In the quest for cotton watercolor papers at a reasonable price we have some nice paper options by Baohong.
Today I'll compare the "Masters Choice" branded packet of Baohong cold press paper and the large block of Baohong Academy cold press paper.
Both these papers are solid options for watercolor painters with some nice - and differing - characteristics. Both also share a common flaw of simple math. (spoiler: the quest for quality and price is never truly over.)
Let's see how these papers perform different tasks we commonly ask of our watercolor paper, what they get right and what they miss.
23:55 : recap of Academy, Masters Choice, Baohong Cold Press Papers in General
Get it on Amazon, get it at Jerry's, get it at Blick, no affiliates here, no partners, no free things for me.
BUT - If you like what I'm about, then get yourself a swatch chart or mixing grid:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/denadraws