3M Strathmore 400 208 Heavyweight Drawing Review

Great for kids and drawing/painting with markers. It's a bit pricey, but the marker usually bleeds through regular paper, so I prefer to use it. I think you can get less at a craft store with a weekly 50% off coupon, but it's handy to have it shipped to your door.

This is a very heavy paper that I was able to apply light paint and a silver needle to without warping despite only having a few staples. She also worked as a pastel paper, having applied a pastel medium. I would buy this paper again.

Drawing pad is a bit small. It also arrived with a torn case and badly dented ends. So next time I might go up a size. I love the color - almost white - it gives the botanical designs a classic look. However, this can be a problem if you are looking for white and white paper. The texture is also good for colored pencils, but I don't use thinners (just a dry brush to blend).