What is cold press watercolor paper?
A. Watercolor paper has three main surfaces: hot press, cold press and rough. Hot press is very smooth, rough is highly textured, and cold press is somewhere between the two. Cold press is probably the most commonly used because watercolors are harder to control on smooth paper and rough tends to create more texture than many artists prefer. Paper surfaces will differ greatly from one manufacturer to another, so you may find a cold press paper that seems more like hot press or a rough paper that is extremely heavily textured.
