BAOHONG Artists' Watercolor Paper Block (20 Sheets, glued on Four Edges), 100% Cotton, Acid-Free, 140LB/300GSM, Watercolor Art Supplies for Wet, Dry, and Mixed Media Painting (Cold Press 4.9"X7")

Holy crap! The best paper I’ve worked on yet. Luxurious. I feel like a queen when I’m using this paper.

I love this paper and can easily see why so many other watercolor artist rave about it. I have many small blocks of watercolor paper and find myself reaching for this one the most. I love the texture and thickness of the paper. I like that a knife was included for ease of paper removal when done with a piece. I seen other reviews where their paper would tear in removal. There is a lot of glue on the sides of the block! After I had two tiny tears on my piece with the little boy and his teddy bear, I use the knife differently. I will slide that knife under pretty far and slide carefully at an angle. No more rips of the paper! I will say that even though it has thick glue on the sides, the paper does buckle quite a bit. I find that surprising with the way the block is made. Thankfully, my hair dryer knocks those ripples out nicely and I go back to laying down color. I will definitely be purchasing more of this watercolor paper in a variety of sizes! Highly recommend to other watercolor artists. Can’t go wrong with Baohong!

I just purchased my second artists cold press Baohong block. It isn't for fine detail and it's rougher than most other cold press watercolor papers. With that said, I love how my Daniel Smith watercolors work on this paper. I love the weight of the paper, too. The hot press isn't as heavy and is thin as well as Arches hot press. I wanted a paper for fine details of a ship. It is very difficult to draw on this paper. I have so many other ideas for the texture. If you use a nail file for fingernails on this paper and gently place the file under the paper a ways, you shouldn't tear it. The key is the file needs to be under the paper more than just near the edges. I found the one that comes with the paper tears more. After trying to remove two papers, I figured it out. My paper tore a miniscule on those first two papers. Enjoy!

It was difficult to get the glued pages apart. Nice size and h the paper is ok for watercolor.

Beautiful paper but hard to separate the glued edges.

Some of my very favorite watercolor paper. will buy more if tariffs aren't too high.

This paper has a lot of texture on the top side of the paper block. If you pull the paper off, the back side is smoother. I like that I have options. It's a nice paper for the price. The color is nice, the paper is heavy and hold water well.

Excellent water color paper. 100% cotton, great for gradated washes without paper warping. This is my fourth purchase of the cold press. It's been quite reliable and the price point makes it a wise choice, against the higher priced Arches paper I usually use. it also comes with a cute handy green plastic knife in the shape of a leaf for releasing the the glued edges. Highly recommended.