[PPT] - Fluid Wate rco lo r Pape r C o lle ctio n T h e S to PowerPoint Presentation

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Fluid

Wate rco lo r Pape r C

lle

ctio n

Fluid

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T h e S to ry B e h in d F lu id

T

he idea for this series of w atercolor blocks and sheets w as brought to G lobal A rt by R ick R

usseau of A

rtist H ardw

are. T

he unique features he env isioned included:

S triking cov ers that can’ t be m issed on the shelf T he tw

-sided block - E

Z B lock - a cross betw een a pad and a block A m ultitude of shapes and sizes (16 in all w hen it w as introduced)

T

m

D ix had dev eloped the contacts w ith a 400 y ear old paper m ill in H

lland called S
chut. T

hey produced high quality paper to our ex acting standards at a v ery affordable price. T he three com panies aligned and and in the sum m er of 2010 F luid w as born!

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T h e C

lle

c tio n

C rafted in sm all batches at slow speeds in a E uropean paper m ill, F luid w atercolor papers possess the strength and w

rking integrity
f

m

re ex

pensiv e m

uld m

ade papers.

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Fluid W atercolor paper is a 1 40 lb prem ium high alpha cellulose sheet that is prepared at slow er speeds for finer control. This paper is m anufactured to the ISO standard 9706 - established for perm anent papers of a conservation quality and has the longevity of several hundred

years. Alpha Cellulose is

considered to be one of the m ost stable and strongest fibers used in paper m aking.

S uita b le le fo r a a rtis ts

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A L L s s kill ll le le ve ls ls

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A

v a ila b le in b

th

C

ld

P re s s a n d H

t P

re s s S u rfa c e s

300 gm

s/140 lb

A

cid free

pH

neutral

L

ignin free

Internally

sized

S

urfaced sized

Produced in an acid free env

ironm ent

A

v ailable in 12 artist friendly block sizes and sheets

15 sheets per block
U

nique que E a s y-B lo c

c

k fo r

rm

a t

Fluid Wate rco lo r Pape r - S uitable fo r Artists o f all S kill Le ve ls

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Unique Easy-Blo c k fo rm a t - G

lu e d

n

th e tw

lo

n g e d g e s , th e F lu id E a s y

B

lo c k a llo w s a rtis ts to p a in t rig h t o n th e b lo c k w ith

u

t w e ttin g

r s

tre tc h in g th e p a p e

r. T

h e p a p e r is e a s ily s e p a ra te d b y s lid in g a d u ll kn ife

r le

tte r o p e n e r in th e

p

e n s id e u n d e r th e to p s h e e t w h e n th e p a in tin g is c

m

p le te .

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Fluid 1 00

F lu id 100 - U n like

th

e r c

tto

n p a p e rs , F lu id 100 is m a d e b y

u

r E u ro p e a n m ill m a s te rs w h

c
m

b in e tra d itio n a l p a p e rm a kin g te c h n iq u e s w ith m

d

e rn te c h n

lo

g y . N a tu ra l w h ite s h e e ts a re s tro n g w ith a s u b tle s u rfa c e te x tu re . T h e g e la tin s iz in g a llo w s th e a rtis t g re a te r c

n

tro l a n d p ro d u c e s b rillia n t a n d in te n s e c

lo

r. P e rfe c t fo r u s e w ith w e t o r d ry m e d ia te c h n iq u e s

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A

v a ila b le in b

th

C

ld

P re s s a n d H

t P

re s s S u rfa c e

140 lb/300 gsm
300 lb/640 gsm
C
ld Press
A

cid free & pH neutral

L

ignin free

Internally

sized

S

urfaced sized

A

v ailable in 12 artist friendly sizes

S

heets, U nique E asy

B

locks, R

lls, Pochettes
15 sheets per block
Produced in an acid-free env

ironm ent

Fluid 1 00 Wate rc

lor Pape

r

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F ie ld s e rie s jo u rn a ls

F luid w atercolor paper is also av ailable in a w ire bound journal form at E ach journal contains 24 sheets/48 pages of our 140 lb alpha cellulose paper in either cold press or hot press surface A v ailable in 5 sizes and three form ats

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T ra v e l S e rie s W a te rc

lo

r

Travel Series W atercolor journals are bound in a beautiful linen book cloth and are m ade especially for artists on the go. Each book includes 30 sheets/60 pages of a 80 lb/200 gsm version

f Fluid W atercolor paper

Form ats

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F re q u e n tly a s ke d q u e s tio n s a b

u

t F lu id w a te rc

lo

r p a p e r

A re e y

u

r p a p e r e rs s iz e d e d w w ith g g e l e la tin ? Y e s , o u r F lu id 100 w a te rc

lo

r p a p e rs a re s iz e d w ith tra d itio n a l g e la tin . R e g u la r F lu id p a p e r a n d th e p a p e rs u s e d in

u

r H a n d b

k d

ra w in g p a d s a n d T ra v e lo g u e jo u rn a ls a re s iz e d w ith s ta rc h . W h a t d d

e

s IS O 9706 9706 m e a n ? IS O is th e In te rn a tio n a l O rg a n iz a tio n fo r S ta n d a rd iz a tio n . T h is is th e s ta n d a rd e s ta b lis h e d fo r p e rm a n e n t p a p e rs

f a

c

n

s e rv a tio n q u a lity . T h e s h e e t m u s t m e e t a v a rie ty

f

te s ts to b e c la s s ifie d a s a p e rm a n e n t s h e e t w h e re lo n g e v ity

