New Paper / New Painting

"Spritz, Anyone?" by Helen K Beacham Fine Art
Watercolor on 140# Fluid paper.  12"h x 6"w
Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith watercolors.
A scene from the Paris flea market.
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Earlier this summer, I treated myself to some new watercolor blocks by Fluid.  I'd been hearing some hoopla about this product, so thought I'd give it a go.  What did I think?  Here's how it compared to my tried & true Arches 140# or 300# blocks.

- the price is pretty good!
- I like the unusual sizes 
- I didn't like that it's "glued" only on the 2 longest edges.  The other 2 sides tend to lift up a bit.
- I was surprised how easy it was to lift color.  I mean REALLY easy.

It took just a tad getting used to it, but I'm happy I gave it a try.  Overall, even though the Arches is more expensive, I think I still like it better.  For now.  Would love to hear input from any of you that have used Fluid before.  Thumbs up?  Thumbs down?? Why or Why?

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