Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 11x14 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel

Quality Rating: 5/5Based on price: 4/5Time 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

I really like this product…I use it for my dip-pen calligraphy (both pointed pen and broad-edged calligraphy). I like the heavy weight of this Bristol board, and its nice smooth surface. Yes, there are better calligraphy papers, but for the price, I have zero complaints about this paper. There is no ink bleed or feathering, and the thickness of the paper woks very well for finished/matted/framed pieces. The low price of the series 300 Bristol makes it affordable for practice work as well.

Strathmore is a great paper for colored pencil drawings. I have the brand in several sizes. Recommended by my instructor.

Good sketching , nice thickness.

The paper was bought to draw and color for a friend . It’s smooth as a baby’s bottom , and was perfect for the project

I bought this for an art class where exact sizing was required. To my dismay, I found the sheets were not cut to exact size claimed, and even worse- they weren’t cut square. I had to resize and square each sheet I used. Otherwise, it’s quality paper. It’s only slightly off, so for hobby use or for smaller projects you’ll be cutting anyway, it’s perfect.

I've ordered these pads pads before and they're great. The price is about 30% less than other stores and the quality is the same.

This paper is clean and beautiful that I don't want to use it but I bought it for that

Nunca tinha usado, mas vi que é um bom material pra quem gosta de arts

O melhor papel para desenho e ilustração vendido no Brasil. O mais usado para quadrinhos e excelente para marcadores, lápis de cor e grafite.

My son loves to draw and this was a good purchase.

La verdad es un muy buen block es demasiado suave muy lindo y los dibujos quedan muy bien y si lo recomiendo mucho es uno de los mejores en Amazon

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