Clairefontaine | BAMBOO watercolour paper — 250 gsm
01. Block (glued on one side) with 15 sheets — portrait = vertical format
02. Block (glued on one side) with 20 sheets — portrait = vertical format
03. block (glued on one side) with 20 sheets — landscape = horizontal format
03. Block (glued on one side) with 20 sheets — landscape = horizontal format
03. Pad (glued on one side) with 20 sheets — landscape = horizontal format
05. Spiral pad with 15 sheets — portrait = vertical format
06. Spiral pad with 15 sheets — square format
07. Carnet de voyage (spiral pad) with 20 sheets — landscape = horizontal format
08. Carnet de voyage (spiral pad) with 20 sheets — panorama format
10. Pack of 5 sheets
11. On the roll
Clairefontaine uses 100% fast-growing and sustainable bamboo for their BAMBOO watercolour paper.
This warm, ivory-white paper has a silky touch and a delicate, fine grain, ensuring excellent colour absorption. The long fibres characteristic of bamboo, the higher weight of 250 gsm and the professional sizing — it is surface-sized ánd internally sized — make it surprisingly strong. It can withstand rougher techniques, whilst multiple corrections won't damage it.
This paper is perfect for wet-in-wet techniques and washes with watercolour, gouache, acrylic colours & casein. It also readily accepts ink, graphite, charcoal and chalk and lends itself to mixed-media techniques.
The product specifications of Clairefontaine BAMBOO watercolour paper at a glance:
- 100% long-fibre bamboo
- paper colour: ivory white
- surface texture: finely grained
- 250 gsm
- surface and internally sized
- acid-free
- pH-neutral
- highly resistant to ageing, following ISO 9706
- vegan-friendly
Made in Holland — FONTAINE watercolour paper is made by the Schut paper mill in Holland. Schut has been making paper since 1618!
The cahiers de voyage (travel pads) have a hardcover and an elasticated closure, ideal for working on the go or en plein air. TIP! You can also choose from several special panoramic formats, perfect if you're an urban sketcher wanting to set up a cityscape.
Price per block, travel pad, pack or roll.