tinkertrain
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Same as the paint brand thread, but paper. Paper is what plays the most significant part in watercolour painting in my opinion, there are a lot excellent paint brands but without good paper you'll never achieve a good result.
Since sourcing paper (and the price) depends on where you are located, please state it so other people close to you know they can get it too.
I haven't tried many brands myself, I'm in Spain and I got a pack of 10 sheets of 100% cotton, 300g (140lb I think), rough texture from Winsor & Newton for about €40. Good texture, takes water well (if your technique uses a lot of water you might want to stretch it) and it's nicely sized (perhaps a bit on the heavy sizing side), it's a nice paper to paint on. I don't know about the USA or other parts of the world but getting this paper anywhere in Europe should be easy and not too expensive.
For sketchbooks, I have some from Etchr (international shipping is free), I ordered a couple of hot press (never tried the smooth surface before, it's nice but not for me) and some cold, they're pretty nice sketchbooks with 100% cotton paper.
Since sourcing paper (and the price) depends on where you are located, please state it so other people close to you know they can get it too.
I haven't tried many brands myself, I'm in Spain and I got a pack of 10 sheets of 100% cotton, 300g (140lb I think), rough texture from Winsor & Newton for about €40. Good texture, takes water well (if your technique uses a lot of water you might want to stretch it) and it's nicely sized (perhaps a bit on the heavy sizing side), it's a nice paper to paint on. I don't know about the USA or other parts of the world but getting this paper anywhere in Europe should be easy and not too expensive.
For sketchbooks, I have some from Etchr (international shipping is free), I ordered a couple of hot press (never tried the smooth surface before, it's nice but not for me) and some cold, they're pretty nice sketchbooks with 100% cotton paper.