Fabriano Studio Watercolor Pad, Cold-Press, 11" x 14", 90 lb., 20 Sheets

It’s bigger than I expected, but holds water and pigment pretty well, so v cool

I bought this paper on sale for less than $1 a sheet. I was considering it and ordinary student quality paper for which I would test my hand made paints. I like it so much I bought a pad for 50 sheets for $28. Since then I have tested it against other papers with the following results. Price compare: Arches 12x16 $3. Winsor and Newton Professional 12x16 $2.50. Bockingford 11x15 $2. Hahnemule Harmony 12x16 $2. Strathmore 400 11x15 $1.75. Fluid 12x16 $1.53. Khadi India 11.3x16 $1.30. Strathmore 300 11x15 $1.25. Canson Montval French 4'x15' roll cut to 12x16" $1. Artists Loft Italian 12x18 $.66 Fabriano Studio Italian 11x14 $.60. Canson XL French 11x15 $.56. I purchased all of these papers and tested them. This is the best paper under $2. per sheet.