🎨 Strathmore 400 Series Toned Tan Artist Tiles: 30 Sheets for Creative Excellence Review

Absolutely love this product! Although it says dry media, I used watercolor pencils and tombow pencils. There is some seepage from the water base). I use this for my small collages, drawings, drawings etc. This is my "ideas" book so there are no mistakes.

I was shocked to see that these are nothing but 4 inch cardboard squares! When I hear "tiles" I think they are heavier. You can see the difference in the bend in the picture. I give even more print on a cracker box cutout. The color difference is shown in the picture above. Not enough to make a difference. Once a good pattern is drawn on it you wouldn't notice. and of course you wouldn't have a Strathmore to compare. All of this is to cut open a box of crackers or cereal, recycle and save your…

I love these small cards. They don't look like paper or regular cardboard, more like hot-pressed cardboard. The weight is comfortable which allows the layers of the pencil to be held well without squeezing them out or showing the other side. The ink takes a little longer to dry, but about the same as gel pens and doesn't pill. I like to use this color with black and white charcoal, black and white ink or colored pencils. I wouldn't recommend watercolor due to its slightly "glossy" texture…