brushes for watercolor, ink, acrylic and oil painting | Bright and intense colored pencils made from PEFC certified cedar wood | Water-based markers with a brush tip on one side and a 1mm fine tip on the other | Artistic graphite pencil set with range of hardness for optimal shading and value control |
# of Colors in Set | 10 | 24 | 6 | 36 | 12 | 6 |
# of Colors in Range | Daler-Rowney System3 Acrylic paint range has a total of 54 colors | Daler-Rowney Aquafine Watercolor paint range has a total of 48 colors | Princeton Select Artiste range has a total of 29 Shapes and 108 Sizes | Lyra Graduate Colored Pencils range has a total of 36 colors | Lyra Aquabrush Duo marker range has a total of 80 colors | Lyra Graduate Pencils range has a total of 12 shades |
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Product Description
With a heritage dating back over four centuries, the Canson brand has established itself as a trusted name in the art world. Artists worldwide have relied on Canson for its commitment to quality, innovation, and dedication to providing exceptional art materials. From its early beginnings in the 16th century, Canson has continually evolved and adapted to meet the ever-changing needs of artists. Today, the Canson XL Series represents a pinnacle of craftsmanship and excellence. This series encompasses a range of high-quality papers designed specifically for various artistic mediums. Whether it's watercolor, mixed media, or drawing, the Canson XL Series offers artists a reliable and versatile selection of papers that provide the perfect foundation for their creative endeavors. Each paper within the XL Series is meticulously crafted to deliver exceptional performance, allowing artists to explore their artistic expressions with confidence and achieve outstanding results.
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Brand | Canson |
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Color | White |
Material | Paper |
Sheet Size | 11 x 15 inches |
Paper Finish | Watercolor |
Product Dimensions | 15"L x 11"W |
Recommended Uses For Product | coloring |
Sheet Count | 30 |
Item Weight | 5.9 ounces |
Manufacturer | Canson |
ASIN | B0049UXGD0 |
Country of Origin | USA |
Item model number | 7022446 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #473 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #4 in Watercolor Paper |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Warranty Description | No Warranty |
Batteries required | No |
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For beginners | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
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paper size | 11 x 15 inches | 9 x 12 inches | 5.5 x 8.5 | 9 x 12 inches | A6 | 7 x 10 inches |
style | Watercolor | Watercolor | Spiral | Watercolor 140LB | Art | Mixed Media |
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unit count | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 60 |
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Customers like the quality, size and weight of the art media paper. They mention it's sturdy, has great absorbency and is great for watercolors. They also appreciate the performance, saying it works well for disciplines and produces terrific results. Customers also say it'd be great for beginners and experts alike.
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Customers find the quality of the art media paper to be good, sturdy, and absorbent. They also say it's good for watercolors, acrylics, pencils, and crafts. Customers also say the paper is excellent to work with and perfect for watercolor paintings.
"...I like that this particular structure of paper is multipurpose meaning I can sketch or use water colors." Read more
"...this is popular with the urban sketch crowd because it is a stable, strong paper that can put up with a lot of reworking the under drawing without..." Read more
"...spiral bound, 30 page 140 lb watercolour book is perfect for keeping a watercolour journal tracking your progress in painting flowers, gardens,..." Read more
"The paper is good quality for beginners work and professional projects, reasonable nice surface...." Read more
Customers find the paper well worth the money, and mention it's a very high quality for the price. They also say it'll be an economical choice while learning. Overall, customers are happy with the value of the product.
"I like the texture and the size of this paper! The price wasn't too bad either." Read more
"This paper is great for the price. It also comes in various sizes as well as how it’s bound. I am very pleased. It also came ahead of schedule." Read more
"...This is excellent paper at a terrific price.I started doing watercolor again recently after about 25 years' haitus...." Read more
"It is an affordable paper, and a good quality paper. Have been using for some time." Read more
Customers like the watercolor paper. They mention it's thick, lends itself nicely to the watercolor process, and works well with water color and acrylics. The paper is multipurpose and can be used to sketch or use water colors. It takes water well, the color applies true to value, and it maintains the pigments well.
"...particular structure of paper is multipurpose meaning I can sketch or use water colors." Read more
"...Plus, it accepts both color and wash beautifully and consistently...." Read more
"...much about paper, but this has many pages where there are patches that don't take color, as if something water-resistant got stuck to the same..." Read more
"...Paper is pretty think and perfect for watercoloring" Read more
Customers like the size of the art media paper. They say it's great, huge, and rectangular. Some customers also mention that the paper comes in various sizes and is small enough to travel with.
"I like the texture and the size of this paper! The price wasn't too bad either." Read more
"This paper is great for the price. It also comes in various sizes as well as how it’s bound. I am very pleased. It also came ahead of schedule." Read more
"...Good size to carry-with wherever you may go!" Read more
"Perfect size and quality for my watercolor paintings" Read more
Customers find the art media paper easy to use. They mention it's great for beginners and experts alike, and fine for learning purposes. Some say it'll be convenient to use in a book. Overall, customers are happy with the product and recommend it to others.
