Review on High-Quality Pacon 4012 Cream Manila Drawing Paper: 12 📄 x 18, 500 Sheets/pack - Affordable 40 lb. Economy Option by Amber Perez

I needed a lot of paper which is required if you want to do the exercises from Kimon Nicolaides' book The Natural Way to draw. This is an odd book that you might want to check out at your local library before buying as it's not for everyone. But I digress, this is good paper. It maintains a quality level below any sheet I've used to date, around 80. The paper has a bit of tooth and it maintains consistency across the page. The tone of the paper is so light that the white Prismacolor pencil mostly blends in with the color of the paper without being overpowering, although the white chalk pastel shows through on the paper. This paper is not very heavy and works best in dry environments. The paper weighs 40 pounds, if you don't know how it compares to other types of paper, here are some comparisons for you: carbon paper usually weighs around 20 pounds, newsprint/newspaper weighs around 32 pounds, this paper weighs 40 pounds, heavyweight paper weighs about 76 pounds, regular drawing paper typically weighs about 80 pounds, cardboard typically weighs about 110 pounds, and watercolor paper typically weighs about 140 pounds. I also have a tip for those who want to double the amount of paper, yes this involves cutting in half but you can use a straight edge (or a tear off edge if you like fancy torn edges). Place the paper on a flat surface, place the ruler in the center of the paper, hold the ruler, then simply lift the paper, bend it slightly over the ruler, and pull down. It's hard to describe adequately, but very easy to do. This way you can tear off 5 to 10 sheets of paper at the same time. And in no time at all you have doubled the amount of paper without costing you anything. Sure, the edges aren't as clean as a guillotine paper cutter, but they can be expensive, and who doesn't have a ruler/straight edge? However, I'm not sure how well a plastic or flexible ruler will work if you're trying to use it this way. I used a wooden ruler with no metal insert and it worked fine.