300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Smooth, Tape Bound, 9x12 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Markers, Pen and Ink

Nice thick smooth paper,I used acrylic paint on it and it went on very well. There was no issues also great for using with pencil sketching and even lite water colors without it running through. I bought it strictly for my acrylic paintings it worked out well and used this for paintings for my scrapbook as I use canvas for my more serious paintings.

Quality Rating: 5/5 Based on price: 4/5 Time with Product: 5 years (purchased in 2016) Review: Where do I begin. WOW. The quality of the paper is unbeatable! It is extremely smooth and durable. It is not easy to rip this paper. It has thickness to it too. I had to outline a few of my abstract art with a fine-tip marker and there was no bleeding on the back of the page. This booklet is absolutely amazing, it is great for sketching and it can withstand a lot of ink and a lot of graphite. The main reason why I decided to purchase this product was because I was using normal printer paper to sketch and shade in my art and the paper would appear like it was going to fall apart because there was so much graphite on the paper that it felt like the paper was soaked with water. It had that same feeling. Not to mention, all the graphite bled through the paper. For example, if I was working on a white wooden table and I was shading, There would be graphite marks and shades that had went through the paper. This product eliminated that! There was no more bleeding thanks to its great thickness, and there was no longer a weird texture while shading in that a normal printer paper would normally have. This is a high quality paper and I would recommend it to all artists who are serious about their work and their art. I would not necessarily recommend this for beginners because the paper is expensive and if you are at least not an amateur, it is simply unnecessary. You can get other great quality sketch books to practice on for much cheaper and you would not notice much of a difference in quality. I do notice the difference but that is because I have reached a point in my career where those small details matter and those small imperfections are important to me. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST | EVEN FOR PROFESSIONALS: I would suggest you purchase two sketchbooks. One for practicing and daily sketching. Projects with an estimate time of under 10 hours. Then, I would purchase this high quality paper, and I would use it only for my serious pieces of work. Anything with an expected 10+ hours of sketching and work. I hope my review makes sense and helps you decide whether or not you would like to purchase this sketchbook. Have fun shopping! :) - Rami Taha

Excellent quality. Bought for use with micron pens and alcohol markers. Smooth lines, balanced absorbtion of inks. Here's a pic of one of my doodles to show the quality

It's very good paper, excellent, it's already in use.

I use this paper for ink art and the material was very sturdy and thick, which was what I was searching for and great for my ink drawings. Absorbs well, but if you a using heavy ink like me, give it a few seconds to fully absorb. No bleed through. Highly recommend if you work with calligraphy type ink pens.

We have been purchasing this Bristol paper for years and have never had an issue tearing the pages out until now. This last purchase does NOT tear out smoothly but rather has a perforated edge with glue pieces. Its definitely not the quality we have grown to expect and love! I hope this is a fluke/defective batch since this has always been our favorite art paper. Other than this misfortune, the paper is more of a card stock, no bleeding, can use both sides to draw and color with markers, pens and pencils with no issues.

I am a midlevel portrait artist. I have resumed my portrait drawings , and I have bought this paper to help me in my projects the paper is quite durable and of the right thickness and quality. It felt natural to move the graphite and charcoal pencils on this material. I also found it easy to use with charcoal and graphite powder. I believe it had provided me with what I want at this point. I haven't tried different brands yet, as I felt this brand provided me with exactly what I needed to complete my drawing projects The paper size I bought was 11X 14 in, and I felt that was the right size for my projects at this point . Photos included three portraits of a white horse and an arabian horse portrait and a famiIy portrait that I have recently completed using this paper… I would recommend for anyone who is interested in similar art projects.

While I would normally rate this product with 5 stars, (I've changed my review to 5 stars, see below) I have had to replace the pad teice in a row due to the item being either an obvious return or a way to sell off stock that could not be sold if on the shelf of an art store. In the past, several years ago the smooth bristol pad would arrive PRISTINE, no tears in the tape binding, perfect uncreased or otherwise damaged sheets. But the last two times I ordered, the pad was either completely separated from the tape with 3 corners crushed and oddly dirty, or with a gouge through the majority of the sheets making them unusable for tabloid illustration. I have ordered a third pad since I need it. Maybe this time it will be a proper new pad and not a return or otherwise undesireable/useless item. Strathmore store, you know better. Anyway, if you take the risk and get lucky with a new pad, you'll LOVE the bristol boards -- they are some of the best, perfect for ink and alcohol marker work. Edit: 5 Stars, on my third order, the smooth bristol pad came in and it was packaged in a box instead of an envelope, that was great! AND the product was in perfect shape, new, usable. I love the 300 series bristol so I was very happy to receive it in such good condition (after the last two debacles). I will order it agian when I need to, I am chalking up my experience to just bad luck.

Quality of pages are awesome

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La carta mi era stata consigliata per la tecnica delle matite colorate. Lavorando prevalentemente con la tecnica del pastello secco e delle matite pastello, passare a questa tecnica pittorica (matite colorate) lo trovo difficoltoso e avevo bisogno di un supporto che mi aiutasse... Questo la lo ha fatto! La carta è buona, si sante già al tatto. Forse con la liscia, anziché questa che è la Vellum, avrei avuto meno difficoltà ancora... Ma tutto sommato va bene così. Carta buona, prezzo alto (ma è il suo), spedizione e imballaggio come sempre impeccabili.