Strathmore Charcoal White Bound Sheets Review

Of all the Strathmore papers I've used, this is by far the best. Newsprint isn't bad either. The texture of this paper is perfect for charcoal. I've used other brands of carbon paper and it works. I have also used this paper for oil pastels and it is excellent. The texture is perfect for oil pastels, noting that the pastel color goes further than other papers. I just wish there were more leaves.

It has a charcoal tooth which I use with graphite but wish they made charcoal and pastel paper in a thicker version. This paper is very thin and I prefer thick paper. I usually use watercolor paper and velor, which work well. However, with velour, you must first sketch your artwork and then transfer it to velour, as you CANNOT erase on velour. It's like working with watercolors, but even less forgiving. And ALWAYS start with velor from lighter to darker advertising layer. I like the end effect,

This paper is great, its texture creates small "rectangles" in the pattern which does 3 things: (a) The embossed bumps "capture" the material so that the texture better becomes the charcoal etc. on paper, and (b) the indented bulges form small "indentations" in which the pieces of charcoal are retained, allowing the erasure to be gradual (not rising all at once), and most importantly (c) The raised/lowered pattern produces detail with "maximum resolution" so you don't get too lost in the…