Home Forums Explore Media Watercolor The Learning Zone Arches watermark

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #472994
    Farhan
    Default

        Hi all.
        I have two sheets of Arches watercolor papers that I bought last year. the watermark on those papers are bold and I can see them easily (picture number 1) But yesterday I bought another sheet and I have to lit it from back to see the watermark (Picture number 2) .
        I wanna know if this is OK and its a genuine Arches.

        Could someone please help me?

        #825800
        briantmeyer
        Default

            The first is an emboss, which is obvious because its stamped into the paper. I would hold it up to the light and see if there is a watermark.

            The second is a watermark, only visible when held up to the light, and if I remember right, this also has an emboss which is the wording in which is darker that says Aquarel/Arches in all caps. This is much harder to fake, and is used in currency to show its legitimate ( you can often see it in paper money, like the US dollar ).

            Unless they are defective, i would assume both are the real thing. But the first is pretty easy to fake, can make a die that does that and get letterhead made, for less than a hundred dollars. The second requires the mill making the paper is doing it, which really isn’t something someone would fake.

            I would say they are both ok. I think the second is an older way of doing it, i dimly recall this but lately the watermark is a bit obnoxious.

            #825801
            Farhan
            Default

                Thank you so much Brian.:)

                Yesterday just after cutting the sheet into smaller sizes I saw the difference I was very confused.

                Thank you again.

              Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
              • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.