I LOVE Baohong. And honestly I find the academy paper is better than the artist grade for me (abstracts & landscapes). But the artist grade is fantastic for water comtrol. I think it really helped me get comfortable. Anyway, sorry for geeking out over paper, but I wanted to add my enthusiasm for this brand, lol. 🥰 Thank you for the video!

I also love Baohong. You are absolutely correct when you say you can feel kind of timid and when painting with Arches. I discovered Baohong about a year ago, bought a range of textures and sizes and I absolutely love them all. Arches still has an important place in my paper arsenal but I feel I can grab Baohong and just paint anything. All that said, I mainly work on masonite treated with several layers of gesso then watercolour ground. Thanks for confirming that I am on the right track with Baohong!

I feel the same way. I bought Arches 9x12in block last month and I’ve only used like half a sheet. I’ve been using my Baohong block instead 😬 this Christmas when I go on vacation I’m gonna force myself to use the Arches by leaving my Baohong at home. Haha. Have a great day guys! Lots of love from the Philippines ❤

I have used Baohong for years. I especially love their Academy/student grade paper blocks, which you can get from Shein or Temu for as low as $4 for a 5x7 size of 20 sheets. It sure takes the pressure away when you're not faced with possibly wasting $2-3 per sheet of paper. 😅 Thanks for the tip! 🙏😊

Can I just say? Your speech is quite articulate and soothing. Thank you for this video. I’ve been stressed trying to find a watercolor paper that is both affordable and good quality.

Thank you so much! You are so kind to be so free with sharing! I will check out your course information as well thank you! Have a great evening!

Used to paint on Arches CP and Saunders Waterford CP, but have now settled on the Hahnemuhle Expression CP. I think the colors flow and blend much better on that paper, they also get more intense. I always get the 50x65 10-packs, more economical that way. Tried regular 100% celulose and blended ones in the beginning, but quickly realized that those weren't up to my standards at all.

I love your videos! Thanks for all the tips and techniques you teach. I appreciate you ❤

Another excellent video, thanks so much Kris.

Thanks! What an awesome advice! starting to follow you

Thank you for this video! I’ve been looking for months!

I’ve been using this paper for awhile - get it from Amazon - good stuff - thank you 🙏

I found this paper on amazon last month and have been using it happily.

Thanks Kris! I've been meaning to try this brand but you really sold it to me!

Thank you, best review on this subject!

Thank you! I just added this to my Amazon cart. You described my dilemma perfectly!

Thank you for this suggestion.

Thank you for your this... I have bought blocks of it, and can't wait to try it. ❤

I'm in Australia and Baohong is readily available online. I use the blocks and both the Academy and Masters grade in a variety of sizes both CP and rough, though honestly I find myself going for the academy CP unless I want to use a large rough. I have a pad of Arches but I pass it by for the Baohong block, so much easier, just as pleasant to use and so much cheaper.

Thank you for this in-depth review. I just purchased a big roll and want to give it a try and see how it behaves. Have a fantastic day!

Thank you!

Great tip, thank you. I found that the cheapest market place for Academy paper is Temu. With free shipping as well. Just for reference, I am located in US.

The price of Baohong paper on Amazon has just jumped sky high in France, but on Temu it is still very low, however, I am against the ethics of both the business of Temu and exploitation of Uighars. So still looking for an ethical supplier here in France. I have tried it and DO like it. Thanks for the review. Jo in France 🇫🇷

Ty, this is incredibly helpful! Just received one of their small blocks and a variety pack of 5 small sheets of their 3 grades of textures from Amazon. Looking forward to creating and discovering if this brand ticks all my boxes! I am an artist 🧑‍🎨 😉

Thanks, very useful. Just FYI, cotton is also cellulose; in fact it is 90-95% cellulose while wood-pulp paper has around half that. Not to worry though; most of the Internet has it wrong too.

Thanks for this tip! I am a Certifed Zentangle Teacher, so my watercolor usage is somewhat limited. But I know that Zentangle uses a 100% cotton paper out of Italy, and it’s expensive (though awesome)! So I am very interested in something that might produce some similar results at a more affordable price. Thanks for sharing!

1 bought a 10 meter roll of Baohong 100 % cotton, 140 lb paper from Ali EXPRESS. IT EVEN CAME WITH COTTON GLOVES FOR HANDLING THE PAPER . 🇨🇦🖌🎨

They need to offer larger Rough paper sizes. Aside from that, love the brand. I have the Artist Cold Press / Rough blocks and their Academy Hot Press & Cold Press sketchbooks at present.

Meeden also sells this, rebranded under their name.

I ordered a sample pack from Amazon. I like the paper! However, when I went to order the bigger sheets today, I realized the price is about the same as Arches. Unless I am doing my math wrong. Hoping you see this since it has been over a year when this aired. Thanks!

I might be missing something but it seems that the Artist Grade is less expensive. Going by the links you provided: Academy Grade: $35.59 for 10 sheets of 15"x22" is $3.60 per sheet. Artists' Grade: 62.99 for 10 sheets of 30"x22" which are cut into 20 sheets of 15"x22" is 3.15 per sheet.

Thank you, Kris. I have waisted so much money on Arches. I wonder if artists receive a kickback from Arches. I found many times there was an issue with sizing.

I love you. I could order academy paper, pad, hope it is 100% cotton but anyhow it is cheaper than most pads

Expensive yes. Living in Vancouver Canada I have to pay much more especially on line.

I was using a store brand cotton paper to learn botanical painting techniques. The more I did the more convinced I became that I should be using the expensive paper the tutors recommended. So I bit the bullet and bought an expensive large pad. Today I tried it out and was shocked to discover that the few things I didn't like about the store brand paper were worse in the expensive paper I'd bought. One is slight spreading of the colour beyond where I've put the water for a wet in wet techniques. It happens with the expensive paper too. The next was bucking appeared to be worse with the expensive paper, to the point where paint was pooling in dips. This doesn't happen with my cheaper paper. The third is the water drying quickly on the paper making lifting of fine lines difficult. Again this was worse with the expensive paper. The only down side to the cheaper paper is it only comes in pads, not blocks, and only comes in three sizes, A5,A4 and A3. The recommended paper comes in those same sizes if I buy it from an Australian supplier, but in the standard 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 sheets if I buy it from Jacksons. Jacksons is a lot cheaper, but only if they have it in stock in a warehouse they have in Australia. If it has to be shipped from the London store, the cost of shipping makes it just as expensive as buying it locally. The cheaper paper works out only a little cheaper than buying from Jacksons if you pay full price but they often have good specials, up to half price on it. When I bought mine, it was in a clearance sale and was a quarter of the price. It was so cheap that I bought 3 large pads, and had been regretting doing that, but now I'm glad I did! I don't think I'll be buying the expensive stuff again.

I'd take Pontentate and Rubens over baohong. All the baohong paper i got had some issues, They definitely suck at quality control. and also, bravo to all of you who paint enough for paper price to be an issue. lol😅😅😅 I probably can only "consume" maximum 3 pieces of watercolor paper, small to medium size, every week....

Unfortunately, the link to the Baohong paper is not correct and I can't find it anywhere. Where can I buy it in Germany?

Is there a way to make wood pulp paper work?

Literally impossible to get in Europe

How is $36 for TEN sheets of paper supposed to be affordable?

The Academy paper is also vegan.

I accidentally found the Acadia

Search “products thought to be made by slave labor in China” and you will find articles that point out that up to 84% of cotton produced in China comes from the Uighur region. Consider this when purchasing.

Please keep in mind this paper is made in China.