Paul Rubens Watercolor Paper Block, Artist Quality Hot Pressed Paper for Watercolors and Wet Media, Acid Free & 100% Cotton, 10.63 x 7.68 inches, 140lb, 20 Sheets (Black)

Paul Rubens Watercolor Paper Block Hot Pressed Paper for Watercolors and Wet Media Block, 10.63 x 7.68 inches, 20 Sheets

If you care about permanence or plan on using lots of scrubbing, scraping, taping, and masking techniques, these papers can take a beating. Made of 100% cotton, it is acid-free and designed to endure. It’s easier to spray off an area that needs correction and it's extremely smooth the surface is suitable for detailed work, ideal for both beginners and experienced painters. Watercolor paint is a water-based medium that needs to work with water, but the water is not that easy to control, choose high-quality 100% cotton watercolor paper is very important for watercolor painters.

The watercolor block is glued on all four sides, held securely in place by glue all around to ensure that the paper does not warp even after absorbing large amounts of water, stays nice and flat after the painting is dried. After removing the top of the sheet and the sheet underneath will be clean and ready for use.

How to remove the paper from a watercolor block?

• 1. After the paint is completely dry, please flip over the block and look for the area where there is an unglued opening on it.
• 2. You can insert a paint knife, palette knife, butter knife, letter opener, or a blade in the small gap of the glue to gently remove the top sheet off the paper.
• 3. Gently run the knife around the edge of the sheet, rotating the block counter-clockwise while moving the knifer in the opposite direction.
• 4. Continue splitting the glue until the sheet breaks away. Then remove any remaining glue from the top sheet using your fingers.