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★★★★★
Receives color beautifully. No fading of colors.
The colors do NOT fade. Here is a comparison and biased against Canson since the Fluid paper is hot press and 100% cotton. I used Schminke Horadam pan paints. I do have three Kremer colors (also pans) and one of the Indigo swatches is Holbein (tube). From the fading and piling complaints of other reviewers, it sounds as if the sizing was missing and they got a bad batch. I would check who the seller was for those reviews.
I haven't done large washes with it, so I can't attest to buckling. I usually cut down and use it for small studies and for color testing and swatch mixes.
For the price level of this paper it is excellent.
November 2015 · Arts Crafts and Sewing · verified purchase
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Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad for Paint, Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, and Acrylic, Fold Over, 140 Pound,, 9” x 12”, 2 Pack, Fold Over Cover, 30 Sheets
4.8★ · 39,297 ratings, as of 2023