Material ExplorationMaterial Exploration

What is paper?What is paper? A material made of cellulose A material made of cellulose

pulp derived mainly from pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain wood or rags or certain grasses grasses

Paper is wood (or plant) pulp Paper is wood (or plant) pulp flattened and compressed flattened and compressed with a binderwith a binder

Paper is a thin material Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or for printing upon or for packaging. It is produced by packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist pressing together moist fibersfibers, typically , typically cellulosecellulose pulp pulp derived from wood, rags or derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.into flexible sheets.

What is paper!What is paper! Paper is a versatile Paper is a versatile

material with many material with many uses. Whilst the most uses. Whilst the most common is for writing common is for writing and printing upon, it is and printing upon, it is also widely used as a also widely used as a packaging material, in packaging material, in many cleaning many cleaning products, in a number products, in a number of industrial and of industrial and construction construction processes, and processes, and occasionally as a food occasionally as a food ingredient, particularly ingredient, particularly in Asian cultures.in Asian cultures.

What is paper…What is paper… Artists have far greater control over their work when they Artists have far greater control over their work when they

have knowledge of the materials with which they work. For have knowledge of the materials with which they work. For many of us, paper is an essential element in the process of many of us, paper is an essential element in the process of creating artwork either in the preliminary work or the final creating artwork either in the preliminary work or the final product. Yet surprisingly, many people know very little product. Yet surprisingly, many people know very little about how to choose the paper that embodies the about how to choose the paper that embodies the characteristics that would be most beneficial in achieving characteristics that would be most beneficial in achieving their creative goals. their creative goals.

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