1 Sheet of Saunders Waterford 56x76cm - 425gsm - Rough Watercolour Paper

Saunders Waterford is a British paper of the highest standard made by St.Cuthberts Mill in Wells, located in the south west of England on the banks of the River Axe.

Saunders Waterford paper is made by with traditional techniques with a cylinder mould machine. It is of such exceptional quality it has been endorsed by the Royal Watercolour Society.

You can buy on our site

• Single Sheets (White)
• Fat Pads (Various sizes and textures)
• Blocks - 12 sheets, glued on all edges, various textures

Benefits

• 100% Cotton
• Deckled edges
• Watermarked
• Wood free
• Acid Free
• Sized with gelatine, so the paper is much more resilient to scrubbing (like removing masking fluid that has been left on for a long time)
• Highly lightfast paper
• Archival Quality, buffered with calcium carbonate to protect your painting from nasty acids that can often be present in the atmosphere, caused by pollution.
• Professional grade paper

Remember:

• Papers lighter than 300g/m² will usually benefit from being stretched, so that if you apply a wash the risk of the paper buckling is significantly reduced.
• Try to handle the paper at its edges, or by the underneath as oils from the skin have been know to affect the wash.
• If you can avoid soaking the Hot Press sheets, as the surface will become a bit rougher as a result.

UK Delivery

UK delivery starts from £3.50 with free delivery on orders over £30 (excluding the Channel Isles).

Unfortunately due to extra packing and shipping costs, we cannot do this on some product, mainly oversized ones such as large canvases.

We aim to dispatch all orders that are in stock within 24 hours of receiving them. Usually orders received before 1.30pm will be dispatched same day. This does not include holidays or weekends. Click here for more information on our delivery policy.

International Delivery

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