Cold Press Paper

This paper has an extremely high color gamut and black density.
Cold press paper. A sheet of paper is basically a thin mat of tangled cellulose fibers to make cold pressed paper sheets of cellulose pulp are pressed through felt covered metal rollers at cold temperature hence the designation cold. It is the paper used most often by watercolor artists because it is good for both not only large areas of wash but also as fine detail. Legion stonehenge aqua cold press black watercolor paper is a synthetically sized 140 lb 300 gsm black watercolor paper that is ph neutral acid free lignin free and chlorine free. At the moment hahnemühle cold press paper actually does a pretty good job of giving me the feel of cold press but the look of hot press.
To keep this one straight i like to think of the paper have goosebumps due to the cold. I ll be exploring this a little later in this series when i compare other watercolor paper brands against each other. Cold press watercolor paper is labelled cp or in england not meaning not hot pressed. Learn more by watching this video.
Due to its middle ground nature cold press paper has been by far the most popular kind of paper in the watercolor community. Watercolor paper however that has a bumpy feel to the touch is known as cold press watercolor paper. If as a watercolorist you have never worried about the kind of press of your paper then chances are you are using a cold press paper. Cold pressed watercolor paper has a slightly textured surface somewhere in between rough and hot pressed paper.
The term cold press originates from the process used to manufacture the paper. Use it with metallic pearlescent and iridescent watercolor paints plus a wide range of other media. Vincent versace discusses epson s signature worthy cold press natural being by far the best cotton based textured paper he has ever printed on. Arteza watercolor pad expert 11x14 pack of 2 64 sheets 140lb 300gsm cold pressed acid free paper 32 sheets each ideal for watercolor techniques and mixed media 4 7 out of 5 stars 155 35 39 35.