Templates Sketchbook & Drawing

Watercolor Block

10 x 14 in CMYK 1.40:1 portrait

A 10 by 14 in watercolor block page. Heavy paper sized to absorb pigment without warping, used for watercolor studies and finished pieces.

10 x 14 in

about the size of a tabloid sheet

About this size

A watercolor block is a stack of heavy paper sheets glued on all four edges. The glue holds the top sheet flat while it dries, which prevents the warping that wet pigment causes on unmounted paper. The 10 by 14 dimensions are one of the most common block sizes sold in art stores.

For digital watercolor study, the same dimensions translate to a canvas that has enough room for the wash-style mark-making watercolor favours. Cramped pages fight the loose gesture watercolor work needs.

  • Watercolor art
  • Painting studies
  • Mixed media

Pro tips

  1. 1 For digital watercolor study, the slightly larger canvas gives room for wash-style brush work that smaller pages constrain.
  2. 2 A common watercolor block size sold widely in art stores. Easy to source the physical paper if the digital study is going to be reproduced.
  3. 3 Watercolor compositions reward loose gesture and layered washes. The format supports both better than tighter paper sizes.

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