Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

I thought I would try a less expencive paper for watercolor. I read the reviews and they were all good. I found this paper to be too absorbant. The washes just soaked into the paper. This is not what I like in a paper.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

I travel with watercolors. The 5x8 spiral pad fits my hand or jacket pocket so I sketch on it with a graphite stick. The 140lb paper is good for painting in the field or in the hotel at end of the day. This eliminates the sketchbook step and brings the excitement of plein air to all my work. The price allowed me to purchase several pads and I'm happy.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

This is great because it fits in the Winsor and Newton watercolor fanny pack -in fact the same paper it came with. the 140# holds water well and gives very good results. Maybe your practice piece will become real art ssince it is very good paper. I have used it and there is no waving or buckling of the work. Good stuff.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

I've used this for watercolor, pen and pencil so far. For some reason I've really been enjoying the 7" x 10" size. The surface seems excellent as far as holding the water lightly -- easy to push the watercolor around, but doesn't buckle, overabsorb, or run off, as I've experienced with other student grade papers. Anyway,this feels to me like it's in a class by itself. Really great size for carrying around. Also good on both sides, one medium (like CP), the "back side' with slightly less texture.

It seems like this paper can really take on the flavor or intention of whatever you're doing, has less of a motivation of its own than some of the high end papers.

Well, I personally love this paper. Worth trying, especially if you're into experimentation. I don't remember the price comparison, but remember it seemed be a good value.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

Great paper for the non-professional. Works well, holds color.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

The spiral is great for teaching classes--I can use backsides to demo ideas, clarify questions, and flip back to my main demonstration watercolor. When I travel, I fit several small sketches or a full painting on page; one pad has potential for 15 paintings! I just ordered 10 in various sizes because the spirals aren't always available in stores. The largest size, though, tends to curl so I masking tape the free corners to the sheets behind it and that solves my problem. (I like D'arches 140 CP sheets for extended paintings--they're slightly more absorbent; also my style gets a little tight using the smaller pad sizes.)

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

The best practice paper a new painter can buy. If they sell it by the sheet I might get some of it too!

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

I have used many different papers, but I like the W&N Cotman paper the best. Repeated washes do not cause any damage. The paint colors look true on this bright, white watercolor paper.

Comments about Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Pads:

I use it principally for doing water color sketches, especially using water color pencils, which is a paper-sensitive medium. The paper is tough, and easy to work with. I do not remove the paintings from the spiral bound pad (unless someone buys it), but leave them intact, which gives it a nice way to portfolio and display my work. This is user friendly paper.