Papers and boards.

Question 1

Corrugated card properties and uses.

Answer 1

properties: two flat outer layers with a corrugated middle to add strength.
uses: protective packaging, model making.

Question 2

Mount/foam board properties and uses.

Answer 2

properties: made from compressed fine cotton fibres to produce a rigid board.
uses: presenting work and can be used for modelling.

Question 3

Duplex card properties and uses.

Answer 3

properties: made up of two layers of paper with the exterior coated with plastic to make it water resistant.

Question 4

Bleed proof paper properties and uses.

Answer 4

properties: similar to cartridge but doesn’t bleed so colours don’t run.
uses: marker rendering

Question 5

Treated paper properties and uses.

Answer 5

properties: plain paper with a clear binder applied to hold the image on the paper surface and brighten the image.
uses: photographs

Question 6

Watercolour paper uses and properties.

Answer 6

properties: absorbent, smooth and hot pressed.
uses: watercolour painting.

Question 7

Layout paper uses and properties.

Answer 7

properties: thin translucent paper with a smooth surface.
uses: tracing, sketching and technical drawings.

Question 8

Tracing paper properties and uses.

Answer 8

properties: translucent paper which is thicker than layout paper.
uses: for copying images.

Question 9

Cartridge paper properties and uses.

Answer 9

properties: off white paper with textured surface.
uses: sketching, rendering in pencils and pastels. Can be used for prints.

Question 10

Stock forms of paper.

Answer 10

Papers are available in different standard sizes from A0-largest to A8-smallest