Strathmore Colored Pencil Spiral Paper Pad 9X12-30 Sheets -62477900

Love it! I watched a review on YouTube and the artist didnt like it because she uses a lot of solvent to smooth out her color strokes. She said it buckled and didnt flatten back out. That may be true if you use a lot of solvent over a large area. I used baby oil on small patches at a time and had no problems at all. There was no leakthrough and it didnt buckle even while still wet. Also, I used Prismacolors and she used Polycromos. There might be a difference there, The best thing is not to use a LOT of solvent or in little patches at a time. Try it first with your technique. Otherwise, I love the texture. It is smooth enough not to have too many white spots to burnish out, but has enough texture to take a few layers of pencil. A good balance. I work in a fairly realistic technique, so dont want to see the white spots, This paper is only a bit thicker than traditional sketchbook paper (the weight is probably in the description somewhere), so you probably cant scrub too hard, erase much, or use sharp instruments to create white lines. You would need a slicker paper to scrape out white lines. Still, a very nice basic paper for colored pencils.

Nice paper for colored pencils drawings. Im just a beginner with this medium, but it is working very well for me.

This paper was a giant pain to try and work with when using both blending medium and a colored pencil blender (both Prismacolor and Caran DAche). I will stick with a mixed media paper like Canson for my colored pencil work.

awesome

I print out my own images from Etsy for adult coloring and this paper is great for that. I wish it came in 8x11 because thats what my printer prints so I just cut the sheets down first. The picture I uploaded is a work in progress using Prismacolors pencils. I still have to finish the dog and background but you can see this paper can be colored beautifully on with just a couple layers!

Is a gift for someone. I have not actually used it. It is a good weight. From all appearances it is what expected.

I just don’t like this paper at all. It barely has any tooth & what little it has is lost quickly even with a light hand. I’ve tried to like this stuff especially since I have 2 pads of it. It doesn’t matter which brand of colored pencils I use on it, it just sucks.

Good

fine

Exactly what I expected. Bought as a gift along with prismacolor pencils.