Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

I love how smooth this paper is and it takes a lot of layers which is good for us colored pencil artists

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

I use the Bristol Vellum anytime I plan on doing a colored pencil project with a full background. It has just enough tooth to grab the pigment, but is still a smooth surface to work on.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

I have gotten nice results with graphite pencils on this paper. I would have given it a 5 stars, but the paper was damaged on one corner of the pad.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

Love the detail and workability with graphite.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

Only good experiences with this Bristol paper.
I use this for multi media art. Acrylic charcoal gouache scraping on off paint. Rubbing with baby wipes....ect.
I keep a steady supply of this paper in my studio.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

When I am working in ink, dip pen, tech pen, felt tipped marker this is the material I find the most useable. A lot of my work is executed on this paper and then scanned into the computer, the surface has the right kind of reflectance for this use.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

Best paper to use to watercolor your stamps with! Smooth and blends the colors very well! Can't find it at this price anywhere!!

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

I went with a larger size than usual, but I love the quality of the paper. (I normally use this for marker, dry color pencils, india ink and had no issue so far)

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

While the paper is just fine for my needs. It gets me that second time the pad arrived with slightly bend inside edge in one corner. First time I ordered two pads in size 14x17, one was perfect, the other one had bend corner all the way throughout the pad, all pages. My new pad in size 11x14, same thing but not as big damage area, just a bit of one corner. In addition, it is impossible to remove a page without damage to one side, paper splits in places while being pulled out and I am very careful while doing it. It is really glued in. I will have to cut off one side to have a smooth edge. I guess these pads arrived in that condition at Blick's but still disappointing.

Comments about Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads:

I use it for water color, which was a stupid decision as the paper warps faster than the USS Enterprise.

Basically its is good-quality fat paper.