Canson’s Infinity Baryta Prestige 340gsm can handle these demands and will allow you to make excellent monochrome prints from a wide variety of images. Watercolors, on the other hand, don’t perform as well on sulphite paper.This photo of tidal rocks at Pemaquid Point in Maine relies on the definitive separation of lower values deep, rich blacks and textural but strong highlights. It’s not expensive and it’s very durable. When using tempera paint, whether it is liquid or cake, I find that sulphite paper is good enough. Using the best paper really goes a long way in creating projects that look good and is easy on your budget. The ink doesn’t sink or soak into the paper like it would with regular sulphite paper.
If you ever want to do a drawing lessons and color with markers, card stock really helps make even inexpensive markers look great. I don’t use cardstock for painting projects but I LOVE this paper for markers. To make the paper manageable, I cut down the papers into 6” x 6” squares and place in aluminum foil baking trays.Ĭard Stock–Yes the kind that comes from office supply stores–has become a favorite of mine. I like to buy mine directly from craft stores like Michael’s as they offer great discounts and usually a better quality product than the craft or printed papers that you find in art supply catalogues.īe on the lookout for 12” x 12” scrapbook quality paper packs that are in the sale bins. I use craft papers occasionally in the art room. It’s important to note that it is sometimes cheaper to buy large sheets (24″ x 36″) and cut them down to manageable pieces rather than books of pre-sized sheets. I highly encourage you to purchase this paper for your classroom. Instead of soaking into construction paper, watercolor paper allows the paint to sit on top for a while and mingle with the other colors. Just a little “tooth” can go along way in teaching kids the difference between regular paper and watercolor paper. I use the cheapest school-grade product I can find and it works great. The only time I don’t use sulphite paper is when I am teaching a watercolor blending lesson or using acrylic paints.įor all my watercolor art projects, I use school grade 90 lb watercolor paper. It’s inexpensive and comes in packs of 50 or 100. I use sulphite paper in every art project that uses tempera paint, markers, oil pastel, collage, etc. This means that sulphite paper is a smooth, white and inexpensive drawing paper that is perfect in any art room or home-school environment. Sulphite is a process that extracts the lignin from wood chips and produces pure cellulose fibers. It’s not the cheap construction paper found in craft stores. Sulphite Paper is also referred to as construction paper, but don’t be confused.
There are SIX basic paper types used in my art room: This slide deck video will explain the types of paper I stock in my art room and how I use them: This post is to help you discover what the best paper is best for tempera paint, watercolors, oil pastels and even markers. One of the most nagging questions I had was, what paper do I use? Kid’s art projects and supplies were not on my radar.
When I first began teaching, I had no idea how to teach art to kids.
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