Winsor & Newton - Professional Water Colour Paper Blocks
Professional Water Colour Paper Blocks
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Product Information
- 100% cotton fibers ensure strength
- 140 lb. weight prevents buckling
- Internally and externally sized surface
- Available in cold-pressed, hot-pressed, rough
- Traditional cylinder mould construction provides stability
- Block format ideal for travel painting
- Professional-grade archival quality paper
Cotton fiber blocks stay flat while painting, then release finished work cleanly
Cylinder mould construction disperses and interweaves cotton fibers into a paper structure that resists buckling under aggressive wet techniques. This traditional manufacturing process creates genuine dimensional stability, the paper maintains its shape through heavy washes and multiple layers without warping into hills and valleys that trap pigment unpredictably. Winsor & Newton uses 100% cotton fiber, the gold standard for watercolor work, then applies both internal and external sizing to control absorbency and enable lifting techniques.
The block format glues sheets along all four edges, creating natural tension that keeps paper flat during painting without pre-stretching. Work directly on the top sheet, let it dry completely, then slide a palette knife under one corner to release your finished piece. Choose cold-pressed for versatile texture that handles everything from loose washes to controlled detail, hot-pressed for smooth surfaces ideal for botanical illustration and precise work, or rough for bold, expressive painting where texture becomes part of the composition. At 140 lb weight, these sheets handle substantial water application while remaining light enough for travel. Painters working on location particularly value blocks, no stretching equipment, no tape, just open and paint.
