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product_id: 412263751
title: "ARCHES OIL PAD 12X16 12SH(5)"
brand: "arches"
price: "€ 93.79"
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reviews_count: 5
category: "Arches"
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# 12x16 inch A3 size pad 100% cotton fibers for durability 140lb (300gsm) weight for versatile oil techniques ARCHES OIL PAD 12X16 12SH(5)

**Brand:** arches
**Price:** € 93.79
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your oils—paint boldly, dry faster, and create timeless art with Arches Oil Pad!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ARCHES OIL PAD 12X16 12SH(5) by arches
- **How much does it cost?** € 93.79 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/412263751-arches-oil-pad-12x16-12sh-5)

## Best For

- arches enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted arches brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **No-Prep Painting Surface:** Skip the gesso—Arches Oil Pad’s semi-absorbent surface lets your oils sit vibrantly with faster drying times and zero oily halos.
- • **Robust & Scratch-Resistant:** Cylinder mold process ensures even fiber distribution, giving you exceptional resistance to scratches and greasy ring formations.
- • **Timeless Cotton Craftsmanship:** Experience the unmatched texture and strength of 100% cotton fibers, designed to elevate your oil painting to gallery-worthy status.
- • **Legacy of Excellence Since 1492:** Join a lineage of artists who trust Arches for premium quality that guarantees your masterpieces will endure for centuries.
- • **Canvas-Like Texture, Paper Convenience:** Enjoy the feel of stretched canvas with the portability and ease of a lightweight, flexible pad—perfect for studio or plein air creativity.

## Overview

The Arches Oil Pad 12x16 (12 sheets) is a premium 140lb (300gsm) 100% cotton paper designed specifically for oil painting. Its unique semi-absorbent surface requires no priming, allowing vibrant colors to sit on top with faster drying times and no oily halos. The pad’s robust, canvas-like texture supports a full range of oil techniques from thin washes to thick impasto, making it ideal for both studio and travel artists. Manufactured using a cylinder mold process for superior strength and scratch resistance, this pad carries the trusted Arches legacy dating back to 1492.

## Description

Arches for Oil is a mould-made, 300 gsm paper (140lb), composed of 100% cotton fibres. The remarkably robust surface permits a full range of painting techniques, even including masking. It has a natural textured surface offering a quality very similar to a stretched canvas but with a better ease and convenience. Indeed, Arches for Oil does not require any preparatory work (there is no need to gesso, no need for any added sizing). It has a semi-absorbent surface allowing paint drying times to be slightly faster than on many other painting supports. The paper’s formulation, specifically designed for oil painting, allows no danger of oxidation of the paper fibres, and the pigment remains on the paper’s surface, without “sinking in” and without producing any oily “halos” surrounding the colour.

Review: A wonderful unexpected find..... - This from Arches was an exceptional unexpected find...What a wonderful experience working once again with oil paints on this fine surface. Looking back some on my better oil paintings that are in private collections those oils I painted were on prepared masonite board. Smooth to work and wonderful results. The Arches art paper does remind me in many ways of that masonite surface of past efforts. I did tire working on prepared canvas boards and their many textures coming through. And, when I Googled this Arches oil paper I must say I once again fell in love with the positive "ratings." >>I mounted these paintings with painters tape onto a stiff board to then set on my easel. Once the painting was dry I removed the tape and had a nice white boarder. Herein note: I haven't yet mounted these paintings on a solid surface- they've stayed as is an oil professional art paper. >>About the attached paintings: >>The Harbor Scene was painted with traditional hogs hair brushes using a full sheet (12 x 16) with boarder. The paint was brushed on in a smooth feel for the subject. Later once all was dry, I scratched-in with a pen knife on the bottom white grasses adding to the brown grass. >> The small oil painting of a Forgotten Punt was rendered in a "thin wash" and painted with some of my older watercolor brushes. Once I sketched in my subject, I gave the surface a light wash of paint thinner wetting the entire surface before working with my oils (perhaps a watercolor habit of wet-to-wet) The painting is on a 1/2 sheet (8 x 12) along with a boarder. I'm excited with this wash- mainly due in the fact that I've worked in watercolors for many years. It felt a bit different- but still I felt as though I controlled this "free flowing wash " style in oils. >> I really like the surface as experienced in both paintings...no gesso prep work whatsoever. And as I look back on a new start in oils I can then mount each on a solid board for hanging...or just store these flat in a drawer for future referencing...Think I can even roll these up for another way of storage. >> Arches is a name that is trusted...an unexpected wonderful find for oil painting:)
Review: Fantastic paper, beautiful texture - I love this paper! This is one of the most beautiful surfaces for oil paint I have ever used; however, it requires a thicker paint application than canvas or gesso board. Once painted, it dries very quickly as the paper seems to absorb the oil fast, still allowing smooth blending and moving the paint around. This paper surely requires using more media, such as linseed oil for fine detail, so it's a learning curve. I recommend trying this paper not just for its unique texture, but also because it's a great, budget-friendly solution for quick oil sketches and studies.

