Hot Press or Cold Press Paper // Which paper should I use?

Not sure whether to use hot pressed or cold pressed watercolor paper? This video might help you decide. #louisedemasi #watercolor
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[@lindawaldo9144]

I started a year ago with two teachers who use hot press paper. I got so frustrated that I quit them and last month put away my gear, washed my bits of paint down the sink and gave up on watercolor all together. I ran across you and another lady that use cold press with lovely results and decided to try one more time. I cried with joy at the ease of working with cold press. If I had started with that I could have saved myself many months of disappointment. I'm excited to work with you on Patreon!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm glad you gave it a second try Linda. That's wonderful. I did a similar thing. I tried once and gave up because it was too difficult. I put my watercolour paints away for a few years but then I decided one day to give it a second try. The first time I think I was using cheap paper but the second time I bought myself some good paper. I'm so glad I did try again- it's now a huge part of my life and I don't know what I'd do without it. 💕

[@anniemac7545]

I've always used hot press paper, as I paint small detailed illustrations, and love it. However when painting larger elements hot press paper is very frustrating and doesn't look good.

[@tylerblakeart4810]

I think this might be the best comparison I've seen on the two- many people have discussed the difference, but showing it side by side while painting the same thing on different textures was invaluable. Thanks!

[@violettaozel2512]

Best comparison I watched up to now. Very valuable video. Thank you. 😊

[@evolvvartstudio]

This is the absolute best video comparison of hot pressed vs cold pressed paper I've seen.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful. 💕

[@Oceangirl118]

the bloopers at the end made me smile/laugh!! what an informative video! thank you!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Lianna.

[@janeosborne165]

I love your expert camera angle that clearly shows the wetness of the paper in this and other of your videos; it's so very helpful.

[@awendaawenda8011]

Cold press buckled while the hot press didn’t. Interesting. Another great tutorial. Have a great day.

[@maryalgar8779]

I understood, perhaps mistakenly, that hot pressed paper was ideal for botanical paintings. I have no expertise on the matter whatsoever - can't even remember where I read or heard that. I could see the difference it made in your ease of painting. Cold pressed seemed more predictable than the "slippery" hot pressed. Great video Louise. Thank you for brightening my day.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Mary. Yes you're right. Botanical painters use hot pressed paper.

[@deannadeal176]

Personally I love that a print shows the texture of the paper. Love the bloopers at the end. I get a great chuckle as I can so relate from doing videos for my aesthetic salon on skin care and make up. People who have not made homemade videos don’t realize the amount of work that goes into making a video. Take after take after take. Some days it seems like a breeze while other days it seems you just can’t get it right. You do an amazing job. I applaud you on how professional your videos are. 🎉

[@lynnerose-parras4764]

The color did seem to be more vibrant on the hot pressed paper than the cold pressed. This was an informative comparison. Thank you.

[@doraevatt8320]

Thank you for explaining and showing the differences. It makes me understand why and how colors react the way they do. I will continue with cold press till I get better. Love your out takes.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Dora. 💕

[@susankeable6201]

Isn't she wonderful. I am new to watercolours and she makes it easier. Glad to learn every day

[@vickiemuich2582]

Thank you, Louise, for such a succinct explanation between hot/cold pressed paper. I watch several artists for advice and you are by far the easiest to understand when doing comparisons. I agree with another's comment. Your camera angle is awesome and truly allows me to visualize what my attempts should look like. You have a soothing sound and very sound advice. Thank you again. Vickie St. Louis MO U.S.A.

[@kellybristol5022]

❤ thank you for posting this. It helps.

[@SheridansSojourn]

This is so very helpful. Thank you!

[@cab552]

Thank you so much! This has helped me tremendously!

[@nancylaboy3082]

Thank you so much for your clear explanation!

[@leau7549]

Thank you so much ! Much appreciated

[@cindybtanner3974]

Thank you Louise 😊

[@lisaaudit6844]

That was very helpful!!! Thank you 😊

[@Patricia-it7uu]

Thank you so much Louise.

[@diannemayne2598]

Thank you so much for your tips and thoughts on papers! Love your out takes, too! Thanks for the giggles!

[@aananlin]

Thank you for your explanation and demonstration

[@susanstaunton6307]

Great advice, thank you 👍🏻

[@stephaniek9565]

very helpful! thank you

[@kaorfei]

Super helpful 🙏🏼 thank you!

[@kathystranahan9751]

Thank you for the explanation....you are delightful!

[@trishbuchanan8325]

thankyou for sharing your knowledge and experience. you are inspirational!

