process talk: shizen paper

[wrennette]

while i like the size of the shizen watercolour papers a lot, the hot-press was nearly destroyed by my masking fluid, and the 'rough' doesn't take eraser well at all. the marks remain persistent even when i've used the eraser heavily enough that the surface of the paper has begun to pill. the rough surface is also very thirsty, and requires me to work a lot wetter than i usually do. will not purchase again.