I wish Hahnemuhle would put the information that you read us about the papers on their website! They really make it hard to know what paper they recommend for what. Thank you so much for including this in the video. (I believe it was your first Hahnemuhle Selection pad video that led me to find your channel!) One thing they don't make 100% clear about Turner is it's not surface sized ("material sized" means it's only internally sized). You didn't do any wet on wet in the paintings, and I do think that's where you see the difference between cotton and cellulose a lot more. In my tests of many different brands of cotton papers, Hahnemuhle and Lanaquarelle (which is my favorite paper, and it's now owned by Hahnemuhle) have a beautiful perfectly even spread wet on wet, compared to the others. I agree that the big difference between cellulose and cotton, especially our classic American cellulose paper Strathmore which has very hard surface sizing, the paint does not "communicate" well with the paper. Great way of putting it.

Information for others: Hahnemuhle just released a 100% cotton cold press sketchbook 😊 and just FYI, there's a hahnemuhle USA as well, so we can find it👍 Great informational video thanks ☺️

Ooh, look at you multitasking all those paintings! They're all abstract works of art. You know how to choose colors and textures and arrange them pleasantly on a page 😍

That's such a cool pack to try out. I haven't tried their papers but it's on my list of things to try for sure! Thank you for sharing

Beautiful, gorgeous paintings...ahhh..and I LOVE, LOVE Hahnemuhle. Thank you for this great video💗💖💝

For anyone interested, Dick Blick Art has a wide selection of Hahemuhle watercolor papers and sketchbooks. They have the bamboo and agave papers along with The Collection and others.

As always this is not only beautiful to watch but also super helpful. Thank you Irit 💖

Excellent demonstration and commentary. Subscribed! I have two of those pads which I haven't opened yet (time and health reasons), and of course I do the stupid thing and look at this video instead of trying them first myself IRL 🐌😬 I'm going to concentrate first on wet-on-wet with the cold-pressed ones.

I bought a block of expressions a long time ago and it sat on a shelf. Recently though I bought a Schmincke supergranulating dot card and decided to swatch them on both the card and a block of Winsor and Newton professional rough. I assumed the Winsor and Newton would be “better”. Nope, the dot card was so much better! The colour separation was just so lovely. I contacted the company to find out what this mystery paper was and guess what? Hahnemuhle expressions. I live in Canada where this paper is not generally sold, but managed to find a couple of blocks on amazon, and I also found a store in the UK that ships that was offering a very reasonable price. It’s called “the Perfect Paper Company”. Shipping was expensive, but the price per block made up for it.

Thanks for the great info Irit! Such pretty paintings too! Have a wonderful holiday! 🌸💖🎨

It's so hard to describe in words how it feels to paint on different surfaces but you did a good job! Very helpful.

I have this paper pad but hadn't opened it yet--you inspired me :) I agree every paper manufacturer should offer sample packs of all their papers!. The sample pack from Stillman and Birn saved me money!

I find it so intresting how diffrent taste can be, i like expression and dont like turner, as the colour lose their brightness. Thats totally fine. Great video, 🥰

I tried all kinds of paper as well and I am with you, I love Hahnemuhle paper it is all I use. I was amazed how much my art improved with wonderful paper. Thanks for such good advice.

Hello Irit... thank you for a deep dive into the different types of paper by Hahnemuhle... unfortunately, not easy to find in Australia... all I can say is thank goodness for Jacksons! Take care

Another great video. I bought this selection pack after you recommended it in a previous episode. I am new to watercolour so a selection pad is brilliant for allowing me to experiment without spending a fortune. I cut a strip off each sheet to try out on, leaving a square for later painting. It was good to find instant dislikes and also see that sometimes the painting joy experience doesn’t always match the finished item - a couple of times I found the painting trickier but then loved how the paint and paper reacted together in the end. I did enjoy watching you test them all.

Thanks for decoding Hahnemuhle for us! All the names drive me mad usually because they give no indication of what the product actually is! But I have loved the papers I have used, mostly samples, but I have a cellulose one I really like that seems to have no name, it works really well for me. But buying more there is always that dilemma over choice! Thanks for all the useful info, but I guess at the end of the day it’s what our own contact with paper and brush does for each of us, and that is really individual. Am just off to look at some of your other links as I think they will be useful. Many thanks, I always enjoy your take on things so much.

The paint ‘doesn’t communicate’ with the paper as beautifully. Loved that. I absolutely get what you mean with the student grade.

Thanks Irit, 💖 Great video and I am definitely going to buy this one🤗

I need to add that bunch of papers to my supplies list 😀

Oh no , you tossed aside my favorite one , girlfriend ! Did you see the movement of that moon glow ? No you did not! Lol Love your art .love you.

This was great, thank you!

What a fun product video. I'm going into town in a couple of weeks (I am up on a mountain) and I am going to go to the art store and see if they have these.

Very interesting to watch your process and informative review id like to really tey hot press paper..✍🎨

I saw this and am so tempted to order, but we can't get most of these papers in the US at a reasonable price. It's odd that it's available in a US store (Wet Paint). There is also now a smaller size of the same pad that's a bit cheaper. There's also a new Hahnemuhle 100% cotton sketchbook, it's also available at Wet Paint on sale this month, and will come to other US retailers soon! I wrote Hahnemuhle to ask a question last year, and they very kindly sent me some samples, so I tried the Agave and the Bamboo. I liked the Bamboo better, and got a spiral notebook, but when I painted on it for the first time yesterday I was not thrilled. I've discovered recently that sometimes my paper tests have been a bit deceiving, and it's quite different to actually paint on the paper! For this reason, I've been wanting to do some testing by actually doing a painting on each paper, the same way you demonstrated in the lovely montage!

So, your mystery paper is Cornwall? I was surprised how much I liked Agave, after my not so great first impression. I find it lovely for a la prima, or painting in one go. It shows granulation and likes to bloom. The one I call the `nameless` one is (I think) your #5 reviewed here, and the information that I got is that it has some % of cotton in it. I`d be so curious to check if that is the case, though. Turner I liked, but it`s a very soft paper. In my opinion, Collection is the most similar to Arches. That was my impression, but I don`t have any more Arches to compare to again. In any case, I love the Collection paper. And now I wanna try bigger sheet of Cornwall. On the side note, I love your test paintings & I would frame each and every one!

Yay.. love your reviews..

Hey Irit! I was wondering if you could tell me the more about the “Aquarelle” paper you mentioned at the end? US, I cannot find the Cornwall. 👩🏻‍🎨🖌🙏🏻. Your art is SO stunning! Thx for all of your testing! I know it’s very time consuming….but fun! 👍🤗🎨

I just tried the bamboo paper and I kind of liked it. It was less than half the price of Arches. I'm looking for a (not cellulose) cold pressed, not super exspensive and not so much tooth because I like to use colored pencils etc on my painting. What did you think was the difference between agave and bamboo paper? I found a Daler Rowney cellulose paper that was ok for training and sometimes for real paintings. It comes in jumbo pack of 50. Any suggestions?

Just FYI, The Collection rough paper doesn't have that awful screen texture. I never knew that Cornwall and Torchon are a brighter white!

I was really disappointed to see they had discontinued the Cezanne. Are any of their new papers gelatin sized? I know vegan is the cool thing these days but I've never met a starch sized paper I've liked.

Amazon has the Hahnemuhle paper.