[@InfinitaGioiaPatCHesall]

Thank you for your sharing 😊 I needed this teaching

[@pirjoraila4605]

A very informative video on the differences. You can clearly see that it is harder to get a smooth wash on hot pressed paper. It is even more difficult with a larger area and with more water. The papers are made for different approaches and styles, Louse is a great instructor. Thank you!!

[@sandracroft8]

Great advise, thank you for sharing your skill with us.

[@martinullrich655]

Thanks! Great Video!

[@patsyannriendeau5971]

Please stay safe and healthy. You are so much fun to watch and learn from.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Patsy. You too! 💕

[@miriamblankenbiller5772]

I enjoy your outtakes!

[@ruthkoster4140]

Good job this was!

[@jackys4763]

I’ve been painting for 2/3 of my life now or more. (Considering mom getting me started with it as a kid!) she pains wet on dry, very meticulous. She has not painted now for many years and recently requested I get us some new paper as I have been working on projects. The options were overwhelming, and with out a tangible store to pick up sheets within many many miles, the choice to invest in paper online has been daunting. A commitment. This video, was by far and wide the best explanation and best comparison I could have ever had shared with me! Thank you for paying it forward and your joy is contagious to us other artists. My current painting is on Bristol board. Not conventional water color paper. I now understand that hot press is going to be where it’s at for my liking of surface!!! I also am going to try agave fiber. It will be fun to compare. Happy painting!!! And many thanks to you Louise.

[@lolagiggly7]

Super! I enjoyed the visual explaining !!!

[@marynasemsi9712]

Thank you so much for this useful video! I like so much your work!

[@milkjang7267]

Thanks for your good advice

[@martinpettinger]

Excellent advice Louise... thank you.

[@sophiadelizo9552]

😂 I love love love the bloopers! I want to watch your videos just for these! Thank you for your inspiring and instructional videos!

[@rebekkabirgirsdottir2137]

Thank you for a great and detailed review 😊

[@FloridianCalypso]

This was the most helpful video on the differences that I have seen. Thank you!

[@stelios709]

Thanks for the informative video and the bloopers at the end that made me smile.

[@elizabethsodahl9659]

Thanks for clearly demonstrating the differences. The ending made me smile, thanks.

[@Pamela-dt4vs]

This video was incredibly insightful! Thank you for posting it!

[@charlesz8531]

Excellent demo! Thank you very much!

[@Jenny-yl2hw]

Thank you, excellent tutorial. I loved the bloopers!

[@shirleymalar2773]

Great demo! I've never heard any of this info before, so it was wonderful knowing this before I get started.

[@stephniecritchley4223]

You are simply amazing.

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thank you for this video, I just loved your examples, really helped me understand the difference. Be safe xoxo

[@sylphofthewildwoods5518]

Thank you, so much! I am grateful for your teaching and skill.

[@Aydeet2]

Thanks, Louise! Your side by side comparisons were very helpful! Much appreciated!

[@suel4269]

Very helpful!

[@lorialtamirano51]

I look forward to all of your videos.

[@shikhashrivastav774]

Thanks you explain very clearly. Love your all paintings.

[@jeanbastien9424]

Fantastically in depth video!

[@francou.aquarelle]

Very very interesting. Thank you! Your videos, filming, editing and voice over are just perfect. ❤️❤️❤️

[@normaspande3141]

You are fun...love your humor

[@louisapdjones]

Dahling you are fabulous

[@rosemurphy9361]

Very informative, answered all my questions, thank you.

[@kathryncurry2662]

Loved the bloopers! Thanks, we all need a laugh right now ❤️

[@EmillyJuliett]

Very interesting and usefull video, I completly agree, thank you very much!

[@jennyrose1274]

Thank you Louise your explanations are very easy to follow and a joy to watch. Plenty of time at last to practice

[@bethhh_1]

Absolutely love your energy! Your explanations are so good. Thank you so much, from Argentina 💕

[@Lauragourmet]

Love your videos your paintings are stunning. I too love the bloopers at the end you have a great sense of humour. Glad to hear of your new studio🙂

[@leehwanart9507]

I think the flower picture is so beautiful and beautiful. You're a great painter. Enjoy, and I always cheer for you.

[@mariamaragonesjust2150]

Thank you so much,it was very helpfull and fany at the end😉😍😄

[@GKganesan]

Thank you. Useful information

[@jessicasobel4287]

That was such a wonderful comparison! Thank you

[@ashleyevans3330]

You are SO talented!!! I absolutely LOVE watching your videos! Excellent teacher!