"...That property of ease of reworking makes it ideal for beginners." Read more
"...ended up cutting the sheets to certain sizes I wanted but it’s a great starter book." Read more
"...The texture feels like a mix of hot and cold press making fine detail easy without forgoing the texture watercolor paper is known for...." Read more
"I use this paper for a w/c workshop that I lead. It is a good paper for beginners and for studies, etc. I have no complaint." Read more
Customers like the performance of the art media paper. They mention that it works well with all disciplines, particularly washes and wet on dry, has a nice texture, and working surface. It gives terrific results and plays excellently with watercolor. The paper itself works great, works well for layers, and has no problem at all with acrylic and water painting.
"...to use in the field or in my travels and I believe it will work well for my intended uses, as do the other Canson products I use...." Read more
"...For wet on dry it has a very nice texture and working surface...." Read more
"...Smooth application and super easy to work with. No issues working with frisking fluid. Very pleased." Read more
"...All the disciplines work fairly well, particularly washes and wet on dry. It buckles somewhat when very wet, but flattens nicely when dry...." Read more
Customers like the weight of the art media paper. They mention it's fairly thick, great for layering watercolors, and impressed by the weight. That said, some say the pages are very thick, making them perfect for watercolors.
"...features, for beginners I do give 5 stars because it is a good heavy weight paper that makes painting with watercolor easier and less frustrating..." Read more
"...I love the size, the weight of the paper, and that the pages tear out easily. I can paint on this and know exactly what I’m getting...." Read more
"...much for the wet on wet technique since I don't use it but the paper is really thick and seems like it can absorb a lot...." Read more
"...I was impressed by the weight of the paper. They shipped packed tightly so there were no issues with bent corners or crimped edges." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the art media paper. They mention that it tears easily, buckles, and breaks. Some customers also report that the corners of the notebook are crumpled. Overall, customers are disappointed with the quality and durability of this product.
"...it arrived late and paper was bend and 5 of 39 pages creased and damaged, because it was thrown in a big box but no padding...." Read more
"...taped it and put a light watercolor wash down as an under painting - it buckled...." Read more
"...this falls apart quite easily, a plus for me because that means no tearing. A minus if you intend to keep the book intact...." Read more
"...buy the spiral type it’s very hard to pull pages out and usually tears in the process.Paper itself is great" Read more
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If you want the best paper out there, go with Arches. If you plan to do the curriculum with Watercolor College, Chris Lyonn, the instructor, has stated if you're in the US, just go get that. I tried this on a lark, and he's not wrong. It can't do the things Arches can, for the techniques in that class.
That said, if you're painting with Sarah Cray over at Let's Make Art, this is the exact paper she uses, or at least used to until they released their home brand, and it works perfectly for everything she teaches.
The difference? While both embrace the spontaneous nature of watercolor, especially in things like clouds and trees, Chris avoids blooms and the rough, unblended edges they create. Sarah embraces blooms and the visual interest they provide. This paper makes it easier to get, harder to avoid, blooms. Chris works with natural pigment tube and pan based paints from brands like Winsor and Newton and Daniel Smith, favoring the lightfast properties and colors more suited to realistic paintings. Sarah favors dye-based liquid watercolors from brands like Dr. Ph Martins for their brighter colors better suited to illustrative painting. This works better with those dye-based paints, not as well with the tube and pan. So it's either perfect or meh, depending on your intention.
Additionally, this is popular with the urban sketch crowd because it is a stable, strong paper that can put up with a lot of reworking the under drawing without damage to the paper fibers. If that's what you are looking for, then this is a great choice. That's my planned use for it, once it's in a sketchbook form. That property of ease of reworking makes it ideal for beginners.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
I started doing watercolor again recently after about 25 years' haitus. As you can imagine, brands and types of papers, paints, and other watercolor supplies have grown exponentially since I last did watercolor, so I had to buy several different brands and types of paper before I found the one I love.
THIS IS IT, in case that wasn't already clear. It has the perfect balance of texture and uniformity in both finish and thickness without the typical roughness of other mid-grade cold-pressed papers. Plus, it accepts both color and wash beautifully and consistently.
It's also heavy enough to not warp/buckle much when you do extensive color washing without taping. That's not to say it DOESN'T buckle at all, but I lay down tons of water on some of my prints and also never tape my paper down before I start to work. Have to say: I am really impressed with how little this warps, all that considered....even with heavy water dumps.
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The easiest remedy for the warping and buckling, I've found, is to let the work completely dry--24 hours, on the safe side--then turn it, face down, onto an ironing board with a firm piece of clean, unbent high-density cardboard that's larger than my print so I can iron it flat. I iron my work gently, with the iron set between "low cotton" and "low linen", depending on the amount of buckling. I also use the lowest setting of steam on my iron. Because it really helps to quickly even out wash-warping.
Works much better than pre-taping!