Fluid Easy Block Fluid Watercolor Blocks 12 in. x 12 in. block

If you are looking for smooth texture then this is the product. However I am not very happy with how it was packed since the papers got folded slightly on the corner.

I can't begin to tell you how much I love this paper. I've been using it for spray watercolors, and for spray acrylics. I love how it absorbs the paint well, and when used with acrylic sprays it hardens up, so much that it almost feels like a stiff canvas. I've tried lots of paper, and each has its purpose, but I dabble in a lot of mixed media, and this is perfect for me, as it should be for others. It's good for stenciling, as well.While slightly more expensive than some other papers, I like the thickness and the texture and how well it holds wet media. It's worth a little bit more, because the results are so much better. I'd like to take personal credit for the difference, but in honesty, it's this paper that makes the difference. It makes my work look better, and more vibrant. I'm very happy and satisfied with this paper.(It curled up a bit while saturated but then flattened out fully on its own so don't be concerned if this happens to you. The paper was so saturated with paint when that happened. You can either just go with that, and wait for it to dry and flatten, or use a regular amount of paint. I was experimenting with new paint, and was initially concerned. I put it to the side for a short time, and it flattened out as it dried. I did NOT need to weigh it down).This is the greatest paper I've found so far. I highly recommend it.For me, this paper is perfect in all ways.

This was smaller than I envisaged but that’s my fault. The block itself is good. Its better for wet on dry but will do wet on wet without much warping, as it is in a block, if you leave it to dry completely before removing it from the block.

This purchase was my first foray into hot-press watercolour paper and I'm very impressed.The price on this was unbeatable, and the size is unique. The paper is very durable, and 'mistakes' with watercolour can easily be blotted off and scrubbed out without any damage to the paper. I'm really impressed with the quality of this block given the cost.I'll be buying this again, I recommend picking up this block.

I really like this paper and this will probably be my go-to brand for affordable blocks. I'm only halfway through this block so far but I've been experimenting with it as much as I can to see what it can and cant do.The paper is bounded only on 2 sides instead of most blocks which are bounded 3 full sides and most of the 4th. I, however, haven't had to deal with much buckling. The paper does warp a small amount, as do most papers, but the warping is so minuscule a day under some books will straighten the page out.It absorbs water at a fairly slow pace. This is a plus or minus depending on how you paint. If you prefer faster drying times, you might want to invest in a hairdryer or something. I personally really like painting wet on wet so the fact that I can wet the paper, without it being soaking wet, and still have the paper damp by the time I've wet a large area fantastic. I have a few brands of paper that dry so fast I learned that I cannot do wet on wet backgrounds because it usually dries before I've finished wetting the whole area.This probably goes with the point mentioned above but I haven't experienced peeling yet. A lot of my paintings will have 5-8 wet on wet layers but so far the paper here hasn't peeled on me. Granted, I think a reason for it is because of it's slower drying time, as I usually have to essentially soak many of my other papers in water to have it damp by the time paint is applied and like I said above I do not do that with this paper.Fun fact, washi tape will tear the paper. It seems kind of odd that I would think to tape the edges of a block since part of it's gimmick is that I wouldn't need to. However, I still like having a clean white boarder around a lot of my paintings. Usually I'll use washi tape instead of regular masking tape because it's much easier to remove and I've had less experiences with washi tape ripping or taking the paper with it. To my knowledge, this is the only paper I've managed to do that with so far. I've learned to either give up my white boarders or premeasure and pencil in a boarder whenever I work with this specific block.It takes graphite pencil very well. I've even spent a page seeing how it handles a full graphite drawing with blending and it didn't really affect the absorbency or the texture (or in the case of hot press, add a texture) of the paper.Overall, I personally think this is a fantastic block. It works well with my personal painting preferences and it's not so hard on my budget that I'd feel like I wasted money if I spent a page or two experimenting or worse yet, had to start a painting over. There's obviously better blocks out there but that pretty much comes down to if the price is worth it to you or not.

Love using it, great size perfect for my everyday painting.