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Archival · Est. 1492
Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Paper
Watercolor paper from the mill at Arches in the Vosges: 100% cotton, made on a cylinder mould, in cold pressed, hot pressed and rough.
- Maker
- Arches
- Based in
- Arches, Vosges, France
- Established
- 1492
- Medium
- 100% Cotton Paper
- Grade
- Archival
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Why it matters
Arches is the reference sheet many painters compare others against. The maker says it is the only mill to gelatin size its watercolour paper to the core, which is why it tolerates scrubbing, lifting and masking fluid well.
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Product lines
- Cold Pressed (Grain Fin) 300 gsm
- Hot Pressed (Grain Satiné) 300 gsm
- Rough (Grain Torchon) 640 gsm
- Blocks glued on four sides
03
Dates
- 1492Founding claimThe mill dates its history to 1492, when paper-making sites around the village of Arches were brought together.
- TodayCylinder mouldAll Arches watercolour papers are made on a cylinder mould from cotton fibre, acid-free and without optical brighteners.
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