A Review of Cheap Watercolor Papers

Cotton paper is the gold standard for watercolor painting, but when you just want some cheap paper to practice with… what should you use? I put five different papers through a 5-part test to see which ones were the best!

Here’s what we tested:

• Arteza Expert
• Arteza Premium
• Strathmore 300 Series Watercolor
• Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media
• Canson XL

Watch the video below to see which brand won which category:

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