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Review on Strathmore 477-9 Colored Pencil Pad 9x12 – 30 Sheets, 400 Series, White: Unleash Your Creativity with Superior Quality! by Carol Miller

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Too soft for crayons

I was happy to see that Strathmore had paper made specifically for crayons. I ordered it right away, brought it with me to art class and tried it out right away for my homework. I was very disappointed when I used this colored pencil paper. I use Prismacolor pencils and love to blend and layer. This paper was too soft to get a good wax mix. He seemed too soft and had no special character. It was almost soft. Maybe it would be better if I took the sheet out of the book and used it with a board or hard surface underneath. Although I don't like removing pages from my sketchbooks. I ended up giving away most of the paper. I'll see the rest Can I use it for charcoal or pastel? Also because it was so soft I had a hard time and in the end I wasn't able to remove all the graphite sketch lines from the drawing. I would not buy this paper again. Strathmore has great articles, but this isn't one of them.

Pros
  • Pretty packaging
Cons
  • Can't remember