of colour; this type of paper is
generally used by experienced
watercolourists as the paint often
slides around on the smooth
surface. Cold pressed watercolour
paper is the paper in between
rough and hot pressed paper, with
a slightly textured surface. Cold
pressed is the most commonly used
watercolour paper surface, as it
allows for a good amount of detail
while also having some texture to it.
Watercolour paper weights range
from 200gsm up to 640gsm. Lighter
paper needs to be stretched to
prevent it from buckling or warping
when it is painted on. Generally,
watercolour paper 300gsm and
above will not require stretching.Fabriano Artistico is a typical
‘quality’ watercolour paper. It is
mould-made, 100 per cent cotton,
chlorine and acid free; and archival.
Artistico has an internal and external
sizing which makes it very absorbant
and suitable for lifting, scraping and
other techniques. It is free of optical
brighteners, has four deckle edges and
is watermarked ‘Fabriano Artistico’.
As with most watercolour papers it
is available in cold press, hot press
and rough finishes – and the weights
range from 200gsm up to 640gsm.Please contact S&S Wholesale
Customer Service by telephone
on 1300 731 529 for further
information and stockists.EXCELLENT CANVAS AND PAPER OPTIONS FROM JASCO
Both can be painted straight from the
tube and are characteristically thick,
heavy bodied colour. However, as both
types of colour can also be thinned,
each medium has its own additional
surfaces that can also be used.
Stretched, primed canvas is the
traditional and most common support
for oil colour – although there are a
variety of additional supports and
surfaces that are suitable for oils.
Wood panels, MDF and other Masonite
types are good for stability and offer
proven longevity and surfaces that
will not flex. Canvas boards are also
great for outdoor work – offering the
same unique, double-primed painting
surface as stretched canvases;
but they are less easily damaged
when painting en plein air. Winton
Oil Colour Pads are also popular
for sketching or outdoor work.
Acrylics can be used on a large variety
of supports including canvas, paper,
wood, degreased leather, brickwork
... or anything which is neither greasy
nor too glossy. Professionals and
those painters using an oil technique
favour canvas whilst paper is used by
those working in a watercolour style.
Galeria Acrylic Pads are also popular
for sketching or outdoor work.
The Winsor & Newton Artists’
Quality Canvas range consists of
carefully selected and prepared
stretched cotton canvas to ensure
outstanding quality. This range is
now more comprehensive than ever
before and is ideal for all techniques
including heavier application of colour.
The Artists’ Quality range also
benefits from having a heavier weight
superior cloth of medium grain
surface that has been triple coated
with two coats of highly pigmented
primer and one coat of acid free
sizing – all formulated by Winsor &
Newton. Artists’ Canvas also offers
balanced absorbency and tooth,
essential for preventing the sinking
of oil colour; this also means that
the canvas has improved adhesion.
All Artists’ Canvas is stapled on the
reverse, resulting in clean edges (to
ensure that you can paint on all four
sides). Professional stretcher bars
are provided as standard and they
offer great strength and stability.
All Winsor & Newton canvases are
also supplied with wedges. Wedges
are used to expand the stretcher if the
canvas slackens in adverse weather
conditions. Wedges should be placed
in the corners and tapped in with a“The Winsor &
Newton Artists’
Quality Canvas
range consists of
carefully selected
and prepared
stretched cotton
canvas to ensure
outstanding
quality.”