Pads & Surfaces

Daler Rowney - Langton watercolour paper: features an colour-stable, acid-free and mould-made surface,  these pads are of high quality and have been appreciated by artists for many years. Langton watercolour pads has a textured grain surface making it ideal for use with watercolours.The acid-free  qualities help to prevent the deterioration of paint and preserves the integrity of the paper over time. Available in Hot Pressed, NOT (Cold Pressed) and Rough.
Available spiral bound (140lb, 12 sheets) or gummed making it easy to remove the sheets (140lb, 12 sheets). Cold-pressed is the most popular of the watercolour papers, with a medium texture that makes it suitable for most effects and types of watercolour painting. Pads in four sizes: A2 (in store only), A3, A4 and A5. Some lines are also available in 5x7inches; 10x7 inches; 12x9 inches;16x12 inches; and 20x16 inches

Paint'ON Multi-Technique Pads : natural 250gsm 100% cellulose paper, acid free,  made from raw materials from sustainably managed forests. This  paper is suitable for gouache , acrylic painting, ink, dry or oil pastels, collages and other dry technics. Available in a natural sandy colour, white, grey and mixed surfaces in a pads of 40 sheets are bound on the top edge providing excellent value for money.

Winsor and Newton Artists’ Canvas Boards: These superior quality canvas boards feature canvas laminated onto high quality boards of excellent stability. Stretched by hand for correct tension with tailored corners and are triple coated with one coat of acid free sizing and two coats of highly pigmented primer. This provides a balanced absorbency and tooth which prevents sinking of oil colours and improves adhesion. The medium grain surface is ideal for all techniques including heavier applications of colour, suitable for use with oil (including water mixable oil), alkyd and acrylic colours. Available in a wide range of sizes, from 7in x 5in to 30in x 20in, as well as square sizes of 20cm x 20cm, 30cm x 30cm and 40cm x 40cm

Winsor and Newton Classic Canvas: Available in a wide range of sizes, this traditional canvas series is ideal for use with oil and acrylic paints. The spruce wood frame ensures lighter finished weights. Titanium dioxide gesso primer for perfect coverage on a medium textured surface. Hand-stretched for high tension and with uncut tailored corners. Includes wood keys for manual re-tensioning. Fine kiln-dried wood stretcher bars for warp-resistance.

Khadi Handmade Paper:  Ivory Tone Artists quality cotton rag paper, for watercolour and all painting and drawing media. Khadi rag papers are the only handmade papers in Khadi’s own handmade paper mill in Karnataka, South India. Made with neutral pH size they are the only handmade papers that are genuinely acid free.