Ampersand Art Supply's Museum Series Aquabord is made from our premium warp-resistant 7/8" profile FSC-Certified Hardbord that is sealed and protected with our proprietary Archiva-Seal and coated with a highly absorbent, acid-free clay and mineral ground with a Ampersand Art Supply's Museum Series Aquabord is made from our premium warp-resistant 1/8" profile FSC-Certified Hardbord that is sealed and protected with our proprietary Archiva-Seal and coated with a highly absorbent, acid-free clay and mineral ground with a texture similar to cold-pressed watercolor paper. Aquabord offers brilliant color and limitless techniques. Watercolor artists choose Aquabord because unlike paper, it will not tear, shrink, or buckle even under the heaviest water application and it requires no stretching or mounting – perfect for plein air painting! This amazing watercolor surface allows for limitless techniques: endlessly layer and glaze, easily lift to underlying colors or back to the white of the surface. When your artwork is complete, you can seal and display without glass – keeping colors and textures true to life. Aquabord is also perfect for gouache, casein, acrylic, and ink. Only Ampersand builds cradles by hand with premium-grade, 13-ply birch plywood for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Choose from 7/8", 1 1/2" and 2" deep cradles, offering support and presentation all-in-one. All Ampersand Museum Series panels are eco-friendly, formaldehyde-free, and proudly handcrafted in the USA.
C**
Great product
Worked great for a watercolor class
M**Y
Gorgeous color
Make sure to wet first, isn’t like paper, more smooth and less spongy.
D**S
Perfect
Exactly what I wanted. Thank you.
E**W
Arrived damaged but okay
First order arrived with chips in canvas and dents all over the corners, including the wood cradle. Ordered a replacement. The replacement also had dents on the cradle. I guess that’s just a logistics thing? Went ahead and used the replacement. I used graphite to outline my image and had no issues with erasing. Then used acrylic paints. Board appears sturdy and love that I don’t have to get it framed now :)
M**Z
The way the paper does not buckle because of water
For shumi painting with watercolors and ink what I did not like is how expensive it was really good product but very up and beyond expensive
J**R
Ambersand is my favorite panel
I love & panels in any size. The bigger the better, so I hope they just keep making them ha ha one of these days I should just do a subscription and save.
M**E
Perfect for all levels of expertise
Love this board for watercolor! It has texture so haven’t been impressed with use of pencil or pen but that isn’t what it was made for so not disappointed however, with watercolor it is fabulous!It is easy to soak up a mistake when using with watercolor and takes re-working like a champ! A lot of times I find a certain color just isn’t clicking with me or I don’t like a certain object in my design. Normally I’d have to work around what can’t be removed but this board allows you to soak off color w a sponge no problem. No issue with areas getting a bad muddy color and can fill in areas objects were removed with a light color and not have any ghosts.Being able to add and/or change color without having it get muddy would be really great for anyone new to watercolor to get used to the medium without getting frustrated and ruining tons of expensive papers.It also doesn’t wrinkle like some papers and is ready to frame when it dries. As an artist, I love this because I love to create but the minutia of smoothing our, matting and framing, I find tedious to say the least.So although it may be a little expensive for the larger sizes, I think the price is well worth it. I haven’t done the math but if you figure in paper thrown out due to mistakes, matte board and other framing materials that are not necessary with this board, and compare overall cost of materials to get the same end product, I am sure the cost would be similar to using a good cold press paper.
C**G
Works great for watercolor!
I was doubtful the finish would actually work for watercolor but it does! It’s not the same as paper of course, takes a while to figure out how to achieve certain effects, but it’s very forgiving (you can take paint off it pretty easily), and it’s fun.I did the same painting on board and paper to compare. The version with brighter, more vibrant colors is the board. The other is Fluid cold press watercolor paper.Someone at Blick recommended using a sealant spray because paint can easily be lifted. Haven’t used it yet but I intend to.
M**.
Good Quality
Good price
H**O
Produto excelente ‼️
Adorei a plasticidade da superfície na absorção da tinta e a possibilidade de mudar e aplicar as cores .
H**O
Daqui pra frente usarei essa superfície para pintar retratos em aquarela !
Totalmente incrível pintar numa superfície como se fosse um afresco !!!!
R**N
Prodotto di qualità, pessimo imballaggio
Arrivato danneggiato.Non si può imballare un prodotto di qualità in solo una busta di plastica. Cosa costava aggiungere un giro di plurible o inviarlo almeno in una busta di cartoncino?Inutilizzabile.
R**N
Prodotto di qualità, ma imballato solo in una busta di plastica leggera
L'aquabord è arrivato solo in una busta di plastica senza nessuna protezione. Mi aspettavo almeno una passata di plurible o una busta di cartoncino per un prodotto di alta qualità, e che per il minimo difetto diventa inutilizzabile.Siccome ne ho ordinato un'altro più grande temo per la fine che potrà fare in un viaggio dagli Stati all'Italia
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