For Brilliant, Luminous Watercolours
Crafted in the pure tradition of Dutch art papers, Fontaine is a professional-grade watercolour paper designed to make your colours shine. Its 100% cotton composition provides exceptional strength and stability, while the unique extra-white shade enhances the luminosity and brightness of your pigments. Each pad contains 12 sheets of 300gsm paper.
Key Features & Benefits
- 100% Cotton Composition: The professional standard for watercolour, offering superior water absorption, strength, and durability for lifting, scrubbing, and wet-on-wet techniques.
- Unique Extra White Shade: A bright white surface that makes colours appear more vibrant, clean, and luminous compared to standard off-white papers.
- Heavyweight 300gsm: A robust, acid-free, and vegan paper that resists buckling and allows for beautiful, even washes.
- Double-Sized: Sized in the pulp and on the surface to ensure perfect water absorption and prevent pigments from sinking, preserving their brilliance.
Choose Your Surface
Select the paper texture that best suits your artistic style and technique.
Cold Pressed (Torchon Grain)
The most popular watercolour surface. It has a light texture or "tooth" that is ideal for creating expressive washes and showing granulation. It's a versatile, all-purpose finish suitable for most watercolour work.
Hot Pressed (Smooth Grain)
A completely smooth, satin-like surface with no texture. It is the perfect choice for highly detailed work, fine lines, botanical illustration, pen and ink washes, and for artwork that will be scanned for reproduction.
Free Shipping
Applies to all orders over $75 in Australia. All Prices include GST
Shipping Rates
Orders under $75 will be shipped at standard Australia Post rates. Use the provided shipping calculator on product pages for more precise shipping rates for standard and express services.
Delivery Times
Orders are usually dispatched same day upon receipt of payment if payment is made before 2pm. Orders after 2pm will be shipped the following day. For Australian orders we offer nationwide delivery via Australia Post or via our contracted courier companies. Please ensure a contact number is provided to allow contact if required during delivery. Tracking details will be emailed to you once your order has been dispatched please monitor your tracking number for further information and if there are any issues let us know so we can follow up.
Because we ship immediately your order should be with you really quickly. We are located in Sydney, NSW Australia and we post every single day. Your order should be delivered to you in record time especially if you are in a metro area of Australia.
Australian deliveries should be between 1-7 working days. Longer for rural parts of Australia. International deliveries can take anywhere from 7-16 days although in some cases it's quicker. Delivery details will be provided in your confirmation email/text. Please monitor your tracking number for precise information.
Click and Collect
Free Click and Collect available from our Sydney shop!
The best way for click and collect orders is to make your order through our website and select pickup at the checkout - we don't need long to prepare your order. Usually around 30 minutes or so. Once we're done you'll get an sms or email from us that your order is ready for pickup. You can then come at your earliest convenience and pickup your order :)
International Orders
We ship worldwide. However for international orders delivery will be longer and unfortunately due to COVID19 further delays may occur. Goods & Services Tax is not applicable to international orders, however the buyer is responsible for all local sales taxes, as well as import fees and duty. So please check custom charges if any in your country. If you have any questions our friendly staff members will be able to assist you. Please email us at orders@craftcity.com.au 
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