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Postcard-sized pads are perfect for practice, studies, and sending painted correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are not sure which paper is right for your technique — whether to choose hot or cold pressed, which weight to use, or whether you need to stretch — visit us in store in Hebden Bridge or get in touch. We are happy to advise.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seawhite-a4-watercolour-pad","title":"Seawhite Watercolour Pads — 350gsm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eSeawhite Watercolour Pads — Heavyweight Paper, Great Value\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSeawhite is a British paper company that produces consistently reliable art papers at honest prices, and these 350gsm watercolour pads are a staple for artists at every stage of their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAt 350gsm with a NOT (medium texture) surface, this paper is heavy enough to handle all standard watercolour techniques without stretching — washes stay flat, wet-on-wet is controlled, and the paper doesn't cockle. The 2mm greyboard backing gives the pad rigidity so you can work without a drawing board. Available in A5, A4, and A3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe paper is acid and chlorine-free, sized for additional wet strength, and white throughout. It's the kind of pad you can buy and get through without thinking too hard — reliable for practice, studies, class work, and everyday painting sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes Seawhite 350gsm need stretching?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — at 350gsm with the greyboard backing, this paper handles standard watercolour work without stretching or buckling. For very heavy saturation techniques, you may want to use a block or stretch sheets, but for day-to-day painting this pad is ready to use as is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does Seawhite compare to Bockingford or Arches?\u003c\/strong\u003e Seawhite is a quality wood pulp paper — honest, reliable, and very good value. Bockingford is also wood pulp but with a slightly more refined sizing and surface that many watercolourists prefer. Arches and Saunders Waterford are 100% cotton and in a different league for professional finished work. Seawhite is ideal for regular practice, class work, and building your skills before stepping up to more premium papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Seawhite","offers":[{"title":"A5","offer_id":42547921223927,"sku":"PADWC5","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":31702980689972,"sku":"PADWC4","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":31702980722740,"sku":"PADWC3","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0076\/2288\/5428\/products\/dbc5c71d-5581-4be5-9734-a9d700c8ad2b_1000x1000_aa0d4766-5cb4-4875-bad5-751a741474a3.jpg?v=1769676720"},{"product_id":"sea-white-a6-watercolour-postcard-pad","title":"Seawhite A6 Watercolour Postcard Pad","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate your own postcard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x A6 postcards with one blank side and one address side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e350gsm, NOT finish watercolour paper \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2mm greyboard backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlued and taped bound on the short edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Seawhite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31703015489588,"sku":"PADWC6","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0076\/2288\/5428\/products\/139b9ee1-a0f8-46b0-93f9-a9d700c2f24a_200x200_3a29a69c-1976-4060-9783-3463c78b29ab.jpg?v=1769676719"},{"product_id":"sea-white-watercolour-travel-journal-a6-a5","title":"Seawhite Watercolour Travel Journal — A6, A5, A4 Landscape, A4 Portrait and 140mm Square","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA proper watercolour sketchbook that fits in a pocket. The Seawhite Watercolour Travel Journal is one of those products that gets the fundamentals exactly right — good paper in a well-made, genuinely portable format — and then adds the thoughtful details that make daily use a pleasure rather than a compromise. Made in the UK by Seawhite of Brighton, it has become a favourite of urban sketchers, plein air painters, and travel journallers who want a book that keeps up with them wherever they go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe paper is the foundation. At 200gsm with a NOT finish — slightly textured, sitting between hot pressed and rough — it handles watercolour washes, wet into wet, and repeated wet working without buckling or disintegrating. It is acid-free and FSC approved, off-white in tone, and has just enough tooth to grip pencil, ink, and fine liner well alongside watercolour. At 200gsm it is not the heaviest watercolour paper available, but it is more than sufficient for the kind of direct, confident working that travel painting demands — and the sewn binding, which allows the book to open completely flat, means both pages of a spread can be used for a single panoramic composition without the paper lifting away from the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe journal format is what sets it apart from a standard sketchbook. The black hardback cover is durable enough for bag-and-pocket life. An elastic retaining band keeps the book closed securely between uses. A ribbon marker keeps your place without dog-earing pages. An interior back pocket in the rear cover provides useful storage for sketches on loose paper, tickets, maps, references, and the general accumulation of material that goes alongside location painting and travel. Each book contains 60 pages — 30 sheets — of watercolour paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe stock five formats: A6 landscape, A5 landscape, A4 landscape, A4 portrait, and 140mm square — covering pocket-sized daily carry through to a full working surface suitable for more ambitious pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200gsm \u003cstrong\u003ePaper finish:\u003c\/strong\u003e NOT (medium grain, slightly textured) \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 