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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A thick, hard-sized [[paper]] used for painting with [[watercolor paint]]. High quality watercolor paper is made from [[rag]] pulp or from a mixture of [[chemical wood pulp]] and rag pulp. The paper is sized.  Watercolor paper is often very textured. The paper is dimensionally stable (wet and dry) and designed to minimize blemishes due to rubbing, scraping, and washing. Watercolor paper is just absorbent enough so the paints will not run but not so absorbent that the paints will be drawn into the paper.
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A commercially made [[paper]] used for painting with [[watercolor paint]]. The paper is treated with [[size]] to render it dimensionally stable when wet.  Watercolor paper is typically very textured. The paper is thick and hard enough to allow rubbing and scraping.  High quality watercolor paper is made from [[rag]] pulp or from a mixture of [[chemical wood pulp]] and rag pulp.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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water-colour paper (Br.)
 
water-colour paper (Br.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Latest revision as of 12:55, 26 June 2022

Winslow Homer
MFA acc# 39.621

Description

A commercially made Paper used for painting with Watercolor paint. The paper is treated with Size to render it dimensionally stable when wet. Watercolor paper is typically very textured. The paper is thick and hard enough to allow rubbing and scraping. High quality watercolor paper is made from Rag pulp or from a mixture of Chemical wood pulp and rag pulp.

Synonyms and Related Terms

water-colour paper (Br.)

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989