Arches has been making fine art paper for over 500 years - there has been a paper mill at Arches, a village near Epinal in the Vosges, France, since 1492! Arches specialise in making superior quality paper, which has been used by artists such as Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Warhol and Lichtenstein - just to name a few!
Remarkably durable surface permits a full range of painting techniques, including masking. Composed of 100% cotton fibres. Its naturally textured surface offers a great quality very similar to a stretched canvas while offering great ease and convenience in execution. No need to gesso, no need for any added sizing! Paint drying times are slightly faster than on many other painting supports.