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Watercolour paints are most commonly done on paper.

The selection of papers to do watercolours on is wide and diverse. Tooth (the roughness of the paper), thickness (measured in weight), size and the way they are processed all effect how your paint is taken up by the paper. There is also the "hot pressed" finish which is quite smooth and cold pressed, that is slightly less smooth (and the favourite of many watercolour artists.

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