Watercolor paper

Watercolor paper can be made of wood pulp exclusively, or mixed with cotton fibers.

A number of companies sell watercolor papers, some of them with a long history of production.

[6] Details of brands and their manufacture: Saunder & Waterford and Bockingford are made by St. Cuthbert Mill.

The Czech town and Mill of Velke Losiny make Moldau watercolor paper, much of which is handmade.

St. Armand produces handmade Dominion watercolor paper in all the usual modern textures and in 150, 200 and 300 lb weights.

Arches joined other paper manufacturers in the 1950s to form Arjomari Prioux (which later merged with Arjowiggins).

He used gelatin as a sizing that created a protective coating that reduced damage to the paper by repeated wetting, drying and reworking.