Comparing Hot Press Watercolour Papers for Botanical Illustration

Lizzie Harper www.lizzieharper.co.uk #Botanical #Illustrator, compares #hot #press #watercolor papers for #painting and #drawing on, with #timelapse footage of her painting #wildflowers on five different papers.

Many thanks to http://www.rkburt.com/ Paper wholesellers, and manafacturers of the splendid "Fat pad" sketchbooks for many of the samples tested.

Links to the Papers tested are:

Moulin du Roy: http://en.canson.com/watercolour/canson-moulin-du-roy
Arches Hot Press: https://www.cassart.co.uk/brand/arches/arches_block_300gsm_hot.htm
Canson Heritage HP: http://en.canson.com/laquarelle-canson-heritage-sheet-hot-pressed-640-gsm
Saunders Waterford (St Cuthberts Mill): http://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/st-cuthberts-mill-paper/saunders-waterford-watercolour/#prettyPhoto

Botanical Ultra Smooth (St Cuthberts Mill): https://www.jacksonsart.com/st-cuthberts-botanical-ultra-smooth-watercolour-paper-70x50cm-300gsm

Fabriano: http://fabriano.com/en/22/artistico_traditional_white

Other useful links:

Winsor and Newton Watercolour paints: http://www.winsornewton.com/products/water-colours/
Winsor and Newton Series 7 sable paintbrushes: http://www.winsornewton.com/uk/shop/brushes/water-colour/series-7-kolinsky-sable-brushes

Pentel P205 mechanical pencil:http://www.pentel.co.uk/products.asp?group=3&type=14&pid=125

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