📒 Strathmore 400 Series Toned Tan Mixed Media Pad with 15 Sheets - 11"x14" Glue Bound (462-211) Review

I like to play with my watercolors and some cheap crayons. You need to paint with some intense values to make them show up on the pigmented paper. I like the variety more than painting on white watercolor paper. You can draw on both sides of the sheet without bleeding. I just wish the paper had stronger teeth/grain but overall I'm having a great time and will buy again when I've used it up.

Note that this is actually a parchment (smooth) finish. It's not misleading like they say, but I wasn't paying enough attention. Paper has no teeth. The small image on the cover looks like it was taken on a rugged surface, but you don't get that. So I don't think it's suitable for charcoal or pastel. I don't think I would use it for watercolor as well, although maybe you could if you don't mind a smooth surface. This is good thick paper and I like the tone. I think I use it for colored pencil…

Surface quality, except it's noticeably thicker at 184 pounds. I will say that you will find that the "Vellum" surface of this heavy mixed paper is slightly "harder" than the "Medium" surface of the lighter weight sketch paper. - i.e. the latter is a bit "matter" in the finish and shows somewhat deeper darks with the Quick Stroke Test and the Side by Side tests. The paper looks the same and you can get really great results with graphite. — The attached photo shows a small graphite drawing on…