Strathmore300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 19x24 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel

I have been using this paper for drawing since college. I studied Painting and Printmaking at a great art school and this is what is recommended by a lot of the art professors for drawing and even for exploring things like screen printed art. And it’s good for portraits.I’ve been using this for decades. I haven’t sold anything serious on any other brand of paper in years. Buyers like to hear that it’s thick and wont wrinkle or fold with normal handling and it’s it’s acid free archival quality so it will last a long time.You can erase quite a bit and it holds up well. It’s not a loose, delicate paper. It’s smooth, fairly tough and resilient, unlike papers that will start to deteriorate and even tear a hole through if you erase in one spot four or five times. That never happened with this. It’s smooth, thick and compact. It still has enough “tooth” to it that it absorbs pencil pretty well. When I sit down with a blank sheet, I feel like I’m starting fresh with professional quality.I attached two images of drawings done on this so you can have a look at the amount of detail you can get.I use this one for pencil and their mixed media toned papers for a mix of watercolor, charcoal, pastel and pencil. Those toned papers save some time by giving you the mid tones that you will probably build up anyway, they make nice atmosphere, but this white paper gives you that crisp brightness if you need it.I wasn’t sure which paper to use for a project I wanted to do, so I wrote to the company and explained it to them asking if I might try some samples. They were friendly and sent me some free samples of papers they thought might be a good fit. If you’re unsure, look them up on their website and shoot them an email to see if they might help you figure something out. Cheers!

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This is one of my tried and true art essentials. Love this product for Pen and Ink work and for graphite pencils and colored pencils. Very glad that Amazon carries this product and some of my other items used in my creative endeavors. Thank you Amazon 😊

I like that this paper works well whether I use graphite or colored pencils.

I have been using this series for years. Perfect paper for pencil drawings with lots of details.

Love these sketch books best for all my art sketches and charcoal drawings thx appreciate it! Thanks!

been using this paper for my pencil drawings from being a student to doing commission, really reliable for pencil work and readily available.

The best paper I know for color pencils, very resistant and with soft and nice texture, great for layering.