Hahnemühle Aquarellblock + Paper

Traditional watercolor papers from Hahnemühle are produced according to ancient recipes from high-quality raw materials and pure spring water. In doing so, we combine centuries of experience with innovation and have been inspiring artists with this philosophy since 1584. Watercolors fascinate with their intensely luminous colors, which tone the paper gauzily with apparent lightness. The strongly flowing colors allow soft transitions in the picture. Decisive for the quality of a painting is, among other things, the surface texture of the watercolor paper. A distinction is made between torchon, rough, matt and satin. The greater the painting requirements, the more resistant the paper surface must be. Inexpensive papers are usually made from 100% cellulose, the high-quality and noble papers from 100% cotton (rag). There are also watercolor papers that are made half from rag and half from pulp. Water plays the biggest role in watercolor painting. Paint applied to white paper with a lot of water causes the paper to show through. Even small amounts of paint in thin and translucent layers are intensely luminous with high-quality watercolor.