TWO RIVERS WATERCOLOUR Hand made in Somerset Cotton and flax blend Acid free, tub sized Watermarked, 4 deckle edges Calcium carbonate buffered Not surface     White only       6 colours : white, cream     sand, oatmeal, green and grey Mill Pictures	WEIGHT SIZE PACK Mill/Min g/m2 lbs. cm Inches     410 200 40 x 50 16 x 20 —/5 410 200 56 x 76 22 x 30 —/5 630 300 56 x 76 22 x 30 —/5
The Two Rivers Mill once again makes paper available for watercolour painting with the properties demanded by the nineteenth century masters. The use of flax in specialist papermaking, followed by tub-sizing were largely abandoned as manufacturing increased. Now you can paint on surfaces similar to the linen hand made paper sought out by Turner, Cotman and Girtin. There are good reasons why Two Rivers watercolour paper has such a forgiving nature. Gentle hand making allows fibres to lie laterally in the paper, therefore the colour tends to surface dry, and not be drawn down into the sheet, thus allowing the artist to work the paint longer. Tub-sizing and natural drying in airy lofts facilitates smooth brushwork and toughens the paper surface. Corrections and vigorous handling techniques such as washing out, scrubbing and scraping are possible. If stretching the paper, it is advisable to soak it well beforehand. Two Rivers Paper uses flax and cotton, and crystal clear Exmoor water - the purest materials available to the papermaker. Machine-mould manufacture cannot match the results of this combination of careful handmaking with the finest papermaking materials. The sheet price is higher, but its aesthetic and handling advantages together with its acid-free archival quality easily offset the premium. The difference in the material cost of your work will be small indeed compared to the benefits.
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