[@BlushnBlue]

Such an informative video. I am also very thankful that you announce the colors that you are using. Thank you.

[@edzejandehaan9265]

That is a very nice stash of paper!

[@SarahNewburyArt]

So excited to see another of your videos! Thank you 😊 💕

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Sarah. I hope you're well and safe. 💕

[@jacynthevermette8235]

Precious advice and... proficiently funny ! Loved it.

[@georgialawson4761]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE PAPER DIFFERENCE...INTERESTING

[@inaanjakossowska6990]

It was both very informative and relaxing😊!

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

I love your videos, Louise, they are always so well thought-out. Thank you for the time you put in to each of them. ❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Miranda. 💕

[@MarleneRFlax]

I like your videos , never change your unique style 👌

[@methywoz]

Lol you have the best bloopers 😂the last bit had me actually laughing out loud as I can thoroughly relate. Plus your work is remarkably beautiful and your soft spoken voice is delightful to listen to. Great channel for valuable watercolor tips! Thank you for sharing your gifts with the world.

[@kimskitchen123]

You’re so funny! And I LOVE your art! Great teacher too.

[@jedgar4219]

You are a great teacher! Thank you for sharing so generously. :-)

[@uniquelyme]

Absolutely addicted to your videos and all I learn from them! Thank you so much for your gentle and informative tutorials! I’m not an artist, and have only just started working in watercolour (in isolation), my adult kids have indulged me with gifts of watercolour paints and other equipment. It’s good to have a laugh at your ‘bloopers’ at the end too, but I’d never have noticed, you are obviously a perfectionist! I’m a BIG fan! Thank you again, please keep making videos! :)

[@barryedgington6812]

Louise, the information you shared in this video is so interesting. I really appreciated learning the difference between the cold and the hot pressed paper. Thank you. Helene

[@yasmineart6238]

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed watching your video and it really helped me to understand the difference between the papers, because I'm pretty new to watercolors. And I love you artwork!!

[@ripichhatwal1]

Explained very nicely to a beginner like me . It was enlightening. Thanx

[@riikkaliinaturkki]

Thank you also, it was interesting and enlightening. 🙂 I use hot press paper. This made me understand some of the difficulties i have faced, like the smooth surface and colour spreading.

[@serenityjewel]

You're an amazing artist so there's no paper that can defeat you. Thanks for the video.

[@leannesawtell1155]

Thank you so much Louise this was a fabulous experimental demonstration. I’m just begging on my watercolour journey. I’m physically disabled and have at random times spasm hands, not to be confused with jazz hands in dancing lol, I have no control over my spasm hands. So in that regard I feel watercolours will be more forgiving and less stress for my hands and arms than acrylic and I wouldn’t even entertain trying oils. I’ve always been a creative soul but only had a little play with watercolours through a hospital art program in Brisbane, I left that room soooooo relaxed. So this information is particularly helpful for me, I’m very grateful. I just love that you add your bloopers, thanks again 😊

[@nana_tori]

Thank you so much. Finally I understood how to use hot press paper 😊

[@lmac_z]

Thank you so very much for your videos, as they are so very informative and helpful. I found this video regarding the differences between cold and hot watercolour paper to be very interesting and enlightening. Great tips and things to keep in mind when trying hot pressed paper. You’re a very talented artist and a great teacher!!

[@melindab8249]

Louise I love your work & you 'crack me up' - during out takes that is! Otherwise, I am rapt!

[@jess60901]

Excellent comparison, as graphic as could be. All makes sense to me as I've been thinking of trying Hot for a while. Thank you for your demo!

[@abdullahcakanlar436]

Thank you. Very very helpful

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You're welcome! Thank you!

[@barryedgington6812]

This is a very interesting video. Thank you for all the information on cold paper versus hot paper. Helene❤

[@skillsunlimitedbyprescyg.t7503]

You are a good teacher, an artist with a soft spoken voice. Kudos! Thank you for d talent u shared. I appreciate, madam...

[@patriziacathey605]

Thank you for these terrific demonstrations and explanations!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure. Thank you Patrizia.

[@galinaayrapetyan9828]

Wonderful!

[@knightplacebo4406]

Très bien expliqué, avec finesse et en plus avec une très belle voix. Merci.

[@bruceosborne1892]

Very informative Louise. Thank you so much.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Bruce.

[@natlisan]

Very informative as always!!! Great video Louise!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Nathan.

[@redparrot53]

Your tutorials are amazing, as is your talent! Thank you for being so kind to post them!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks very much Linda. Thank you for watching and commenting. 💕