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Review on πŸ“š Strathmore 580-42 500 Series Sequential Art Bristol with 2-Ply Vellum Surface - 24 Sheets by Kristen Simpson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Interesting paper for making comics

Pros: Easy to draw, paint well. Great weight and durability for ink line art if you work at a reasonable pace. The finished originals look great. Cons: very jagged surface *not smooth at all*, ink may run a bit if you work slowly. Especially when filling in black areas with a brush *compared to other professional comic boards*. This particular board doesn't work well with colored markers. There were also some weird scanning issues on the pages, lots of texture from scanning the paper when zoomed in, but that's an easy fix if you understand and use Photoshop's layer settings. I use a 4H fretboard holder for rough work with a pencil, and this paper is pretty hard to erase after I'm done drawing, but I'm a bit rough.

Pros
  • Bristol Paper & Vellum
Cons
  • Something different