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e v e ra l h u n d re d y e a rs c a n b e e x p e c te d . I'v e re a d a fe w r re v ie w s a b

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u

t y y

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r w w a t a te rc

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w a n t to g

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u t f t firs t I I n e n e e d t to kn

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if th e h e j jo u rn a n a ls a re v v e g a g a n n frie n d n d ly . B B y th a h a t I m e a n , n , i if a a n y n y a n im a l a l p ro d

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u c ts h h a v a v e b e e n u u s e d d d u rin g /in th e m a k a kin g

f t

th e jo u rn a l T h e F lu id w a te rc

lo

r p a p e r in th e s e jo u rn a ls h a s b e e n s iz e d u s in g s ta rc h s

th

e y w

u

ld b e c

n

s id e re d v e g a n frie n d ly . Is t th e e F lu id p p a p e r e r o n e s e s id e d e d

r i

is it m m a d e e to p p a in t o n e i e ith e r e r s id e ? e ? I j ju s t w w a n t to m m a ke e s u re I e I p p a in t o n t th e e c

rre

c e c t s id e . e . F lu id 100 d

e

s h a v e d iffe re n t fe lt m a rks

f e

a c h s id e . O u r re g u la r F lu id p a p e r h a s th e s a m e fe lt m a rk o n b

th

s id e s . Y

u

c a n p a in t o f e ith e r s id e

f b
th

ty p e s

f p

a p e

r. It is

a p e rs

n

a l p re fe re n c e a s to w h ic h s id e y

u

u s e

n

th e F lu id 100. Y

u
u

r w a te rc

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like e e x a c a c tly w w h a t a t I n n e e d ! H

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w

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m itte d t to u u s in g p p ro d

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u c ts w w ith s u s ta in a b ly s s

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u

rc e dp a p a p e r a a n d n d I I'm w

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d n d e rin g w n g w h e h e re y

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g e g e t y

u

rs . A n y n y in f n fo rm a tio n t n th a h a t y

u

c a n p p ro v id e m m e a b a b

u

t th e p p a p a p e r w

u

ld b e g re a tly a p a p p re c ia t a te d . T h e p a p e r u s e d in th e H a n d b

k W

C jo u rn a ls a n d

u

r F lu id s e rie s

f w

a te rc

lo

r p a p e r c

m

e s fro m a E u ro p e a n m

ill. T

h e y s

u

rc e th e ir ra w m a te ria ls fro m s u s ta in a b ly h a rv e s te d fo re s ts a n d

n

ly u s e c h lo rin e

fre

e b le a c h e d p u lp . T h e p u re w a te r fo r th e p ro d u c tio n p ro c e s s is re u s e d a s

fte

n a s p

s

s ib le . T h e y a re a ls

c
n

s ta n tly w

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g

n

re d u c in g th e ir e n e rg y a n d w a te r c

n

s u m p tio n . T h e p a p e r m ill a ls

le

a d s th e w a y w ith in n

v

a tiv e p ro g ra m s to re u s e

rg

a n ic fib e rs fro m w a s te s tre a m s fo r b io

b

a s e d p a p e

r. B

e s id e s c e llu lo s e , th e fib e rs th e y w

rk w

ith in c lu d e fla x , c

tto

n lin te rs a n d s u g a rc a n e . B y d e p lo y in g b io fib e rs

r w

a s te m a te ria ls a s ra w m a te ria ls , th e y a re ta kin g a n im p

rta

n t s te p in th e m a n u fa c tu re

f p

a p e r fro m n

n
w
d

fib e rs .

