Mi-Teintes Velvet paper offers several benefits for pastel artists:
• An ideal paper for pastels, it ensures a smooth application and allows unlimited overlaying of colours, giving life to vivid, exquisite works.
• The paper quality eliminates the need for a fixative, making it easier for artists to work and preserving the purity and luminosity of the colours applied.
• Exceptional pigment adhesion for brilliant, long-lasting results, allowing works to retain their intensity over time.
• The use of wet techniques opens up new creative possibilities, inviting artists to explore without constraints.
• A choice of 14 colours, offering a variety of backgrounds to suit every artist’s vision.
• Designed for precision, this paper is ideal for fine, delicate detail, essential for works requiring great accuracy.

• Manufactured using 100% cotton chosen for its strength, absorbency, and longevity.
• Traditional manufacturing methods are combined with modern technology to ensure consistent quality and evenness.
• A meticulous sizing process, both internal and external, is followed using traditional gelatin which is crucial for controlling watercolour flow and to prevent buckling.
• This meticulous manufacturing process has created a paper that offers exceptional performance.
• The paper accepts multiple washes without buckling or piling to allow for seamless blending and lifting techniques.
• The exceptional wet strength allows artists to work with multiple layers of wet media and the paper can withstand demanding techniques like scrubbing and lifting.
• Exceptional longevity due to the paper being acid free and pH neutral.
• Suitable for a wide range of watercolour techniques, from delicate washes to bold impasto.
• The competitive price makes this high-quality watercolour paper accessible to a far broader audience.
• A range of surface textures are available to cater for differing painting styles, from the smooth hot press surface to a more textured cold press and rough surface for expressive washes.

Includes the following features:

• 15 sheets of paper
• hot-pressed or cold-pressed journals
• ARCHES^® Aquarelle 100% cotton rag paper
• 300 gsm cold pressed, natural white, format 15 x 25 cm
• Pulp-dyed black card cover and back board provides rigidity for more comfortable working
• Very high quality, can also be used as a medium for creating mixed media work
• Metal spiral binding on the short side

• 21 sheets of 160gsm black album paper
• Hard, non flexible cover front and back
• Strong wire binding
• Available in portrait and landscape format

• 50 sheets of 120g smooth white drawing cartridge
• Hard, non flexible cover front and back
• Strong wire binding
• Available in A6, A5, A4 and A3

• 32 gsm
• 60% elasticity
• 0.5 x 2.5m size