Comments about Stonehenge Drawing Paper Pads:

I'm reviewing the pad, which has a glued binding. The paper itself is great - no problems there. I have used full sheets of Stonehenge for over 30 years for colored pencil, silk screen, water color, pastel, etc. It seems to work with everything. But,as soon as I open the glue-bound pad the pages start to loosen and eventually fall out. If you like to keep your sketchbooks intact, go for the wire binding!

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Oh my goodness, I am a convert! Stonehenge paper has made all the difference in my art work, kicking it up several notches! No offense to Strathmore, but it never did me the favors this paper does. I had just stocked up on paper before a trip. Bought a little pad of Stonehenge so I could travel easily with it...and wow! I am going to return all the Strathmore and exchange for Stonehenge...after using this, I feel like drawing on any other kind is rather a waste of time.
The finish is luxurious. My prismacolor pencils love it. I can get soft effects or bold ones. The paper is smooth, but has remarkably good tooth. It has a most elegant matte sheen that has caused me to leave it be rather than create much of a background. It really is that beautiful. I HIGHLY recommend it!!

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I have just started using this paper and am really pleased with it so far. I use it for graphite and color pencil. It has enough tooth for multiple layers, yet is smooth enough to give a nice finish. It is also very reasonably priced. I don't think it would work well with pen and ink as it isn't quite smooth enough, but for pencil it's great!

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I do lots of colored pencil drawings. I am always on the look out for papers and boards to do my work on. I wanted a smoother surface that would take the color. This paper works well for color retention and layering the colors over each other. I was very happy with the results. I will buy this product again.

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I plan to use the Stonehenge sheets of paper to make handmade books and agendas. I am learning Coptic Stitching techniques and I think this paper is fabulous for this purpose. In fact, I also mean to try it for press-printing and painting with India ink. I live in Europe and I was more familiar with European cotton-rag papers but Stonehenge is a fine, resistant paper with a very competititve price.

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for colooured pencils

Comments about Stonehenge Drawing Paper Pads:

I don't know of any reasonably priced drawing paper that can compare to STONEHENGE. The words of description I'd use are 'forgiving and sturdy', yet beautifully soft textured, nice shade of white which plays second fiddle to the drawing media, yet remains very complimentary to it. It actually resonates a 'classic' or 'timeless' quality. This paper gives good 'vibes' and tolerates various techniques. I use it for colored pencil and INKTENSE water-based works and the results are not disappointing or a cause of frustration. It is NOT a 'delicate' paper like most drawing papers and THAT! is why I like it, since it takes kindly to being 'used'....whereas many papers are so fragile that they create problems if the artist's goal is to create a long lasting and well crafted presentation.

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I've been buying tons of this paper for years. I use it to make Gocco prints on to sell, and until recently it's been great. However, in the past year or so, the quality has gone steadily downhill (ever since the cover changed). It used to be that the paper came off the pad clean and there were very few imperfections. Now, the paper comes off with a perforated edge, which adds a ton of time when I'm cutting each page in half already but now have to also slice off the bad edge of 300 sheets at a time. And there are tons of imperfections. Literally, nearly every page has some sort of spot, or the whole pad is bent or dented, so that also adds a ton of time since I have to now carefully check each piece of paper before I decide whether to print on it or not. I would change brands, but I've been printing a series on it for too long and my repeat customers who collect them would notice a change. Also, the packaging from Dick Blick is completely awful. The last two orders I got in, the outer box was ripped open and falling apart. It's a wonder half my stuff didn't fall out, and the pads were dented at the corners and generally messed up. If you must, like me, continue to buy this paper, buy it in multiples of 6. They are shrink wrapped together in sixes, and if you get an odd number, the extras will just be thrown in the box at the mercy of weather, the other stuff in the box, and whatever it is Dick Blick does to their packages before they send them out (my guess: shot put).

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Only paper I use! Thanks to Blick I always have it!!

Comments about Stonehenge Drawing Paper Pads:

Great pad version for transporting to and fro. Soft and workable.