The professional watercolor paper is definitely a better quality paper. You can tell by the way the paints soften down into the paper and the result of the flowers is much more beautiful. I definitely prefer the look it gives. But these tests really don’t tell you which one performs better. You need to do a more advanced painting and test it when you glaze and layer your paint. It needs to be able to hold up to several layers of paint. For example, I was recently using some fabriano 25% cotton student grade paper. I thought it would be fine so I drew and painted a deer in the woods in a winter scene. When I tried to put a second layer on the deer after it had dried, the first coat of paint lifted up. I almost ruined the painting but was able to fix it so that no one will even notice. I definitely will never use anything except professional grade paper for any of my serious art works. Professional paper is always better if you are going to do any kind of painting besides just one layer beginners painting. This was a fun and interesting video to watch! Thank you!

I haven't been doing watercolor very long. I tried both papers and I prefer the Acadamy over the Artist because it seemed smoother. The Artist felt grittier. I'm still learning. I'm buying lots of paper. I'm just loving watercolor.❤

Good comparison. The Artist has bolder color even though you use more water. The pigment shine & color move a bit faster, imo. Aside from that … similar in quality.

FWIW - FYI - The Artist grade is now also being marketed under the name of "Master's Choice".

I purchased the artist grade awhile back, I hated it SOOOO much. I always wondered what the difference was between these two papers so thanks for the review!

I have used both of these papers over the past 18 months. I agree that the Academy is great value for money. However, the Artist's grade is a better quality - there are a few areas on some sheets of the Academy where there seems to be a problem with the sizing. Either it is unevenly distributed or something - so the paint doesn't get absorbed the same way as on the rest of the sheet. Not a HUGE problem - it's still an excellent paper. I also quite like the rougher texture on the Artist's quality. Good video - thanks for doing it.

The academy paper is excellent to use and you can get academy blocks in fine, medium and rough textures, i have all 3 in the sizes you have here. Thank you for the review - much appreciated!

This was great. Thank you!

Thank you for the comparison! I tried the paper sample from artist baohong paper and I really didn't like the texture. I didn't realize the texture could be so noticeable from the two papers. I already made an order for baohong academy blocks 😊

Absolutely wonderful ! Thank you 🍃

Haha didn’t want to pronounce it wrong but ended up spelling it wrong. Anyhow, great content, well explained.

FWIW - FYI - This paper is also now being marketed under the name of Meeden.

😳 14 dollars on Amazon?! I just bought that same block (Academy, same size) for $4 on Shein. 🙏🥰 Thank you for this comparison vid! I've wondered what the artist grade paper was like.

I actually prefer the academy over the artist but they are both really great paper

26:56 The paper on the left shows far more detail to the clouds, esp at the bottom of the paper. All up watching this I prefer the left side paper. As a painter of water colour for 30years, I would Only use the Academy 100%.

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I have both but truly prefer the Academy. Thank you for the review.

Interesting! Just a head’s up…in your title baohong is misspelled! ( When I first typed the word, autocorrect changed my spelling to something different altogether!😅)

Hullo, I purchased both "brands" or lines of papers from Baohong in Hot Press and there was no difference that I could see in them. Now I believe that the "artist" grade has more or better sizing, perhaps it is added internal sizing? The paint did move much more on the Artist grade over the Academy line of paper. I did similar tests on the hot press paper lines.

Thank you I have a new block of academy to try. Would you mind sharing what paints you used in the demo? Love both palletes

which brand is that first watercolor set u used? wwhered u get it from

Hi. Could you please tell me what paints those were in the wooden box? They look very interesting. Thank you!

Academy one is cold pressed right ? Actually I was thinking to buy academy for portrait watercolor. What would you suggest?

Cuantas capas admite cada uno? Es importante para ver la diferencia en una pintura completa. El ciel tiene mas frofundidad en artista. Academy es mas plano. Yo prefiero Artista.

The Baohong artist grade cold press is way too textured, I hate it!

I prefer Academy, I like the texture more. The Baohong isn't worth the extra money to me. The colors did look a bit more pigmented on the Baohong. Both are good papers though!