## Features

- Prized Paper - The long fibers in Arches white 100% cotton oil paint paper provide timeless beauty and an inimitable touch; this rich paper is available in 9x12-inch and 12x16-inch bound painting pads
- Superior Strength - A cylinder mold process distributes cotton fibers evenly to provide exceptional resistance to scratching and greasy ring formations; it allows for homogeneous, dimensional stability, optimum rendering and outstanding control
- Exquisite Quality and Functionality - This prestigious 140lb oil painting paper is perfectly suited for thin washes of color and thick impasto techniques. Durable yet lightweight, great for working indoors or out, the traveling artist can use oils and oil pastels to achieve shadow and light effects in their work
- Unique Sizing and Barrier - Arches oil paper boasts a semi-absorbent surface with high tolerance to added solvents. This barrier eliminates the need to prime your paper, and allows your oil paint to sit vibrantly on the surface with a faster drying time
- Premium Art Papers Since 1492 - After five centuries, the Arches philosophy remains the same: to make the best papers and enable you to produce your finest works while guaranteeing they will last as long as our papermaking heritage

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08BG5JXJ7 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #120,814 in Toys ( See Top 100 in Toys ) #362 in Watercolor Paper |
| Brand | Arches |
| Brand Name | Arches |
| Color | White |
| Colour | White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 130 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 03148950065797, 05060133851301 |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 41L x 31W centimeters |
| Item Weight | 102 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Arches |
| Material | Cotton |
| Material Type | Cotton |
| Paper Dimensions | A3 (31 x 41 cm) |
| Paper Finish | Medium Surface |
| Paper Weight | 26 |
| Paper finish | Medium Surface |
| Product dimensions | 41L x 31W centimeters |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Painting |
| Sheet Count | 12 |
| Unit Count | 12.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Arches
- **Colour:** White
- **Material:** Cotton
- **Paper Dimensions:** A3 (31 x 41 cm)
- **Paper finish:** Medium Surface

## Images

![ARCHES OIL PAD 12X16 12SH(5) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61f9XSlaffL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful unexpected find.....
*by U***E on 9 August 2024*

This from Arches was an exceptional unexpected find...What a wonderful experience working once again with oil paints on this fine surface. Looking back some on my better oil paintings that are in private collections those oils I painted were on prepared masonite board. Smooth to work and wonderful results. The Arches art paper does remind me in many ways of that masonite surface of past efforts. I did tire working on prepared canvas boards and their many textures coming through. And, when I Googled this Arches oil paper I must say I once again fell in love with the positive "ratings." >>I mounted these paintings with painters tape onto a stiff board to then set on my easel. Once the painting was dry I removed the tape and had a nice white boarder. Herein note: I haven't yet mounted these paintings on a solid surface- they've stayed as is an oil professional art paper. >>About the attached paintings: >>The Harbor Scene was painted with traditional hogs hair brushes using a full sheet (12 x 16) with boarder. The paint was brushed on in a smooth feel for the subject. Later once all was dry, I scratched-in with a pen knife on the bottom white grasses adding to the brown grass. >> The small oil painting of a Forgotten Punt was rendered in a "thin wash" and painted with some of my older watercolor brushes. Once I sketched in my subject, I gave the surface a light wash of paint thinner wetting the entire surface before working with my oils (perhaps a watercolor habit of wet-to-wet) The painting is on a 1/2 sheet (8 x 12) along with a boarder. I'm excited with this wash- mainly due in the fact that I've worked in watercolors for many years. It felt a bit different- but still I felt as though I controlled this "free flowing wash " style in oils. >> I really like the surface as experienced in both paintings...no gesso prep work whatsoever. And as I look back on a new start in oils I can then mount each on a solid board for hanging...or just store these flat in a drawer for future referencing...Think I can even roll these up for another way of storage. >> Arches is a name that is trusted...an unexpected wonderful find for oil painting:)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic paper, beautiful texture
*by M***H on 4 July 2026*

I love this paper! This is one of the most beautiful surfaces for oil paint I have ever used; however, it requires a thicker paint application than canvas or gesso board. Once painted, it dries very quickly as the paper seems to absorb the oil fast, still allowing smooth blending and moving the paint around. This paper surely requires using more media, such as linseed oil for fine detail, so it's a learning curve. I recommend trying this paper not just for its unique texture, but also because it's a great, budget-friendly solution for quick oil sketches and studies.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Qualità professionale e imballaggio sicuro
*by C***A on 22 January 2026*

Carta Arches per olio di ottima qualità, resistente e perfetta per la pittura a olio. Venditore affidabile e imballaggio molto sicuro. Consigliata.

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*Last updated: 2026-08-13*