Watercolor paper for portraits

Hi,
I am a portrait artist that works primarily in pastel, but I do occasionally work in watercolor and I have personally found the smooth surface of the hotpressed arches aquarelle papers (the heavier, the better) to be the most appealing if you prefer to add alot of fine details to your portraits and like bold, brilliant colors.

If alot of texture and less detail is what you desire, try the coldpressed. Your paint will soak into the paper more and give it a softer look. Good luck!