Years ago I found a sample pack of Arches watercolour paper and loved it. I forgot about Arches paper until I was in a shop called Blank Canvas in Ossett near Wakefield.  I saw some Arches watercolour pads and blocks and obviously, I had to buy some. I bought a pad, a block and an expensive A1 sheet of 600g/m2   hot pressed paper.  The Arches hot pressed paper has become one of my favourite papers to draw on. It is 100% cotton, cylinder mould made paper with great archival qualities. It is gelatine sized to the core which makes it a very tough paper. This means that it erases well without causing any damage to the paper. It also means that it is not vegan. It is a lovely natural cream colour, which I like a lot, but if you prefer white paper, this may not be for you. There is a very slight texture that the pencil picks out when drawing, but I quite like this aspect of the paper. The texture becomes part of the drawing. I also find it to be quite a forgiving paper in ...