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

Love this paper, its perfect for the Colored Pencil by Prismacolor

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.

I absolutely loved the way my pencils laid down like butter on this paper. I can build so many layers and they blend beautifully. I absolutely love it!

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.

I like this Strathmore colored pencil paper so far... I use it everyday for practicing. Definitely best used with colored pencil. The tablet itself comes with a sturdy back cover, so I can draw on my lap. The paper itself has a nice tooth that can hold a lot of color making blending and shadow easy to do.

Granddaughter loved these pencils for her art work.

The rougher side of this paper works well with most brands of coloured pencils that I have: Polychromos, Pablo, Holbein, Luminance, Prismacolor Premier (and the old Berol ones) and Derwent Coloursoft. The Derwent Procolour and Artists struggled, but they dont do well on most papers (especially the lighter colours) as the cores are hard and reluctant to give up pigment, and work better on Pastelmat or similar. The other, smoother side of the paper worked best with the Pablos and Prismacolor Premiers. Holbein and Berol were ok, but the others didnt layer well. The grain of the paper (rougher side) is fairly uniform and non-directional, which I find a boon for tight realistic animal portraits...some papers have a crepe-paper texture which can put unintended highlights in your work. You get a nice traditional coloured pencil look with this paper. The white I ordered was not very white, more a pale grey, so may cause problems if being reproduced for illustration, but overall, I was pleased with the paper and will buy it again.

Lots of useful colors. Look forward to using them starting immediately.

The paper is ok, I give it 4 stars because it is exactly what I thought it would be. If you use colored pencils you really can only get away with 3 or 4 layers before the paper starts mildly warping. If you use solvents try to use quick drying ones like turpentine and apply this solvent in a well ventilated area, like outside. I find after allowing the solvent to mostly dry is to get two sheets of wax paper placing your work between them and setting a few very heavy books on top for 10 mins to help correct the warping problem.

Good price, quality product.