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+title: printmaking paper notes
+image:
+  src: 2024/killdeer.jpg
+  alt: "Image unrelated to post. A very fluffed up killdeer stands on a rocky beach."
+tags:
+  - reference
+  - prints
+---
+
+Cataloguing paper I have worked with and any notes.
+
+## Blick
+
+### Japanese paper 10 sheet assortment
+
+- [Japanese paper 10 sheet assortment](https://www.dickblick.com/products/japanese-paper-10-sheet-assortment/){target="_blank" rel="external"}
+- Contains:
+  - Kinwashi - 25"x37"
+  - Kitakata - 16"x20"
+  - Mulberry - 24"x33-1/2"
+  - Okawara - 12"x16"
+  - Uryu - 24"x39"
+
+#### Okawara
+
+- My favorite of this assortment and the one I will likely re-order singly.
+
+#### Kitakata
+
+- Too yellow-toned for my liking
+
+#### Kinwashi
+
+- More fragile than I want
+
+### Rives
+
+[Lightweight Rives Printmaking Paper, Cream](https://www.dickblick.com/items/bfk-rives-printmaking-paper-19-x-26-cream-115-gsm-light-sheet/){target="_blank" rel="external"}
+
+- Tears really nicely
+- I like the lightweight paper
+- i like both cream and cream-white
+
+### Somerset
+
+- I used 250 gsm, velvet finish
+- Heavier than I am looking for
+- Tears well
+
+### Hahnemühle Ingres
+
+[Hahnemühle Ingres Paper](https://www.dickblick.com/products/hahnemuhle-ingres-paper/){target="_blank" rel="external"}
+
+- comes in a lot of colors
+- tears well
+- good textured surface
+- really like this one
+
+### Arches Cover
+
+- thicker than I want