Carnival Papers Wet Strength White Tissue Paper 60 Sheets 70 x 55 cm – Alternative to Deli Paper for Mixed Media, Model Making & Gel Plate Printing, Tear Resistant When Wet

I have been on a quest to find a really thin, printable paper for my mixed media art. I want to print my own images, cut them out and glue them onto various flat surfaces like gallery-style canvas, water-colour paper, board etc. I want the paper to be tough and workable, with minimum tearing, wrinkling and bubbles. A paper so thin that the edges are barely visible when stuck down. So I purchased this Wet Strength Tissue Paper for my experiments and projects - with great success. It is printable. I put it through my inkjet printer by gently attaching it to a normal printer paper sheet using a glue stick lightly on the edges. Colours turned out good and could be tweaked using the printer settings. My printed images were cut out easily using scissors. I cut as intricately as possible close to the image, leaving about 2mm all round. I believe that a smooth, firm surface would be best for my ideas, but I do have a lot of gallery-style canvases (the ones with the wooden frame that can be bought in packs.) So I used them for my tests, placing some mount board underneath the canvas to help create a firm surface. The hardest part was finding something to stick the print onto the surface. Some glues made the ink run and smudge so were no good at all. Others dried too quickly leaving some parts stuck and others not. Acrylic matte and gloss mediums (various brands) gave best results, but there are many other types and brands of acrylic mediums so my experiments are ongoing! Placing and repositioning the image can be tricky, but just takes lots of practice! As this paper is quite strong it can take a bit of rough treatment like stretching and pulling. I smoothed it out from the centre outwards with fingers first, then used a rounded tool or pin to smooth out or remove bubbles. My printed images range from small 20x20mm to A4 and I'm getting more confident each time! A good thing I have noticed is, as the adhesive dries, the paper's surface seems to flatten any bumps! Reminded me of a freshly wall-papered room - bumps or bubbles seem to disappear as the paste below dries. The cut edges are as close to 'invisible' as I can get and quite acceptable. Though untried as yet, I'm pretty sure that this paper will also be excellent for layering. The sheets are big and my order arrived folded in half, which means I can't print on the folded, crumpled paper. But I'm not complaining coz I can still cut approx 6 x A4 sheets from ONE large sheet (imagine that times 60!) which is ample for my needs and amazing for the price. Anyway, I'm sure the remnants will come in handy for other projects! In all, I think this Wet Strength Tissue Paper is excellent value for money and a really useful material for my purposes and will continue to experiment with it. I also hope to post some pictures at some point. If my review helps just one person out there, I will be a very happy artist!

I do and teach geli mono printing. If these people stop making this paper I will shoot myself. This is the BEST PAPER IVE USED. It is strong, becomes transparent if you want it, it has pulled of designs that for some reason stick to the plate using another paper.

I love this paper for monoprinting it’s surprisingly tough

Expensive but it works brilliantly. The main issue was that it came folded and creased for which I’ve deducted a star. It it is critical that you get a flat increased batch then maybe look to other suppliers? It’s strong but very thin making it translucent when applied to a collage. Acrylic Geliplate pulls with ease. It will form some creases on the plate if you’re not very careful but I wasn’t bothered too much by this. Yes it is relatively expensive for what it is but I’d buy it again for the fact that it just works.

I was happy with the performance of this paper. It did not fall apart when I pulled a print of a thin layer of paint from my gelli plate with this. I will purchase this again. I recommend this paper.

Amazing for Gelli printing use for collage you can really abuse this stuff its super strong when pulling off print. it just melts into your work when using for collage .. so pleased, a bit pricey but it's a game changer for me.

Bought for a lantern making workshop I was delivering. Great pack size and sheet size, good transparency and easy to cut/use. Good buy.

Came a few sheets short of 60 but after a chat with the seller I received the missing sheets. Great stuff. Exactly what I was looking for.

Prima

This is the correct strength tissue for collage and gelli printing art work! Glad I found it.

Tal como lo 'pintan' en el aviso - puede que sirva para ciertos usos. Nosotros pensábamos poder reforzar una figura plástica de papel maché - pero ni con el pegante recomendado se logró buena estabilidad; lástima.

So much better than regular tissue paper as it doesn’t fall apart when wet but you can still tear it. I use it as collage paper and it suits my purpose perfectly.

Great for making vibrantly coloured sheets for collage and tissue creations. The ONLY way to colour or paint on tissue without ending up with a pile of unusable muck. Takes spray paint so well, as well as drowning sheets in swirling jewel colours.