Arches
Founded in 1492, Arches has been manufacturing paper for over 500 years. Expertise passed down through generations has resulted in fine, high quality paper produced today with a unique recipe. Arches paper is made exclusively from 100% natural fibres such as cotton.
At Discount Art N Craft, you can find Arches papers suited for a variety of needs - from watercolour paper to vellum paper to printmaking paper.
Arches 88 Silkscreen Paper
Arches 88 Silkscreen Paper is a heavy weight paper made from 100% cotton and recommended for screenprinting and intaglio etching.
Arches 88 Silkscreen Paper features a smooth surface with four deckle edges, a registered watermark with an unsized surface, ideal for painting techniques that require high absorption.
It is suitable for acrylic paints, gouache and printing inks. Acid free and ph neutral.
Arches Watercolour Blocks
Arches Watercolour Blocks features 20 sheets of 300gsm pre stretched Arches Watercolour paper glued on all 4 sides. Complete your artwork on the top sheet, and remove with knife when completed.
Arches Watercolour Blocks are made from 100% cotton fibre and sized with natural gelatine, so paint colours will not warp or penetrate into paper, giving optimum results.
Available in Smooth (Hot Pressed), Medium (Cold Pressed) and Rough.
Arches Watercolour Paper
Arches Watercolour paper is made from long, 100% cotton fibres using a cylinder mould. The traditional method ensures even distribution of fibres resulting in paper that doesn't cause colour to warp or bleed.
Arches Watercolour paper is fully sized with natural gelatine, so it is scratch resistant and ensures the durability of colours.
Available in smooth (hot pressed), medium (cold pressed) and rough.
Arches Watercolour Paper Pads
Each sheet in the Arches Water Paper Pads are made from 100% cotton fibres that are sized with natural gelatine. Arches Watercolour paper doesn't cause colours to bleed or warp, and is scratch resistant.
Arches Water Paper Pads are premium quality pads perfect for artists.
Available in Smooth (Hot Pressed), Medium (Cold Pressed) and Rough.
Arches Watercolour Paper Rolls
Arches Watercolour paper rolls allow you to customise the size of Arches Watercolour paper for your painting!
Arches Watercolour paper is made from long, 100% cotton fibres and is sized with natural gelatine. This premium quality paper dosn't cause colour to bleed, is scratch resistant and ensures the durability of colours.
Available in smooth (hot pressed), medium (cold pressed) and rough.
Arches Watercolour Paper Pad
Each sheet in the Arches Water Paper Pads are made from 100% cotton fibres that are sized with natural gelatine. Arches Watercolour paper doesn't cause colours to bleed or warp, and is scratch resistant.
Arches Water Paper Pads are premium quality pads perfect for artists.
Available in Smooth (Hot Pressed), Medium (Cold Pressed) and Rough.
Packaging may vary.
Velin BFK Rives Printmaking Paper
Arches BFK Rives is the very popular, fine printmaking paper. It is mould-made in France and has a smooth, absorbent surface. Arches BFK Rives Papers are made of 100% cotton, are acid free, soft-sized, and buffered.
Rives is perfectly suited for lithography, intaglio, screen printing, relief printing, linocut, collotype, and drawing. Each Arches BFK Rives sheet is watermarked and has two natural deckles and two tear deckled edges.
Available in White and Off White in the weight 280gsm. Size 560 x 760mm
Velin d'Arches Vellum Paper
Velin d'Arches Vellum Paper features a pronounced fine grain, four deckle edges and the Arches watermark. Made on a cylinder mould, from 100% cotton, Velin d'Arches Vellum Paper can be used for lithography, intaglio engraving, letterpress, screenprinting, blind embossing, gold tooling, linocut, gravure process, collotype printing and drawing.
Velin d'Arches Vellum Paper is an acid-free, alkaline reserve paper with no optical brightening agents (in accordance with ISO 9706).