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F re q u e n tly a s ke d q u e s tio n s a b

u

t F lu id w a te rc

lo

r p a p e r

I a m a m

n

d d is a b i b ility f fro m c h e m ic a l e x p

s

u re s a n d c

n
n

tin u e t to h a v e p p ro b

b

le m s w h e n t th e p p a p e rs I I u u s e a r a re w w e

t. D
e
e

s th e m m ill u s e d tom a m a n u f u fa c tu r u re F F lu i u id d p a p a p e p e r u s u s e b io c id e d e s in t th e p r p ro d u c d u c tio n p r p ro c e s s ? M M

s

t b ra n d s

f p

a p e r I h a v e w w

r
rke

d

n

d d

.
. I k

kn

w

t th a t a t s

m

e m ills

n

ly tre a t t th e m m a c a c h in e s a n d n

t th

e p p a p e

r. I

I d

n
n
t w

a n a n t b io c

c

id ein inm y y life . It k kills s fis h s h a a n d c e c e lls s in h h u m a n s . s . Y e s , th e m ill u s e d to p ro d u c e th e F lu id p a p e r d

e

s u s e b io c id e s in th e p ro d u c tio n p ro c e s s . B e c a u s e

f th

e n a tu re

f p

a p e rm a k in g ,th e e n v iro m e n t in w h ic h p a p e r is m a d e p ro v id e s th e p e rfe c t c

n

d itio n s fo r th e g ro w th

f m

ic ro

rg

a n is im s a n d b a c te ria . C

n

ta m in a tio n c a n c

m

e fro m th e a ir, fre s h w a te r, p u lp

r e

v e n w a s te w a te

r. T

h is is w h y b io c id e s a re n

rm

a lly u s e d in m a n y

f th

e p ro c e s s e s

f

p a p e rm a k in g . T h e m ill w e w

rk w

ith is v e ry e n v iro n m e n ta lly frie n d ly . T h e y p ra c tic e c

rp
ra

te s

c

ia l re s p

n

s ib ility w h ic h in c lu d e s s

u

rc in g ra w m a te ria ls fro m s u s ta in a b ly h a rv e s te d fo re s ts a n d

n

ly u s in g c h lo rin e

fre

e b le a c h e d p u lp . T h e p u re w a te r in th e p ro d u c tio n p ro c e s s is re u s e d a s

fte

n a s p

s

s ib le a n d th e y a re c

n

s ta n tly w

rkin

g

n

re d u c in g e n e rg y a n d w a te r c

n

s u m p tio n . T h e m ill a ls

le

a d s th e w a y w ith in n

v

a tiv e b io

b

a s e d p ro g ra m s to re u s e

rg

a n ic fib e rs fro m w a s te s tre a m s fo r b io

b

a s e d p a p e r. A s a b a b

ta

n ic a l w a te rc

l
lo

r

ris

t, I u u s e d to

e

n jo y

y

A rc h e s H H P a n a n d F a b ria n a n

H

H P , a n a n d re c e n tly trie d y y

u

r F lu id 100 H P . I I fo u n d t th a t b le n d in g i in e i e ith e r e r w e t e t o

n

w e t e t o

r d

d ry t te c e c h n iq u e s e s s e e m e e m to c c a u s e t e th e p e p a p e r e r to "p ill", a n a n d I a m w w

n
n

d e rin g i if y y

u

c a n a n g g iv e m e a h h in t a s a s t to th e b e b e s t te c h n iq u e s th a t w

u
u

ld n

t p

p ro m

t
te

th a t p p ro b l b le m w h e n p a in tin g n g . I I a l a ls

n
t
tic

e d h a rd lin e e e d g e s , a n d a n in a b a b ility

f e

e ra s e l little m a rks

ff t

th e e p a g e e like I e I a m u u s e d e d t to . H H e l e lp ! F lu id 100 H P h a s a s m

th

fin is h th a t a llo w e d fo r n ic e c ris p e d g e s . W a te r w ill s ta y e v e n fo r w e t-o n

w

e t w

rk, a

n d it is e a s y toc

n

tro l th e p ig m e n ts

n

d a m p p a p e

r. W

h ile p a in tin g w e t-o n

d

ry w

rk it is

b e s t to h a v e a d a m p s u rfa c e w h e re v e r y

u

w a n t a s

ft e

d g e , a n d b le n d in g is n e c e s s a ry . F lu id 100 is s iz e d w ith g e la tin a n d d

e

s n

t h

a v e a h e a v y c

a

tin g

f s

u rfa c e s iz in g . T h is a llo w s th e a rtis t to a c tu a lly fe e l a n d w

rk w

ith th e p a p e

r. S
m

e

th

e r c

tto

n w a te rc

lo

r p a p e rs d

h

a v e a h e a v y s u rfa c e s iz in g , th is w ill a llo w th e a rtis t to re a lly w

rk th

e p a p e r, b u t h a s a d iffe re n t fe e

l. W

e h a v e s e e n s

m

e p illin g

f th

e F lu id 100 w ith a h e a v y u s e

f m

a s kin g flu id . R e g u la r F lu id H P is a h ig h a lp h a c e llu lo s e s h e e t, w h ic h is c

n

s id e re d to b e

n

e

f th

e m

s

t s ta b le a n d s tro n g e s t fib e rs u s e d in th e p a p e r m a kin g in d u s try . It is s iz e d w ith s ta rc h a n d n

t g

e la tin a n d h a s a m

re

w

rka

b le s u rfa c e . It m ig h t w

rk b

e tte r fo r y

u

th a n th e F lu id 100.

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