Brilliant prices, fast delivery and great service. Amazing personal touches. They have a wide variety of art supplies aswell! What more could you want from a art shop? - Jenna Bartosch
Absolutely fantastic service. Received my order several days earlier than expected. Beautiful handwritten note from the owner was included and made me feel special. 5 star service, thank you. - Ester Britz Werner
Amazing service. Great prices. Safely packaged and fast delivery. I was kept updated on everything - every step of the way. Highly recommend. - Bumblebee Tuna
Art Savings Club has a great range of products at excellent prices. Delivery is estimated at 5-8 days (if I remember correctly), but I ordered on a Saturday and my parcel arrived Wednesday morning. I even got a free gift! I’m very pleased with this site. Would highly recommend. - Greta Pepler
Fantastic service, efficient communication, fast delivery and great value, all round very low stress and pain-free experience. It is entirely unlikely that I will find cause to order art supplies from anywhere else ever again. :) - Michelle Smith
I was very impressed with the service offered - and there was a surprise gift inside the parcel! I don’t know if many companies that do that!!! Thank you! - Arlaine Oxenham
First time customer and definitely not the last time.Great prices , great service and makes one feel a part of the art family, not just an order number.Thank you for all the effort from personalized notes and to a free gift.Keep up the great work! Cant wait to use my new supplies - Carey-Lee Vijoen
I have used this company twice now. Great prices and incredibly quick delivery. I ordered on Monday night, items arrived at my house at 08:00 on Wednesday morning. - Helen Strachan
Excellent to buy from. The service is swift and they have the largest variety of supplies that I’ve seen in this entire country. Prices are also the best that I could find to thus far. Definitely recommend them. - Francois Van Der Merwe
The composition is 100% cotton, made on a cylinder mould.
The paper is sized to the core with natural gelatin.
No optical brightening agents were added and it contains an alkaline reserve. This quality paper is acid-free and has been treated with a fungicidal treatment to prevent the appearance of mould. If handled with respect, your art will last several lifetimes or as long as the Arches brand has been producing a fine quality paper.
The 300gsm paper comes in a natural white colour with a fine grain surface texture.
It is ideal for watercolour painting, as well as techniques such as ink, gouache and acrylic, but also versatile enough to be used for sketching, calligraphy, printmaking and even digital printing.
Each block contains 20 sheets (paper glued on four sides).
Sizes available are:
18 x 26 cm
26 x 36 cm
31 x 41 cm
36 x 51 cm
46 x 61 cm
Available in:
Rough (Orange cover)
Cold Press (Green cover)
Hot Press (Pink cover)
Understanding the 3 surfaces or textures of watercolour paper
Rough – A pronounced, varied texture, great for a textured loose feel.
Cold-pressed (NOT) – It’s the paper texture in-between rough and hot-pressed paper, having a slightly textured surface this paper is sometimes called NOT.
Hot-pressed (HP) – Watercolour paper with a very smooth surface and almost no tooth. Good for painting detailed paintings and creating very smooth washes.
The ARCHES®paper mill was founded in 1492, the same year Christopher Colombus reached America. Arches paper has endured through the centuries, to the pleasure and satisfaction of numerous renowned artists, art publishers and printers, who have remained attached to its outstanding qualities.
Made the traditional way, on a cylinder mould, this paper has a harmonious natural grain. Thanks to this method, the fibres are evenly distributed and the paper slackens uniformly when wet. Its composition with long fibres of 100% cotton gives the paper its strength, beauty, a natural, lasting whiteness and an inimitable touch.
ARCHES®is the only paper mill in the world to gelatin size its watercolour paper “to the core”. This preserves the lustre and transparency of the colours whilst preventing paints from penetrating the paper. It allows superposing of washes and gives it added strength to resist erasing and scratching without tearing or linting. It also allows paints to be removed, either wet or dry, easily revealing the whiteness of the paper. ARCHES®Watercolour paper can absorb a large amount of water with limited deformation. Its special composition and the treatment of the paper ensures its longevity and is also the reason why the infinity ∞ sign has been included in the ARCHES® watermark.
Whether it is artists like Van Gogh, Matisse, Chagall, Picasso, Braque, Miro, Dali, Lichtenstein, Buffet, or Warhol, many of those who have distinguished themselves in artistic pursuits over the last five centuries have used and trusted ARCHES®papers.
Interesting fact: The Arches paper mill provided the means for producing incunabula (books of that age), such as Dürer’s “Chronicle of Gutenberg” in 1500.
Aquarelle Watercolour Blocks – Arches- My favourite!
Amandah –
I’ve only experimented with the hot press paper and I love the way a can scrub on the paper with my brush – softly to move my paint. At the moment my favourite paper!
Amandah –
I’ve only experimented with the hot press paper and I love the way a can scrub on the paper with my brush – softly to move my paint. At the moment my favourite paper!
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