May 2011 Art Journal Page - Go Yield Surrender

Go. Yield. Surrender.

I normally use middle of the range watercolour paper and have just about run out.  The other day I asked my mum to pick me up a watercolour pad.  She looked everywhere but couldn't find the type I wanted but she did find a very cheap one (AUS $3.50) in one of the department stores.  I must admit that I'm quite impressed.  Although it's nowhere near as good as a decent watercolour pad (which should cost at least $20) it's fine for what I'm using it for.  The pad is made by Hunter Studio and is an A4, 24 sheet pad with smooth 180gsm sheets.  It buckles slightly when using it but it flattens out just fine if you weigh it down with some books. 

Although I haven't bothered to do this, you can "size" the paper by wetting the back before painting on the front.  This should stop a lot of the buckling. 

I've decided to leave the slight warping in the pages.  It gives them character and I like the way it looks for these particular pages.

This paper would be great for making mini albums.  It's thick enough to glue things to (and take a bit of a beating) and I'm definitely going to give it a try one of these days.