Comments on: Watercolor Paper Sizes (Everything You Need To Know!)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:33:05 +0000

In reply to Manuel Morales. Happy to help Manuel

By: Manuel Morales

Manuel Morales — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:42:01 +0000

I’m an Architect and artist interested in everything dealing with pen and ink and watercolor. Appreciate your knowledge

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:21:18 +0000

In reply to Jean. Glad to help Jean

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:58:50 +0000

Thank you, Anthony, for sharing your expertise. God bless you!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:53:18 +0000

In reply to Christy. Happy to help Christy

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:40:20 +0000

Thank you for the article! It’s very practical 🙂

By: Pete G

Pete G — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:41:37 +0000

I would think Standard matting and framing sizes should dictate the size of paper you choose if you’re at that stage, else does it matter much. Though I’ve yet to find much on standard off the shelf framing standards.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:36:30 +0000

Thank you very informative.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:12:40 +0000

In reply to Anne.

Hi Anne
I agree… you can spend hours scouring online stores for the best deal. Any strips I have left over I use for swatching.
Buying bigger sheets and cutting them down isn’t always ideal. Sometimes the cut sheets are too small compared to what you need, or the price isn’t actually economical.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:38:39 +0000

Thanks for this! I’m frustrated with paper sizes. It seems to be most economical to buy large sheets (30 X 22) of watercolor paper, but cutting that down can be wasteful in itself. Because I’m learning, I try to get as many cuts as possible. I quarter my paper first, and then cut each of those in half (most of the time).

I’ve looked online to see how artists cut up large sheets, and they always end up with some strips that could be used for painted book marks or testing colors. That seems like a waste to me.

Recently I thought I had found 16 x 20 (or 20 x 16) sheets. I loved the idea that I could get four 8 x 10 sheets. But, that’s only available for cold press, and I want hot press!

Paper is expensive, and I hate wasting it.