I was wondering how the hot-press side of your product, Arches En-Tout-Cas paper roll, compares to regular Arches hot-press paper and can you use watercolor on it instead of drawing?

The "smooth" HOT PRESS side is very similar to the watercolor paper as they are "calendered" (smoothed out) in a similar fashion.

A light watercolor "wash" can be done on the Hot Press/smooth side.

Please let us know if you have any other questions or if you would like us to send a sample to test how it performs.