Millford paper
Millford watercolour paper is produced by St. Cuthberts paper
mill as a replacement to the old 'Whatman' paper originally used by JMW turner.
Turner’s impassioned, brisk, wet in wet methods, of creating watercolours were
made feasible by using heavily sized linen papers made by Whatman after 1800.
Turner’s way of working required a paper that could withstand a vast amount of
abuse. Millford paper is designed with such methods of working in mind.
Millford paper is cotton based and hard-sized. The unique chemistry
at the wet end of the mill’s mould machine is what gives the paper its finest
qualities, without the need for adding any extra elements at the size press.
The fact that Millford is ‘hard-sized’ means that
water/pigments will sit for much longer on the surface than softer sized
papers. This will enable the user to play around with washes for a much greater
length of time to create a myriad of exciting effects.
Millford is everything
Whatman was and much more!
For samples of Millford paper please email us at klintern@stcuthbertsmill.com
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