MAKING PAPER : full process & watercolor painting ● asmr

MAKING PAPER : full process & watercolor painting ● asmr

May 1, 2026

I'm now obsessed with peeling paper off of couching sheets 🌱🌞🎨

✴︎ Materials Used - with prices! ✴︎
• Cotton Pulp ($11.50) : https://carriagehousepaper.com/cotton...
• Pigments ($138.20 for one set): https://choosingkeeping.com/products/...
• Gelatin Sizing ($10.00 for 4 ounces): https://carriagehousepaper.com/gelati...
• Retention Agent ($29.00 for 1 pint): https://carriagehousepaper.com/retent...
• Ketene Dimer Sizing ($19.00 for 1 pint): https://carriagehousepaper.com/sizing...
• Couching Sheets ($19.00 for 50 sheets) : https://www.amazon.com/Papermaking-9-...

For Mold & Deckle - Option 1
• Stretcher Bars for Canvases (2 x 10": $6.00, 2 x 13": $8.00): https://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...
• Screen ($12.50 for 1 yard) : https://carriagehousepaper.com/polypr...
For Mold & Deckle - Option 2
• Redwood Grade Stake ($6.77) : https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-2-...
• Screen Roll for Windows ($11.48): https://www.homedepot.com/p/Saint-Gob...

Timestamps ⏰
00:00 - 00:14 - intro
00:14 - 04:12 - cutting & prepping the pulp
04:12 - 08:01 - making the mold & deckle (two options)
08:01 - 09:26 - prepping the couching sheet
09:26 - 11:00 - blending the pulp
11:00 - 14:26 - making paper!
14:26 - 23:52 - pulp painting
23:52 - 31:46 - making more paper!
31:46 - 33:14 - pressing the paper
33:14 - 38:08 - sizing & peeling the paper
38:08 - 43:35 - watercolor painting & swatches!