We stock Arches' Watercolour Papers and two ranges of watercolor paper from Saunders: Bockingford and Waterford. These papers, available in a variety of weights and grades, are appropriate not only for water-colour painting, but also for ink, intaglio, drawing, printmaking, silkscreen work and lithography.

Arches makes a lovely cotton rag paper with gelatine acid-free sizing and four natural deckled edges. The paper has been milled in Lorraine, France, since 1542 and is world-renowned for its consistency and durability. Each sheet is embossed with the Arches watermark, a signifier of a long tradition of quality paper-making. We stock the paper in smooth (hot-pressed), medium (cold-pressed) and rough in 185gsm, 300gsm and 640gsm.

Saunders artists' paper Waterford is a high-quality surface made from 100& cotton rag. Both internally and externally sized, this fine paper allows for a forgiving surface that can withstand lifting and scrubbing. It's pH-neural, has four natural deckled edges and is embossed with the Saunders watermark. Available in rough, medium (cold-pressed) and smooth (hot-pressed) in weights of 300, 356, 425 and 638gsm.

Bockingford is a pH-neutral and internally sized paper made from cellulose fibres, available at 150, 190 and 300 gsm in the cold-pressed (rough) surface only. An inexpensive alternative to cotton rag paper, Bockingford is less absorbent, but just as durable as the Waterford range.