Clairefontaine - Fontaine Watercolor Pads
Fontaine Watercolor Pads
Gelatin-sized sheets deliver luminous watercolor flow
Traditional gelatin sizing creates surfaces where watercolor behaves the way it should, pigments settle into the paper rather than sitting on top, colors glow without optical brighteners forcing artificial brightness, and washes lift cleanly for corrections. Clairefontaine's proprietary sizing process delivers this classical performance across both cold press and hot press surfaces, giving you papers that respond predictably to water manipulation and maintain color luminosity as paintings age.
Cold press sheets feature light grain with medium tooth that pulls water into the paper for genuine wet-on-wet flow. Washes bloom naturally, edges soften where you want them, and the surface accepts multiple layers without pilling. Hot press provides lightly textured smoothness that holds fine details, botanical illustration, architectural rendering, precise portrait work all benefit from this controlled surface. The same gelatin sizing that makes cold press handle flooding also gives hot press enough tooth for gouache opacity and mixed media layering.
Natural white tone works across techniques without the bluish cast of brightened papers, letting your pigment choices determine color temperature. Whether you're building atmospheric landscapes through successive glazes or rendering detailed studies where precision matters, these pads provide reliable surfaces that perform consistently from first stroke through final details.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- 300 gsm cold press or hot press paper
- Natural white without optical brighteners
- Proprietary gelatin sizing enhances color brilliance
- Cold press medium tooth for wet-on-wet
- Hot press smooth surface for detail work
- Excellent for watercolor, gouache, mixed media
- Premium European paper maintains luminescence