pages \/ 30 sheets \u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sewn, opens flat \u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black hardback \u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elastic retaining band, ribbon marker, interior back pocket \u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e UK \u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e FSC approved, acid-free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is NOT finish watercolour paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e NOT finish — also called cold pressed — sits between hot pressed (smooth) and rough (heavily textured). It has a gentle, even texture that suits most watercolour techniques well, providing enough tooth for washes and wet working without the pronounced grain of rough paper that can interrupt fine detail and line work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 200gsm heavy enough for watercolour?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — for travel painting and journal work, 200gsm is well suited to watercolour washes, wet into wet, and layered working. Very heavy applications of water or repeated reworking may cause some buckling, but for the direct and confident working that travel painting typically involves, it performs well. 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The medium-fine grain gives enough tooth for watercolour to settle and flow naturally, and the almost smooth reverse side gives a different surface character for different effects. Both sides can be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe polaroid format is a creative constraint in the best sense — the small, square-adjacent proportions encourage a focused, minimal approach to composition that is enormously valuable as a painting practice. 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The small format of the polaroid pad also helps, as smaller sheets are less prone to buckling than larger ones under the same conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan both sides of the paper be used?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — the medium-fine grain on one side gives the characteristic watercolour paper texture; the almost smooth reverse gives a finer, more controlled surface for different effects. Both sides are double-sized and can be used for watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the polaroid format particularly suited to?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuick colour studies, location painting, visual diaries, illustrated journals, and any practice where a small, self-contained finished piece is the aim. The proportions are naturally suited to a focused, minimal approach to composition and encourage the kind of daily painting practice that develops skill quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan sheets be removed from the pad?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pad is glued — sheets can be removed cleanly after completing a painting and kept, displayed, or sent as gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exaclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57371505099127,"sku":"976073C","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0076\/2288\/5428\/files\/app1.jpg?v=1786542800"},{"product_id":"clairefontaine-aquapad-watercolour-pad-polaroid-format-300gsm-20-sheets-9-x-10-5cm-copy","title":"Clairefontaine Aquapad Watercolour Pad — Round — 300gsm — 20 Sheets — 9 x 10.5cm (Copy)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Aquapad in its most distinctive format — a 15cm circular pad that produces finished watercolour paintings in a round format, ready to display, gift, or collect. A genuinely unusual and appealing creative constraint that changes the approach to composition immediately and produces finished pieces with a character that no rectangular format can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe paper is the same excellent Aquapad formula — 100% cellulose, naturally white, double-sized internally and externally for excellent wet strength and resistance to buckling under repeated wet washes. The medium-fine grain gives enough tooth for watercolour to settle and flow naturally, and the almost smooth reverse provides a different surface for finer, more controlled work. Both sides can be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe circular format is one of the most ancient and enduring formats in painting — from miniatures and medallions to tondos and mandalas — and it continues to have a particular appeal in contemporary illustration, botanical painting, and mixed media work. The absence of corners creates a naturally centred composition that draws the eye inward, suits botanical and nature subjects beautifully, and produces a finished piece that sits naturally in a circular frame, on a display shelf, or as a decorative object in its own right without any framing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 15cm diameter the round pad gives a comfortable working area — large enough for a genuinely considered painting with real detail, small enough to complete in a single session. The format lends itself particularly well to botanical illustration, floral subjects, mandalas, portrait miniatures, and location colour studies where the circular crop imposes a pleasingly tight compositional discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAcid-free, vegan, and made in France by Clairefontaine. 20 sheets per pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300gsm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15cm diameter — round format\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurface:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-fine grain, double-sized\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% cellulose, acid-free, pH neutral, vegan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the circular format suitable for all subjects?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt suits any subject but is particularly well suited to botanical and floral illustration, portraiture, mandalas, nature studies, and any composition where a centred, symmetrical arrangement is natural. 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